Accountant

at  Ornua Cooperative Limited

Accountant (Ledbury)
Job Title: Site Operations Accountant
Reporting to: Senior Finance Business Partner FP&A
Location: Ledbury, HR8
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum, depending on experience
Benefits: Pension scheme, holiday allowance, discounted company shop, Employee Assist Programme and much more
Ornua (meaning “new gold”) is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, proudly bringing the unique taste of Irish dairy to the world for over 55 years.
Are you a motivated and adaptable Accountant with a passion for Continuous Improvement looking for the challenge of taking a mission driven organisation to its next level of success?
Ornua is actively seeking a Site Accountant to join our Finance Department as we continue our growth trajectory. As our next Site Accountant, you will be the lead Financial Accountant for the Operations team at our Ledbury site, helping to drive improvements in operational performance/efficiency, through the provision of accurate & timely analysis of financial variances, overhead spend and capital investment to the Operations teams. This is a fantastic opportunity for candidates with operational accounting experience within a manufacturing environment.
Why Ornua?
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 Ingredients is responsible for the procurement of Irish and non-Irish dairy products and for the sale of dairy ingredients to food manufactures and foodservice customer across the world.
Our co-operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business as a purpose and values-led organisation, 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.
We invest in our people and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Dynamic Working policy in place which facilitates flexible hours and hybrid working.
Career Progression including Global Mobility opportunities.
Comprehensive Benefits with regional specific offerings.

WHY THIS ROLE IS VALUABLE:

The Site Accountant is responsible for leading on; Operational Reporting & KPI’s Inventory- From a Finance perspective, ensure appropriate inventory controls are in place including providing financial oversight on stocktake adjustments, and reviewing reconciliations Working closely with the CI Lead and tracking CI project savings and validating the same Review of Manufacturing BOM’s, working collaboratively with the Sales and Operations teams Fixed Assets, Capex & Maintenance spend Forecasting & Budgeting Maintain good working relationships with Commercial teams to understand impact of commercial plans across Operations business unit Support Finance Manager to deliver Budget & Forecasting for Operations areas ensuring accuracy, efficiency and meeting business deadlines Support Finance Manager with Month End reviews, projects and other requirements Month end duties (working to Month End timetable, as managed by Finance Manager)

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE:

Qualified Accountant - CIMA/ACCA/ACA (part qualified nearing end of studies may be considered depending on practical experience)
Previous experience within a Financial Operations role in a Manufacturing environment
Strong understanding of Manufacturing and Costing processes including Standard costing
Strong knowledge of product costing techniques and Bill of Material management
Ability to analyse and interpret variances, and drive business improvement through this
Strong ERP system experience
Strong IT skills, including excel (incl. financial modelling)
Strong analytical skills, good understanding of systems, processes and work-flows, combined with business acumen
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.
Would you like to make an impact?
To learn more, please visit Ornua at www.ornua.com
We are open to discussing full-time and part-time working options for this role’