Forvis Mazars names two new heads of departments

Oonagh Carney named head of indirect tax services, Elaine Daly is head of business consulting with Forvis Mazars

New partners Oonagh Carney and Elaine Daly with Tom O’Brien, managing partner at Forvis Mazars.

Financial services provider Forvis Mazars has appointed Oonagh Carney as partner and head of indirect tax services and Elaine Daly as partner and head of business consulting.

Oonagh and Elaine bring deep sectoral and technical expertise to support clients navigating increasingly complex regulatory and operating environments.

Oonagh will lead the firm’s expanding indirect tax practice. She will advise clients across all sectors on VAT, customs and other indirect tax matters, further enhancing the firm’s market-leading capabilities in this evolving area.

Elaine will lead the firm’s business consulting practice. She advises clients across all sectors on business transformation, data analytics and economic advisory services, supporting organisations as they respond to complex and changing operating environments.

Tom O’Brien, managing partner at Forvis Mazars, said: “Oonagh and Elaine each bring exceptional technical and commercial skills and leadership experience in their respective fields. These appointments underline our continued commitment to investing t in our teams and services to support our clients in achieving their strategic and business goals”.

Oonagh Carney brings over 25 years of experience in VAT and indirect tax advisory. Prior to joining Forvis Mazars, she founded and led a boutique VAT consulting firm for more than 15 years, following 11 years with KPMG.

Oonagh advises corporates, state bodies, and private clients on complex property transactions, cross-border supply-chain issues, asset management and financial services, transaction services, VAT compliance and Revenue interventions.

A chartered tax adviser, Oonagh is vice-president and non-executive director with the Irish Tax Institute, and chairs its indirect taxes committee and serves as its permanent representative on the TALC indirect taxes sub-committee.

Elaine Daly brings over 25 years of consulting experience, with an extensive track record in strategy, change management and transformation across public and private sector clients.

She joins Forvis Mazars from Grant Thornton, where she held a number of senior leadership roles, including global head of business consulting for its International network. Elaine began her career at KPMG and has significant experience working with clients in Ireland and internationally.

Both appointments underline the continued growth of Forvis Mazars’ tax and consulting practices, which support a broad range of clients across the public and private sectors in Ireland and internationally.