Director – Business Services Accounting Recruitment
Colm has been working in recruitment since 2008 and holds a Master’s in Business Management. He joined Lawson Delaney in 2013 and has been instrumental in developing the Professional Services team from its early days.
With experience spanning LinkedIn Talent Solutions, online recruitment platforms and recruitment agencies, Colm has built a global perspective on talent, having worked across Ireland, Dubai, India, China, and Australia. By 24, he was managing a recruitment business, and by 25, he led a team of 70—giving him insight into recruitment from multiple perspectives and cultures.
Colm focuses on senior Business Services Accounting roles in public practice, usually at Partner and Partner-elect levels. Leveraging his extensive networks and market knowledge, he provides tailored recruitment solutions that help organisations secure optimal talent while supporting candidates in achieving their long-term career goals.
Well known for his ethical, honest, and consultative approach, Colm has introduced initiatives such as Lawson Delaney’s first Pathways to Partnership mentoring program, developed educational content for candidates and hiring managers, led seminars, webinars and roundtables, and has been featured multiple times in the Australian Financial Review on accounting recruitment trends. Early in his career, he was recognised by RCSA as one of Australia’s top five recruiters—a reflection of his expertise in this market.
Colm has a passion for driving a positive influence in people’s lives, careers, organisations, and legacies.
Outside of work, he is a dad of three boys and uses whatever spare time he can find for football/soccer (more coaching nowadays than playing), BJJ, tennis, rugby, astrophysics, philosophy, and of course, his family.