Finance Technician Finance Technician
Job Description
Job Title: Finance TechnicianType: 12 Month Fixed Term
Division Co-op Finance
Reports to: Financial Accountant
Ornua is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products and the owner of Ireland’s only billion Euro food brand – Kerrygold. Exporting to circa 110 countries worldwide and headquartered in Dublin, it has annualised sales of over €2.3 billion and a global team of 2,850 employees.Ornua operates from 10 business units worldwide, including 16 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 global marketing and sale of Ornua’s consumer brands including Kerrygold, Dubliner, Pilgrims Choice, Forto and BEO milk powders. 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 manufacturers and foodservice customers. 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.
Here at Ornua, we want to find people that understand and work with Heart, with Thought with Vision and with Drive - Ornua's core values.
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 2,850 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 three 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.
Overview:
The Finance Technician will work closely with Financial Accountants and cross-functional teams in order to support effective financial management of key projects.
Key responsibilities:
The primary responsibility of this role will be the involvement in the Financial Management of key internal projects.
Implement and ensure financial control from beginning to end across projects.
Collaborate with Supply Chain colleagues to monitor and analyse ERP system data to ensure accurate recording of financial information for orders.
Coordinate financial management between the KGP Finance team and Dublin Co-op Finance team.
Ensure monthly reconciliation of orders is completed on a timely basis.
Work closely with project teams to enable implementation of long-term solutions.
Work closely with the Co-op Finance team on supporting month end, Budget and cash flow forecasting.
Collate and produce reports on financial information relevant to projects for managers.
Experience required:
- Third-level degree in Finance, Business, Economics or a related discipline
- 2 years in a finance role in the FMCG sector, with experience in cross-functional collaboration between departments and accounting transactions for FMCG strongly desirable
- Experience with preparing P&L accounts strongly desirable
- Knowledge and experience of ERP packages.
- Disciplined in the execution of plans and schedules.
- Very good communications skills, both written and verbal.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Analytical skills, process-oriented focus.
CLOSING DATE TUESDAY 5TH AUGUST
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