Damian McCarthy
Senior Director, Global Manufacturing Finance
- Role
- Senior Director, Global Manufacturing Finance at Cepheid
- Location
- Sunnyvale, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Damian McCarthy
FCA (CPA equivalent) Irish Qualified Accountant with 29 years progressive accounting and finance experience. Extensive background in publicly quoted and privately held companies specializing in biotech, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, software and media industries. International financial reporting professional with IFRS accreditation (2005) and extensive US GAAP expertise. Significant budgeting and FP & A experience modeling complex financial scenarios. 7 years of extensive audit experience including Big 4. In-depth knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley and Corporate Governance requirements. Strong leadership skills including a 21 year record of recruitment, development and management of professional staff.Specialties: Expertise in IFRS; US GAAP; Irish & UK GAAP; SEC reporting; revenue recognition (ASC 606); consolidations; transfer pricing; cost & inventory accounting; fixed asset accounting; lease accounting (ASC 842); real estate portfolio management; A/P; A/R; payroll; working capital; branch accounting; FP & A; treasury and indirect cash flow management; hedging transactions; FAS123R; corporate / VAT / GST and income taxes; shared services strategy and operations; Internal Controls SOX & JSOX; compliance/codification, corporate governance; ERP systems conversion/integration; close acceleration project management; RAR implementation; EPM & GCOA implementation; due diligence; M&A and integration activities.
Experience
Senior Director, Global Manufacturing Finance
Jul 2025 — Present · Sunnyvale, CA, US
Key member of the Global Operations Finance Leadership Team with responsibility for all aspects of Global Operations Consolidations & Reporting, Global Supply Chain Accounting & FP & A, Quality Accounting & FP & A, Manufacturing Engineering Accounting & FP & A, Inventory Forecasting, Management, Control and Turnover Rate, DSO, DPO and Working Capital Planning and Analysis.
Education
University of California, Berkeley
Certificate in Finance, Finance, General
2012 — 2012
Liverpool John Moores University
Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Finance
1994 — 1998
Naas CBS
Leaving Certificate, Accounting and Finance
1991 — 1994
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