A decade-long journey to building an Iconic business

Gerard Kiernan and Claire Fagan of Icon Accounting PIc: Brian Lougheed

Accountant Gerard Kiernan set up Dublin company Icon Accounting in 2008 to help white-collar contractors manage their finances.

Having worked in banking and as a financial controller in Irish industry, Kiernan spotted a gap in the market for an outsourced service that might ease the administrative burden for professionals working in contract roles in sectors like IT, engineering, pharmaceutical and life science.

“I set up initially as a sole practitioner offering accounting and ...