Women lead way in senior finance roles

Irish businesses are world leaders in promoting women to senior financial roles such as chief financial officers , but bottom of the league for top jobs such as chief executive, according to a new survey by accountancy firm Grant Thornton.

Today is International Women’s Day and the Grant Thornton survey ranks Ireland third in Europe and ninth globally for women in senior financial positions.

Women make up 21% of all chief financial officers in Irish businesses. This compares positively with the EU’s total of just 11% of women in senior financial positions, and the global figure of just 13% of women chief financial officers .