Finance Administrator (Maternity Cover) | Full Time | 12 Months

P Mulrine & Sons Sales; Ballybofey; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Mulrines of Donegal is seeking a Finance Administrator to support day-to-day financial and administrative operations in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The role covers supplier invoices, payments, reconciliations, month-end close, and inventory cost administration.

This maternity cover is full-time for 12 months at our Donegal site; suitable candidates have experience in finance administration and strong IT skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in finance administration, preferably within food production, logistics, customs, or haulage sectors.
• Proficiency in financial software and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities to liaise with internal teams and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices, purchase orders, delivery notes, and expense claims with accurate coding and approvals.
• Reconcile bank, supplier, customer accounts and control accounts regularly.
• Support month-end close including accruals, prepayments, journals and reconciliations.
• Assist with inventory and production cost administration and stock reconciliations.
• Provide general administrative support to the finance team and audit preparation.

Skills

Finance administration

Excel

Communication

Organisational skills

Multitasking

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Accounting software

Job description

Finance Administrator (Maternity Cover) | Full Time | 12 Months

Mulrines of Donegal is Ireland’s premier juice production company, established in 1919. With over a century of experience, Mulrines now employs a highly motivated workforce of more than 220 people, operating from two major sites in Ireland, including our HQ in Donegal and our orchards in Kildare.

About the role

Position Overview

The Finance Administrator will support the day to day financial and administrative operations of a fast-paced manufacturing business. The role will ensure supplier invoices, payments, records, and inventory related financial data are accurate, timely, and well documented, supporting month-end close and operational decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

• Process supplier invoices, purchase orders, delivery notes, and expense claims, ensuring accurate coding, approvals, and three-way matching
• Resolve invoice, pricing, quantity, or delivery discrepancies with Purchasing and Operations
• Reconcile bank accounts, supplier accounts, customer accounts, credit cards, and other control accounts on a regular basis
• Maintain accurate financial records, spreadsheets, and accounting-system data, including supplier and customer master files
• Support month-end close, including accruals, prepayments, journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting schedules
• Assist with inventory and production cost administration, including stock counts, inventory reconciliations, packaging/ingredient cost records, and production-related expense tracking
• Provide administrative support to the finance team, including filing, document management, correspondence, and audit preparation.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in finance administration, preferably within the food production, logistics, customs, or haulage sectors
• Proficiency in financial software and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities to liaise with internal teams and external partners.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

About the company

Mulrines is a fourth-generation, family-owned business with over 100 years of experience built on trust, quality, and people.