Eugene Duff

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About Eugene Duff

A senior executive with 2 decades of PQE in S&P 500 companies. Passionately collaborating with all stakeholders, creating and inspiring high performance teams for maximising business outcomes. A strategic accountant successfully driving, shaping, influencing and managing the finance function’s people, processes and technologies for overall business impact. Industry experienced in High Tech, Public Sector, Tourism, Financial Services, Security, B2B and B2C. Accountability of finance function, high performance management with focus on team building and empowerment. Cross functional global delivery incorporating complex stakeholder management (cross border). Eugene has:*Successfully completed major transformation programmes; shared services / outsourcing / restructuring *Completed innovation management within organisations; people / process / technology *A risk assessment and strategic mindset with tactical problem solving Currently Finance Director for Cadence Design Systems (Ireland) Limited: Built and lead a high performing team of 6+ FTEs, creating a European Centre of Excellence Integrated finance functions of recently acquired companies in Belgium and Switzerland into the Shared Services Centre model: o Creating and managing an M&A playbook through completion, including integration phase, interdependencies and completion milestones. o Created and established key control environment models in new companies; including areas of banking, assets, liabilities, expenses, payroll function and EU grants. o Cultivating internal and external relationships to promote the integration process. Accountability for team output including: o End-to-end financial accounting in EMEA entities, including monthly, quarterly, year-end close. o Point of escalation (and ownership) for journal entry reviews, balance sheet reconciliations, cash flow forecasting and tax returns to corporate deadlines. o Providing finance support to R&D team including assisting external advisors with R&D tax credit claim. o Assisting team with statutory audits, review and sign-off of financial statements for all entities. Establishing and managing function’s performance metrics – full accountability for all activities. Cultivating internal and client relationships to promote the services and our people. Qualifications: ACA qualified Accountant and fellow of the association (FCA) Degree in business studies