The Team at Office Assist
Geraldine O’Donoghue – Director
With a great passion and drive and with the dream of one day running her own business, Geraldine set up Office Assist in 2011 along with daughter, Maria. Geraldine’s main focus is in the bookkeeping and Payroll sections of Office Assist. Geraldine liaises with accountants and revenue on behalf of our clients.
You can contact Geraldine at geraldine@officeassist.ie or 063 32466
Maria O’Donoghue – Director
A native of Charleville, Maria has many years of experience in an office environment, as a receptionist, accounts payable and in a virtual office setting. In 2010 Maria was made redundant, so up-skilled and decided to put these skills to good use and set up Office Assist with business partner and mother Geraldine. Maria’s main focus is the Telephone Answering section of the business. Maria is also responsible for getting new business into Office Assist, this includes Marketing, business development, advertising and updating the website.
You can contact Maria directly at maria@officeassist.ie or 063 32466
Joanne Kerins – Office Manager
Joanne joined the team in 2015, Joanne works closely with Geraldine on Payroll. She has a number of bookkeeping clients in the Health and Safety Area and also in the retail sector. Joanne looks after the admin work for all our health and safety clients as well as our property maintenance, holiday homes and cattle haulier clients. Joanne also answers the phones for all our Telephone Answering clients. She is proficient in diary management and office admin.
Cheryl Fitzgerald
Cheryl is local to Charleville and started with Office Assist in September 2019. She provides bookkeeping services as well as VAT returns for various clients. She also manages client creditor and debtor payments. Cheryl liaises with her clients customers through phone calls and emails and handles any relevant queries, she also provides telephone answering services and office administration. While she takes her duties very seriously and is diligent in her work, she has a great rapport with her clients with her infectious personality and fantastic sense of humour.
Rita O’Donovan
Rita joined us in September 2020. Rita works with us 3 days per week and does trojan work during that time. She has an excellent phone manner and is quick to look after callers’ queries. She is also very thorough with any bookkeeping that is sent her way and her accuracy is top-notch. You know you are in safe hands with Rita.
Kimberly Barrett
Kimberly joined the team in May 2023. She is an all rounder. Kimberly has an excellent phone manner and is always happy to help callers with queries. Her bookkeeping clients love working with her as she is diligent and gets the job done quickly and with no fuss. She is always learning new bookkeeping packages and always willing to learn new things to offer our clients the best service we can. There doesn’t seem to be any task too big for Kimberly to handle and she always does it with a smile.
Susan Griffin
Susan is again new to the team, she worked for one employer for a very long time and being part of a big team like ours was a bit of a change, but she showed us that she can work as part of a team and is now a vital part of our bookkeeping department.
Vita Yurchenko
Vita is the queen of bookkeeping, there isn’t a job too big or too small for Vita. She works with our more complex clients, although she is not with us very long, she is definitely a vital part of our team.
Leanne Conway
Leanne joined us in January 2026. She picked up the phones like a pro, she has a lovely telephone manner and is always very helpful. She is learning how to use the many bookkeeping packages we use and will be a proficient bookkeeper in no time.
Sinead Gammell – Receptionist
Sinead joined us in July 2021. She is the first person you will meet with you go to our office as she is our receptionist. She looks after the admin needs of the public and is also the main contact for some of our admin clients. Every day is a different day in Office Assist Reception and Sinead meets it with a laugh and a smile.
Keelan O Donoghue – Payroll Assistant
Keelan works closely with Geraldine on Payroll and with Joanne on Bookkeeping Clients and the only male on the team, Keelan started working with us on part-time in June 2021 and is now full-time with us since June 2023
He’s our go to guy with any of your tech problems, he’s our resident ‘Tech Guru’
Claire O’Donoghue Costello – Social Media
Claire joined Office Assist in June 2022, although she has been a regular visitor since the business began. Claire marks the 3rd generation of O’Donoghue women in Office Assist.
Claire’s duties include some Telephone Answering and Bookkeeping, she is also our resident photographer and Social media guru and will be designing all our new promotion material going forward.
Liz Roche – Telephonist
What would we do without Liz? Liz’s main responsibility is answering the phones. Liz is always cheerful and willing to help. She ensures that our clients clients are looked after.
A true asset to the company.