Clúid Housing
John Sheils has a diverse work experience in the field of corporate finance and treasury. John is currently the Head of Corporate Finance & Treasury at Clúid Housing since 2023. Previously, they served as the Treasury Manager - Payment Strategy & Infrastructure at Elavon Europe from 2020 to 2023. Prior to that, they worked at Deloitte as part of the Treasury Advisory Services team, providing customized treasury solutions to various corporate clients from 2019 to 2020. John also has extensive experience at AIB, where they held various roles including Senior Treasury Manager and Head of Treasury Business Development from 2005 to 2019. John started their career at Bank of Ireland Corporate and Markets as a Treasury Manager from 1998 to 2005, where they were responsible for managing relationships with large corporate and financial firms and advising them on FX, money market, and interest rate exposures.
John Sheils has a comprehensive education history. John obtained a CIMA degree in ACMA from The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants between 2007 and 2009. Prior to that, they completed a Graduate Certificate in Corporate Treasury at Dublin City University in 2000. In 2001, they earned a Bachelor of Financial Services degree, specializing in Financial Services, from University College Dublin. Before that, they completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree with a Specialization in Finance at University College Dublin between 1995 and 1998.
In addition to their formal education, John has also obtained various certifications. John received a Blockchain Fundamentals for Accounting and Finance Professionals Certificate from The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in April 2020. In February 2020, they obtained a Certificate in COSO Enterprise Risk Management, a Certificate in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) for finance professionals, and a PRINCE2® 2017 Foundation & Practitioner certification, all from the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants. Furthermore, in December 2018, they obtained a Certificate in Cybersecurity for finance professionals from the same institution. Lastly, John holds a Qualified Financial Advisor (QFA) certification from The Institute of Banking, although the exact obtainment date is not provided.
Clúid Housing
Clúid Housing (Clúid) is a not-for-profit organisation. Our vision is a society where everyone has a great place to live. Clúid achieves this through its mission to provide quality housing and services that enable residents to create homes and thriving communities. Clúid has over 300 staff to ensure that it has the capacity to meet this mission. To date, Clúid has provided over 10,000 affordable homes to low-income families and single people in housing need all over Ireland. See www.cluid.ie for more. Clúid believes in the importance of employing, developing, motivating and engaging staff to deliver an excellent service. We aim to do this by ensuring staff have all the resources necessary to do their job well and by providing them with a supportive environment. Clúid is a registered charity, RCN 20029975.