Accountant

Job Title:           Junior Accountant

Reports to:       Financial Controller

Location:          Evanston, IL

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Are you looking to launch your career in accounting and learn and grow with an experienced team?  Ornua Foods North America is hiring our next Junior Accountant. Come sharpen your accounting skills while working cross-functionally with marketing, supply chain, and finance teams, gaining exposure across national and global business units. At Ornua, 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.

Why Ornua? 

• Our co-operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business as a purpose and values-led organization, creating value for Irish dairy farming families.
• Our Values lie at the core of everything we do. Our five values encourage us to Seek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care, and Achieve Great Things Together.
• Dynamic Working policy in place which facilitates flexible hours and hybrid working.
• Professional growth and development opportunities to advance your career including Global Mobility opportunities.
• Comprehensive Benefits with regional specific offerings that start Day One.
• Progressive Parental Leave including 20 weeks of maternity leave, 4 weeks of parental leave and a phased return to work.

Why This Role Is Valuable:

The Junior Accountant is an integral member of the Finance team, assisting with core accounting and reporting processes, while ensuring all financial duties are carried out effectively, accurately and in a timely fashion.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Assist in the month end close and year end close process and associated reporting
• Perform Intercompany billings, transactions and reconciliations
• Participate in the administration of risk management
• Perform the monthly Cash Flow Forecasting for the entity
• Assist with balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring that they are clearly documented and recorded
• Assist with the company’s External and Internal Audit process

What You Bring To The Role:

• Solid technical experience in the areas of consolidation and financial reporting
• 1-2 years post-qualification experience in an Accounting role

Ornua has ambitious growth plans and we’re building a team to help enable and accelerate that growth. We are looking for people who share our values, are curious, forward-looking, take ownership and work together to build a future for themselves and Ornua. How do you want to make your impact?

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S.  We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an Employment Visa at the time.

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