James Clarke

VP Finance

United States

About

I am an Irish Chartered Accountant having qualified in 2017. Currently Financial Controller of Euroclad Group a fully owned entity of Kingspan PLC. ACA first time pass in October 2016 (Institute of Chartered Accountants), UCD Michael Smurfit Business School Graduate (Macc) and DkIT graduate (BComm).

Experience

  • VP of Finance at Kingspan Roofing + Waterproofing
    Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Head of Finance at Onduline North America
    Dec 2022 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Controller at Kingspan Insulated Panels North America
    Nov 2021 - Dec 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Euroclad Group Ltd (2 yrs)
    • Financial Controller
      Dec 2019 - Nov 2021 · 2 yrs

      Euroclad Group is a manufacturer of building materials with a turnover of +€100m and total headcount of 250. Fully owned subsidiary of Kingspan Group PLC. Reporting to the Financial Director, responsibilities include: • Managing month end close including group reporting. • Preparation of monthly/annual forecasts along with variance reporting against same. • Taking ownership of overheads budgets and introducing appropriate purchasing controls. • Managing relationships with external partners such as payroll providers, auditors, grant agencies, etc. • Assessing current financial practices and implementing change processes. • Introducing monthly business performance processes and reporting key insights to the local Management team. • Improving the visibility of business performance through financial analysis and KPI reporting. • Reviewing key controls and ensuring sound policies to support robust financial reporting. • Managing working capital levels in line with business requirements. Key focus on stock, debtors cycle and payables cycle. • Ensuring compliance filings submitted and paid on time such as VAT returns, PAYE returns, Companies House filings etc. • Managing finance team with a total of 6 employees, assessing team capability, ensuring correct team structures and providing coaching and mentoring to the team.

    • Acting Finance Director
      May 2020 - Aug 2020 · 4 mos

  • Group Internal Auditor at Kingspan
    Feb 2018 - Dec 2019 · 1 yr 11 mos