Darren Gould
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Hannes Kleineisen
It was a great pleasure to manage Darren for 4 years at Molecular Devices. His combination of leadership, technical finance skills, systems literacy and drive for continuous improvement brought huge benefits to both the finance team and the European commercial operation. He is a great finance business partner, providing excellent customer service, whilst challenging others to realise their potential!
Attila A.
When we were part of Molecular Devices I have worked extensively with Darren on a number of topics starting from budgets, forecast, customer risk and credit assessment. He was always available and ready to work with the business (sales) to find the best solution in any situation. A solid business partner you can count on. Knowledgeable, flexible, fast-paced, his contribution was appreciated by the entire team.
Hannes Kleineisen
It was a great pleasure to manage Darren for 4 years at Molecular Devices. His combination of leadership, technical finance skills, systems literacy and drive for continuous improvement brought huge benefits to both the finance team and the European commercial operation. He is a great finance business partner, providing excellent customer service, whilst challenging others to realise their potential!
Attila A.
When we were part of Molecular Devices I have worked extensively with Darren on a number of topics starting from budgets, forecast, customer risk and credit assessment. He was always available and ready to work with the business (sales) to find the best solution in any situation. A solid business partner you can count on. Knowledgeable, flexible, fast-paced, his contribution was appreciated by the entire team.
Hannes Kleineisen
It was a great pleasure to manage Darren for 4 years at Molecular Devices. His combination of leadership, technical finance skills, systems literacy and drive for continuous improvement brought huge benefits to both the finance team and the European commercial operation. He is a great finance business partner, providing excellent customer service, whilst challenging others to realise their potential!
Attila A.
When we were part of Molecular Devices I have worked extensively with Darren on a number of topics starting from budgets, forecast, customer risk and credit assessment. He was always available and ready to work with the business (sales) to find the best solution in any situation. A solid business partner you can count on. Knowledgeable, flexible, fast-paced, his contribution was appreciated by the entire team.
Hannes Kleineisen
It was a great pleasure to manage Darren for 4 years at Molecular Devices. His combination of leadership, technical finance skills, systems literacy and drive for continuous improvement brought huge benefits to both the finance team and the European commercial operation. He is a great finance business partner, providing excellent customer service, whilst challenging others to realise their potential!
Attila A.
When we were part of Molecular Devices I have worked extensively with Darren on a number of topics starting from budgets, forecast, customer risk and credit assessment. He was always available and ready to work with the business (sales) to find the best solution in any situation. A solid business partner you can count on. Knowledgeable, flexible, fast-paced, his contribution was appreciated by the entire team.
Credentials
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FCCA
ACCAOct, 2001- Nov, 2024
Experience
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BIP UK | BIP US (formerly Chaucer)
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United Kingdom
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Business Consulting and Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Financial Controller
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Nov 2020 - Present
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Molecular Devices
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United States
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Biotechnology Research
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500 - 600 Employee
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Financial Controller, European Operations
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Apr 2016 - Jun 2020
Supporting life science research, pharmaceutical and biopharma development. Sales and service of medical devices and associated software and consumables.Member of senior leadership team. Reported to the FD leading, developing and mentoring a team of four in all areas for finance across the European commercial operation. Key functions included: - management accounts reporting to very tight deadlines - forecasting and budgeting - managing AP, AR and treasury - overseeing payroll across nine countries - tax, statutory reporting and compliance. Show less
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European Accounting Manager
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Apr 2011 - Mar 2016
Promoted to Financial Controller, European Operations in 2016.Implemented IFRS statutory reporting, including updates for IFRS 15 and 16.
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Autoquake
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United Kingdom
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Financial Controller
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Jul 2008 - Nov 2010
Online automotive retail. Reported to the CFO, leading a team of five in all areas of finance. - Project managed the implementation of Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP in 8 weeks. - Developed the AX system to import transactional data from purchase and sales systems using Atlas XL removing the need for manual data entry. - Created Excel reports using SQL ODBC queries, complex formulae and pivot tables, including weekly KPI report and balance sheet reconciliations, to provide meaningful MI. - Developed an Excel tool to import of e-banking payments to the e-banking system and a macro- driven invoicing solution for vendors who had previously used hand written documents. Show less
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Aero Inventory (UK) Limited
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United Kingdom
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Software Development
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Systems Accountant
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Sep 2007 - Jul 2008
Acted as assistant project manager for the implementation of a document scanning and invoice processing solution, which included: - determining the scope and design of the project and the integration with Sage Line 500. - managing the User Acceptance Test (UAT) team to ensure that identified issues were rectified and deadlines were achieved. Acted as assistant project manager for the implementation of a document scanning and invoice processing solution, which included: - determining the scope and design of the project and the integration with Sage Line 500. - managing the User Acceptance Test (UAT) team to ensure that identified issues were rectified and deadlines were achieved.
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AIRCOM International (A TEOCO Company)
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United States
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Telecommunications
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300 - 400 Employee
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UK Financial Controller
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Feb 2007 - Sep 2007
Assurance, Analytics and Optimization solutions to communications service providers (CSP). Assurance, Analytics and Optimization solutions to communications service providers (CSP).
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Financial Controller
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Jan 2003 - Jan 2007
Automotive retail - Car supermarket gorup.
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Finance Manager
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Sep 2001 - Dec 2002
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Retail Accountant
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Jan 2000 - Aug 2001
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Management Accounts Assistant
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Apr 1998 - Jan 2000
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Education
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1992 - 1996
University of Westminster
BA(Hons), International Business
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