Finance Business Partner FP&A Group Services

Job title: Finance Business Partner FP&A Group Services

Company: Ornua Co-operative


Job description: Ornua is an Irish dairy co-operative that markets and sells dairy products on behalf of its Members, Ireland’s dairy processors and, in turn, Irish dairy farmers. Ornua is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products and has annualised sales of €3.4 billion. Headquartered in Dublin, Ornua has a strong global team of 2,900 employees, operating from 10 business units worldwide, including 13 production facilities. Ornua’s core purpose is to build profitable routes to market for Irish dairy products.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 Ireland’s most successful food export, Kerrygold, as well as Kerrygold Dubliner, Pilgrims Choice, Forto and BEO milk powders.Ornua Ingredients is responsible for the procurement of Irish and non-Irish dairy products, for the sale of dairy ingredients to food manufacturing and foodservice customers across the world, and for managing volatility through de-risking and trading strategies.Ornua’s ValuesAt 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 GrowthAt 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.WHY THIS ROLE IS VALUABLEReporting to the Finance Director – Group Services, the Finance Business Partner FP&A will drive improvement in financial planning and analysis at a Group level, provide financial support to the Group Executive functions of Finance, HR, Risk and Compliance, and IT, and support ongoing work with the Ornua Board and Sub-Committees.The successful candidate will bring an analytical, process driven, “hands-on” approach to this work and will identify process improvements, cost reduction opportunities, and drive greater financial understanding across the non-finance functions.KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

• Support periodic reporting to the Ornua Board and coordination of responses to Board requests on an ad-hoc basis.
• Play a lead role in supporting the IT function on monthly P&L and Capex management, quarterly forecasting, and compilation of annual budget, working closely with the IT SLT.
• Drive understanding of Group costs with improved reporting and variance analysis.
• Play a lead role in Group Financial Planning and Analysis, to incorporate 5 Year Plans, Annual Budgets and Quarterly Forecasts.
• Support financial performance management (P&L, Costs, etc.) at a Group level, clearly explaining periodic variances to Budgets and Forecasts, and identifying mitigation actions to deliver against financial targets.
• Development of financial and operational scorecards to support decision making.
• Develop financial business cases for initiatives in Group Finance, HR, Risk and Compliance (including Procurement) and IT, supporting ad-hoc financial analysis in these functions.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA).
• Very proficient in Microsoft Office; advanced Excel a distinct advantage
• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills
• Good collaborator with effective communication and people skills
• Strong influencing skills
• Ability to lead and drive change.
• Highly motivated and dynamic

ORNUA COMPETENCIES:

• Curiosity: Open to asking questions, and willing to learn and drive continuous improvement.
• Working Together: Is supportive, co-operative, and actively collaborates across functions.
• Communicative: Communicates openly and clearly, listens respectfully to others.
• Customer Focus: Gives high priority to customer needs and delivers to their standards.

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Location: Dublin

Job date: Thu, 20 Mar 2025 23:29:02 GMT

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