Darren Harding

Enigma
DISC Type : idc

Finance Manager at BLACKROC Recruitment

Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia

Overview

Darren Harding is an experienced Finance Manager at BLACKROC Recruitment, specializing in SMEs within the recruitment and hospitality sectors. His background includes managing compliance, projects, and finance teams. He holds an AAT qualification and is advancing his professional development with CIMA.

Originally from the UK, Darren has relocated to Brisbane, Australia. He appears to engage with the local business community through company-sponsored events, indicating an interest in connecting with other leaders and learning from their professional experiences.

He recently celebrated a significant professional achievement or milestone related to his CIMA qualifications.

Personality Overview

Fast Follower

Challenger

Friendly Yet Blunt

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.  They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing

Topics They Care About

SME Finance Management
His introduction and past roles at Virgate and Boomerang Funding highlight a clear specialism in financial management for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Recruitment Industry Finance
As the Finance Manager for BLACKROC, a leading IT recruitment firm, he has deep, current expertise in the financial operations of the recruitment sector.
Professional Development
He recently shared a positive update regarding his progress with CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants), showing a commitment to continuous learning.

Media Appearances

Darren has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2025
Finance Manager at BLACKROC Recruitment
7-2021 - 11-2024
Onboarding & Projects Manger at Virgate | Your Dynamic Finance Team
2-2020 - 7-2021
Management Accountant at Virgate | Your Dynamic Finance Team
12-2018 - 1-2020
Rail Manager at Boomerang Funding
9-2017 - 1-2020
Operations and Finance Manager at Boomerang Funding

Education

1-2024 - 1-2025
Education details unavailable from CIMA
2011 - 2013
AAT from Gloucester College

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 12 Location : Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia Job Level : Middle Designation : Finance Manager at BLACKROC Recruitment
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Darren

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Leverage 'negging', or the art of asking negative questions like "you must not be convinced yet..."
  • Be prepared for a mix of questions and inquisitiveness, answer them in the tone in which they have been asked
  • Use phrases like ‘clear evidence’, ‘data-based results’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal even if you come to form one
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Darren is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Darren

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Darren move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Darren take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Darren

Personality Compatibility


More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.