When you’re choosing an accountancy practice, it helps to know the face behind the numbers.
JMK is a registered Chartered Accountant Ireland practice, based in Dublin. We provide accounting, payroll, taxation, advisory and company secretarial services to clients across the country.
My name is Julie Kelly. I’m a Fellow Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Advisor. I’m also mum to three small girls.
I founded JMK because I believe that relationships are the most important thing.
Relationships with clients. Relationships with family. That’s what really matters.
If you’re reading this page, I imagine that you feel the same way.
I trained with PwC Ireland, where I gained valuable experience, after qualifying I decided that I didn’t want to do business on that scale.
For years after that, I worked for smaller accountancy practices, and relished the opportunity to work more directly with clients. I managed a team providing accounting and taxation services to small and medium sized businesses.
Through it all, I gained a huge trove of accounting and taxation knowledge and experience, and I wouldn’t trade any of it.
After I had my second daughter, I did not want to spend long days at the office away from my girls and that is why I decided to set up JMK Chartered Accountants.
Taking the leap into starting my own accountancy practice gave me the flexibility I needed to give my best to my clients and to my family. It’s something I’m tremendously grateful for and something I’ll always be proud of.
Now, I’m passionate about helping other people make that same leap. Starting your own business takes a lot of courage. But having the right professionals by your side to support you in that business makes things a lot easier.
When you choose JMK, you get all the experience and knowledge of a partner in a big accountancy practice, but you get to work directly with me, not a junior.
Larger firms may have dozens or hundreds of clients. When you call or email, you might never know who is going to answer. As a small accountancy practice, I provide a very hands-on approach to all my clients. You’ll work with me all year round. You can bring me any question and know you’ll get excellent advice in return. I’m able to give my clients a much higher level of service because I’ve built this flexibility into my working life. I know the challenges you face when running a business whilst also juggling family life.
You have better things to do with that time, whether it's growing your business or spending more time with your loved ones.
I also understand that fitting in meetings, calls or emails can't always happen between the usual working hours of 9-5.00 with a young family. So I'm ready and able to schedule meetings and calls at times that work for your and your family.
Working with Julie has given me total clarity on my business finances, which was exactly what I needed to grow my revenue. She’s incredibly knowledgeable, but also so patient and responsive: there are no “silly questions” when you’re talking to Julie.
Knowing that I can ask her anything and having her eagle eye on my accounts and tax returns gives me enormous confidence. It also means I spend much more time in my zone of genius (no more hours stressing over spreadsheets) which is so good for my business.
I am a creative individual and my skill base is more centred on design. Over the past 4 years, Julie has consistently delivered a high level of expertise in all the financial aspects of the smooth running of my business. Without her knowledge, insight and keen attention to detail my business would not be the success it is today.
Julie utilises up to date programmes which make bookkeeping and day to day accounting easy on my end. She not only assures that my accounts and taxes are in impeccable order but also offers advice and suggestions on how to improve business and operations. She combines the facts and figures of accountancy with a warm and supportive outlook and manner.
With over 4 years of a working relationship with Julie, she has been nothing short of exceptional in both her meticulousness and attentiveness to our business needs.
Julie's financial knowledge and experience in the Irish Tax System has been integral to our continued success and we would in the strongest confidence highly recommend her to any prospective client.
We feel really lucky we found Julie for our accounting needs; she explains things clearly and ensures non-accountants can understand. It’s fantastic peace of mind to have someone so helpful, friendly and professional to rely on.
JMK Chartered Accountants helped our business right from the start, with setting up our business, providing us with very helpful advice and helping us get to where we are today. Julie is highly experienced, knowledgeable and friendly and we have developed a great working relationship.
We know where our business stands at regular intervals throughout the year giving us extra peace of mind. To us as a small business, it is indispensable having the backup of a professional accountant to assist on our financial side allowing us to concentrate and grow our business.
