William Townsend

William Townsend currently serves as Finance Manager for Capital Developments and Support Services at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland, since March 2023. Before this role, Townsend was the Treasury Manager at the Royal Commission for Al-Ula from February 2019 to February 2023. Prior experience includes positions as Finance Officer at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ireland, and Group Financial Controller at KN Group, as well as various financial roles at Accenture. Townsend holds a Chartered Institute of Management Accountants certification and is currently pursuing further executive education at Harvard Business School in strategic CFO practices and leadership for senior executives. Academic credentials also include a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Finance and a National Diploma in Business Studies Managerial Finance from Technological University of the Shannon, Athlone Campus.