STRATTON PARTNERS - Key Persons


Ber O'Keeffe

Ber holds an Accounting Technician Certificate (MIATI) and has over 30 years bookkeeping experience. Ber holds an Accounting Technician Certificate (MIATI) and has over 30 years bookkeeping experience. Her primary role is processing Client Payroll, interacting with ROS in line with PAYE Modernisation. Other duties include calculating annual leave and public holiday entitlements for employees & keeping records of same. Ber also maintains systems for new employees, leavers and absentees. She also administers controls for client payroll taxes to ensure Revenue is paid in a timely manner.

Brian Blake

Brian is at the front end of delivering a quality audit, accounting and taxation service in a timely manner to a broad range of small and medium sized businesses. Brian is at the front end of delivering a quality audit, accounting and taxation service in a timely manner to a broad range of small and medium sized businesses. Brian is responsible for the management of the reporting requirements of limited company clients including submission of accounts and corporation tax returns. He has extensive experience in accounts preparation, both audit and non-audit for companies, partnerships and sole traders. Brian brings an emphasis on working with businesses to fulfil their regulatory commitments while watching out for opportunities to improve there internal controls and systems while also ensuring that his clients receive the maximum benefits of all available tax relief's.

Eoin Dempsey

Eoin is passionate about providing reliable business advice on a full range of services from bookkeeping and payroll, to cashflow projections and business plans. Eoin is passionate about providing reliable business advice on a full range of services from bookkeeping and payroll, to cashflow projections and business plans. He has extensive experience in handling Revenue arrears negotiations, and he is proficient in agreeing and implementing tax payment plans for client businesses. Eoin has specialized in the consultancy and contracting niche market since 2005 and has specific knowledge in specialist subject areas such as providing the most appropriate structure for contractors entering this market and the most efficient tax structure to give the greatest return.

Ger Philpott

Ger has also worked in practice for over 25 years and has a wide range of experience in all aspects of auditing, accounting and taxation. Ger has also worked in practice for over 25 years and has a wide range of experience in all aspects of auditing, accounting and taxation. Ger is responsible for all aspects of the firm's corporate and personal tax services. Ger's focus is in developing tax strategies for individuals and corporate clients such as privately owned companies and family businesses. He has vast expertise in dealing with capital gains tax and inheritance tax. Clients greatly benefit from Gerard's professional approach to their taxation requirements, and his commitment to providing the best possible solutions. Ger has a great talent for finding solutions to problems that nobody else can solve.

James Harte

James qualified as a Manufacturing Engineer in 1992 from UL and worked in some hi-tech manufacturing companies like Cadburys Ireland in the early stage of his career. James qualified as a Manufacturing Engineer in 1992 from UL and worked in some hi-tech manufacturing companies like Cadburys Ireland in the early stage of his career. In 2001 he changed career and trained in practice in Cork and qualified as a Certified Public Accountant in 2005. He has experience in a variety of areas including audit, audit exempt and taxation. He worked in practice firms in Meath and Dublin over the past 15 years before joining Stratton Partners in 2020.

Mary O'Leary

Mary holds an Honours degree in Business Studies(Marketing). She manages the Company secretarial department and is responsible for setting up of new companies and the Preparation and submission of company annual returns and other such documents on behalf of our clients. Mary holds an Honours degree in Business Studies(Marketing). She manages the Company secretarial department and is responsible for setting up of new companies and the Preparation and submission of company annual returns and other such documents on behalf of our clients. She also manages Payroll and bookkeeping on a weekly basis, as part of our outsourced payroll service, providing peace of mind to our clients, knowing that all their compliance requirements are being dealt with in a timely and accurate manner.

Rose Philpott

Rose assists in the taxation department and has great skills and knowledge in dealing with revenue submissions. Rose assists in the taxation department and has great skills and knowledge in dealing with revenue submissions. No one knows their way around the revenue ROS system better. In this regard she has built up extensive contacts in the revenue, which is very useful when dealing with difficult problems.