Financial Accountant

Job Description

Job Title:                     Financial Accountant

Team:                          Finance

Reports to:                 Financial Controller Co-op Dublin

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COMPANY AND ROLE BACKGROUND

Ornua is a dairy co-operative which sells dairy products on behalf of its Member Co-ops; Ireland’s dairy processors and, in turn, Irish dairy farmers. It is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, exporting to 110 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Dublin, it has annualised sales of over €3.4 billion and a global team of 2,400 employees. Ornua operates from 10 business units worldwide, including 13 production facilities, and has sales and marketing teams working in-market across all four corners of the globe.

The Group is structured across two divisions: Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients.

Ornua Foods is responsible for the marketing and sales of Ornua’s consumer brands including Kerrygold, Dubliner, Pilgrims Choice, Forto and BEO. Markets are served by production facilities and in-market sales and marketing teams in Africa, Asia, Germany, Ireland, the UK, the rest of Europe, the Middle East and the US.

Ornua Ingredients is responsible for the procurement of Irish and non-Irish dairy products and for the sale of dairy ingredients to food manufacturing and foodservice customers across the world. Ornua Ingredients is also responsible for managing volatility through de-risking and trading strategies. The business is supported by production facilities in Saudi Arabia, Spain, the UK, the US and by in-market teams in Africa and the Middle East.

Growth for Good

Ornua is the home of Irish dairy. Our cooperative ethos is at the heart of who we are and how we do business.  Our global success would not be possible without the close collaboration, care, and commitment of our 2,400 strong team.  Ornua cares about building sustainable livelihoods for all our people, who in turn care about driving sustainable profits for our co-op members and the Irish dairy farming families we proudly represent. 

Ornua 2025 is our strategic plan that will help realise our vision for growth in the next five years. It outlines what we will do well, what we will do with the profits we generate, and what additional services we will provide to our members. We will be guided by 3 guiding principles; focus, simplicity and adding value to our volume and we will clearly define what market we will play in.  

Together, we will grow for good – creating value for our Irish farming families and for our 2,400 strong, committed, and proud global team.

The Role:

An opportunity has now arisen for a Financial Accountant to join the Dublin Co-Op team.   The successful candidate will have responsibility and accountability for the following areas:

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and investigate variances
• Support month-end and year-end close processes
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards 
• Inventory Valuation analysis
• Assist in audits and liaise with external auditors
• Manage general ledger and journal entries
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes
• Improve financial controls and processes
• Ad Hoc reporting

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 and AI
• 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: Friday 10 July 2026