Damian McCarthy

Senior Director, Global Manufacturing Finance

Role
Senior Director, Global Manufacturing Finance at Cepheid
Location
Sunnyvale, CA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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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

  1. Senior Director, Global Manufacturing Finance

    Cepheid

    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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