Summary
Keith Phelan is an experienced finance leader with over 16 years in world-leading technology companies, currently serving as Accounting Director for Red Hat companies within IBM. He has deep expertise across US GAAP, statutory accounting, cost accounting, taxation, SOX/CSA compliance, internal audit and FP&A, with a strong track record driving process efficiencies and leading large multi-country teams. His career spans senior finance and audit roles at Red Hat and Dell, where he managed end-to-end accounting for complex EMEA operations and earned recognition for audit and statutory performance. Skilled in business modelling, forecasting and variance analysis, he combines technical accounting rigor with practical project and people management. Based in Munster, Ireland, Keith brings a rare blend of transactional accounting depth and strategic financial planning across global tech environments.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
FCCA, FCCA at Fellow of Chartered Association of Certified Accountants