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Eileen O’Donnell
Chief Financial Officer
Eileen.O@ABLaviation.com
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Eileen O’Donnell is the Chief Financial Officer at ABL Aviation. In this role, she is responsible for enhancing the finance and accounting functions across the company’s international divisions. Her responsibilities encompass overseeing a diverse portfolio of special-purpose vehicles and ensuring compliance with legislative requirements and organisational policies through effective management of accounting, treasury, reporting, and budgeting processes.

Prior to joining ABL Aviation, Eileen gained valuable expertise during her tenure at the Maples Group. There, she skillfully prepared management accounts and financial statements for a portfolio of specialised vehicles involved in aircraft leasing. Eileen successfully guided these vehicles through audits, ensuring strict adherence to the debt agreements’ covenants. Additionally, she contributed her expertise to the management accounting efforts of a start-up airline, supporting its operations leading up to the acquisition of an airline operator certificate.

Eileen’s experience extends back to her role as Finance Manager at AerSale Aviation Limited, where she dedicated five years to managing individual Irish special-purpose vehicles. She oversaw critical financial aspects such as reporting, budgeting, auditing, compliance, and group consolidation in this capacity.

Eileen actively engaged in contract management and diligently maintained the contract management system (CMS). She established and maintained strong relationships with lessees, ensuring the timely fulfilment of contractual obligations such as security deposits, lease rent, maintenance reserves, letters of credit, and insurance certificates. Eileen also played a pivotal role in implementing new accounting software and leveraging automation to drive operational efficiency.

Eileen is a certified public accountant with a Bachelor of Business Studies and Marketing from Cork Institute of Technology.

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