From Accountant to Principal Consultant: Gerard McCarthy on Leadership, Hiring and Consulting

Описание: If you’re building a career in data, or thinking about making the move into consulting, this episode is for you.

Join Douglas Robertson, Director at DR Analytics Recruitment, as he sits down with Gerard McCarthy, Principal Consultant at Bailey Abbott.

Gerard’s journey spans 20 years: from accountant at EY, Bankwest and iiNet, to leading a 20-person data team inside an ASX-listed financial services company, and now helping grow a fast-scaling consultancy in WA. In this conversation, he shares what it actually takes to bridge finance, data and executive decision-making, and why leadership in analytics is more about trust and empathy than technical brilliance.

In this episode, we cover:
/ Moving from accounting into data
/ Leading a high-performing team of engineers, analysts and data scientists
/ The shift from internal leadership to client-facing consulting
/ What hiring managers really look for (beyond the CV)
/ Consulting vs in-house data roles, and who suits each path

Gerard also shares practical advice for aspiring data professionals: take broad opportunities, learn the business you serve and don’t underestimate the value of empathy in technical roles.

If you work in data, analytics, BI, engineering, AI, or you’re considering a move into consulting, this episode offers a grounded perspective on how careers in this space actually unfold and where the industry is heading next.

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