About Edel
Edel graduated with a degree in Finance from UCC. Her corporate career started in KPMG where qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ACA) and Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA). From there, Edel moved into Academia and professional education where she held senior lecturer and examinership roles within the professional accountancy bodies.
She lectured the advanced papers of Taxation and Finance for the ACCA, CPA, ACA and IATI. She lectured at an Undergraduate, Post-Graduate and Masters level.
Edel worked as a lecturer for nine years primarily in the areas of finance, accounting, and taxation. Throughout this period, she taught and mentored a diverse range of students from school leavers to mature students, to international students and professional accountancy students. She has spent time in China lecturing international students in the areas of accounting, tax, and finance.
Edel is highly experienced in the student assessment and exams. As part of her post-graduate diploma in Higher Education much of her research focussed on the impact of closed booked assessment on professional accountants. She worked as examiner for a professional accountancy body where she wrote exam papers for professional exams and corrected thousands of exam papers.
In 2017 Edel moved into Talent and Leadership Development, which took her to work at EY where she held a Senior Talent Development Leadership position. It was here Edel trained to become a personal leadership and executive coach. She set up an internal coaching program which supported trainee accountants through their professional exams. She coached lower and middle management executives moving from graduate to management/senior management positions.
In 2022, Edel set up her own business, Edel Walsh Coaching and Consulting. Edel’s award winning business empowers accounting and tax professionals to achieve exam success, foster career growth and excel beyond.
Edel is passionate about connecting and collaborating with people in a deep and meaningful way that stimulates and encourages them to live their best life both professionally and personally.
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Specific Experience in Coaching
- Edel is an EMCC accredited coach.
- Edel’s coaching approach is tailored to meet the diverse needs of her clients, ranging from accounting and tax professionals to students at various stages of their educational journey.
- She understands that each individual has unique learning styles and challenges.
- She leverages her expertise to provide personalized coaching that addresses these specific needs.
- Edel’s clients consistently praise her for her ability to transform their academic experiences. Edel has helped many students and professionals overcome obstacles, reduce exam anxiety, and develop effective study strategies.
- Her approach not only focuses on academic excellence but also prioritizes mental health and well-being, ensuring a balanced and holistic path to success.
Qualifications & Accreditations
- Certificate in Career Coaching
- TTI SI Certified Professional Multi-Science Analyst
- Certificate in Parent Coaching (ILI)
- Certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) practitioner
- Diploma in Corporate Well-being Coaching
- Diploma in Mental Health and Welling Coaching
- Diploma in Personal Leadership and Executive Coaching
- Post-Graduate Diploma in Higher Education
- Certificate in Education and Training
- Chartered Tax Advisor CTA
- Chartered Accountant (ACA)
- B.Sc. Finance (UCC)
Edel has completed training in mental health first aid. She is an accredited TRACOM® social styles facilitator.
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