Bernadine was educated at Beech Hill, College, Monaghan and later at the Institute of Technology, Dundalk and Athlone.  She is a  fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and joined the firm in 1997, became a partner in 2002 and replaced Eamonn McArdle as managing partner of the practice in 2009. She specialises in the area of audit and assurance services, and has vast experience in providing advice to both public and private sector clients, on accounting, corporate governance, financial reporting and audit. She also has experience in personal and corporate tax planning and in assisting clients in achieving tailored solutions that suit their needs.