Financial Accountant

Job Description

Job Title:                     Financial Accountant

Team:                          Finance

Reports to:                 Head of Foods Accounting Co-op Dublin

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COMPANY AND ROLE BACKGROUND

Ornua is a leading dairy co-operative which sells premium dairy products globally on behalf of its Member Co-operatives, Ireland’s dairy processors and, in turn, Irish dairy farmers. 

Ornua has revenues of €3.4 billion and is supported by a global team of approximately 2,800 employees. The Group operates as a commercial organisation across 10 business units, including 12 production facilities located in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Africa. 

The commercial organisation is responsible for the marketing and sales of Ornua’s consumer brands including Ireland’s most successful food export: Kerrygold. Consumer markets are served by production facilities in Ireland, Germany and the UK and by in-market Sales & Marketing Teams in Asia, Germany, Ireland, MEA, Poland, Spain, rest of Europe and North and Latin America. 

It also manages the procurement of Irish and non-Irish dairy products, the sale of dairy ingredients to food manufacturing and foodservice customers globally, and the implementation of de-risking and trading strategies to manage market volatility. These activities are supported by production facilities and in-market teams in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Africa. 

ORNUA’S VALUES

At Ornua, our Values lie at the core of everything that we do and how we behave both individually and as a business. Our five values, and their underlying behaviours, encourage us to Seek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care and Achieve Great Things Together.

ORNUA’S GROWTH

At Ornua, our co-operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business. We care passionately about driving sustainable, profitable growth, underpinned by our ambitious ‘Path to Prosper’ strategy. We have delivered significant growth in our core business and. we have ambitious plans for continued growth over the next five years.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

P&L

• Preparation of month end files for costs to market related information.
• Ensure accurate allocation of costs to market related information for weekly and monthly management accounts
• Preparation of detailed monthly analysis of cost to market P&L costs.
• Circulation of detailed analysis to key stakeholders within the business.
• Liaising with the Procurement Team on cost to market related items e.g. rates, agreements with warehouses etc.

Balance Sheet

• Preparation of support schedules for key accounts in the Balance Sheet e.g. accruals and provisions
• Preparation of month and year end files for review by Financial Controller
• Dealing with internal and external auditors on review of Balance Sheet accounts

Weekly & Monthly Accounts

• Sales and profitability reports on a weekly and monthly basis (vs. prior year and budget)
• Preparation of Weekly Volume & Flash P+L
• Sales performance analysis
• Full reconciliation and maintenance of detailed P&Ls by division

Other Areas of Responsibility

• Assist in all areas of budgeting, forecasting and preparation of strategic plans, including the coordination, completion, and maintenance of the budgeting model

Key Requirements/Attributes:

• Recently qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA) with Big 4 experience
• Good team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Commercially astute with strong analytical skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Highly motivated and dynamic – ability to work to deadlines and achieve targets in a time-conscious manner
• Good IT skills, particularly Excel
• Practical and common-sense approach to problem solving, and the ability to demonstrate creative solutions
• Experience with cost accounting, or monitoring and measuring sales performance is an advantage

Closing date: 9th January 2026