DHKN's Graduate Programme for Accountants

Welcome...

DHKN is the largest independent firm of Chartered Accountants in the west with all key disciplines under one roof in Galway.

We’re big enough to make sure that our graduates get exposure to a wide variety of clients but small enough to provide you with a broad experience of all the services we provide.

We value individuals with a demonstrated learning ability: those who can bring new perspectives; who have the confidence to challenge and the skills to deliver what’s needed when it’s needed.

From the start you will have direct access to partners and directors and support from colleagues who have been through the qualification process before you.

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About DHKN

DHKN has its roots in Galway for over 50 years, providing accounting, audit and taxation services to local, national and international businesses.

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have such diversity of clients and a wide range of services to offer them, all under one roof, our graduates get a wider understanding of the needs of clients, large and small.

You’ll get the opportunity to work in different areas of our practice with the support of friendly colleagues.

You’ll have all the challenges, and more of the opportunities of a leading Chartered Accountancy firm, right here in Galway.

DHKN’s values define who we are and why we exist as an Theyorganisation.helpeveryone on our team work towards a common purpose.

They define how we behave with each other, our clients, regulators and the wider community.

Open & Honest Communication

We believe everything is better when communication flows freely and honestly.

Transparency and sharing are critical to creating an effective work environment.

This includes all interaction and communication among our employees, with our clients, and with our partners.

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Your DHKN Experience

Our simple aim is to be one of Ireland’s best servicesprofessionalfirms,and to achieve that we need some of Ireland’s best professionals – like you!

DHKN offers you the opportunity to develop your experienceprofessionalaswell as your career through exposure to a diverse portfolio of clients who need support and advice in a wide range of financial areas.

We will give you the opportunity to be a leader and we’ll provide coaching as well as mentoring to help you develop and

Asgrow.our firm continues to grow, so do our people. You will become an even better professional with a breadth of experience which will be unrivalled by your peers.

We’re registered auditors and provide assurance to our clients and their stakeholders. We identify risks, areas for improvement in controls, and compliance issues. We respond to concerns raised by management and shareholders.

With in-house experts in Corporate and Personal taxation, Estate and Succession planning as well as VAT, DHKN can help personal and corporate clients optimise their tax positions by taking advantage of the latest legislation and incentive schemes.

DHKN partners with our clients to help them meet their financial and business goals. A key element of this relationship is ensuring they have relevant, accurate and timely financial information to help their decision-

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at helping businesses develop effective growth strategies and securing financing to support them, as well as in corporate finance transactions such as mergers, acquisition, restructuring or business sales.

We work with owners and directors to better structure their enterprises so they can achieve their strategic and personal goals. For many clients we provide accounting and financial management support, allowing owners to focus on growing their businesses.

Your Graduate Journey With Us

Our graduate programme is designed for people with enthusiasm, a strong work ethic, entrepreneurial flair and creativity. We recruit the best graduates and in return we provide an open, supportive culture and potential for a career path. We invest in our people. Our objective is to support you in achieving your professional qualification through induction training programmes, mentoring and coaching.

Here’s What Current &

Past Trainees Have to say

“I graduated from GMIT with a degree in Finance & Economics followed by Postgraduatea Diploma in Accounting in 2020.

Everyone at DHKN has been very supportive and I’ve learned huge amounts from those I work with.

Being able to sit beside someone and learn from them on-the-job is a great help professionally and for exams. For example, spending a few months on a large audit assignment before sitting the Audit paper certainly helped my performance in that exam.

“What I learn at work definitely helps with my exams.”

“I interned at DHKN in 2019 and was lucky enough to get a trainee place after I completed my Global Commerce degree at NUI Galway.

There is a great life/work balance in DHKN. The environment is demanding but not stressful. Everyone, from partners to other trainees, is accessible and happy to help me learn and grow. I’m part of the Medical team and I’m able to work on all aspects of a client assignment from initial contact through to filing business and personal tax returns.

I feel that the trainee programme in DHKN will equip me well for my accountancy career, wherever that takes me.”

“In 2016 I joined DHKN as a trainee accountant and found it a great place to complete my training contract.

DHKN provided me with ample study leave and I was always able to ask colleagues for help in any area of my Withcoursework.thissupport, I placed in the top two in Ireland (and top ten worldwide) in Advanced Taxation, Advanced Audit and Business Analysis.

In 2021 I completed the Chartered Tax Advisor exams and now work with a wide range of clients in DHKN’s Taxation department.”

“The support given to all trainees was great, not only in our studies but at work as well.

As soon as I was exam-qualified I was engaged on major audits not just in Galway but across the country.

I recommend DHKN as a great place to train because the range of clients mean that graduates get exposure to all sizes of client as well as sectors. They will never be pigeon-holed. That breadth of experience can often mean that a trainee at DHKN will have learned something in practice before they encounter it in study – which makes learning a lot easier.”

Nicole Murray, Trainee

Ian Wynne, Trainee

Yvonne Maloney, ACCA Tax Specialist

Caoimhin Broderick, FCA, PIIA – Associate Director

At DHKN,

We know that life is more important than work.

We have an active Sports & Social committee with a mission to create opportunities for all our teams to meet – and have fun – outside work.

We’re committed to making a positive social impact outside the firm as well.

We work with charity partners throughout Galway to help them address specific needs within the wider community.

DHKN is committed to reducing our climate impact and has set environmental targets to reduce our carbon footprint over the next few years.

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