Finance Business Partner

Tirlán; Kilkenny; On-site; EUR 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy producer in Kilkenny is seeking a Finance Business Partner to support decision-making by providing key insights and driving performance through KPIs. The ideal candidate will bring 3-5 years of relevant experience and a proactive approach to financial management. Great opportunities for process improvement and engagement with site leadership are part of the role.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years post qualification experience in a dynamic environment.
• Good knowledge and experience in accounting environments.
• Ideally have a deep understanding of the Operations & Supply Chain environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead within a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Deliver insights to aid decision making.
• Drive performance by developing KPIs and dashboards.
• Challenge business plans and identify risks and opportunities.
• Develop and challenge budgets and forecasts.
• Support process improvements and lean projects.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Influencing skills

Data warehousing tools

Excel

Education

Qualified Accountant or degree in finance/business

Tools

M3 ERP

Job description

Finance Business Partner

Kilkenny Cheese

Role Summary

Kilkenny Cheese is a joint venture between Tirlan and Dutch family business Royal A-ware, a 130-year-old company with strong positions in EU and global markets. The facility has started up in 2024 as a greenfield site at Belview, Co Kilkenny.

Rooted in our rich heritage of family farming and embedded in our communities, Tirlan has evolved to bring the passion of our farmers and their high-quality ingredients to the international marketplace. Using modern-day technology and applying the best processes to our milk pool of three billion litres, we now export innovative products and tailored ingredients solutions to be enjoyed in more than 100 countries.

Royal A-ware is a traditional Dutch family business with a passion for food and with a strong entrepreneurial attitude. Demand-led, we offer our clients tailored products and services. In recent years investments have been made in the development and management of own supply chains resulting in independence, efficiency, and flexibility. We are specialized in producing, ripening, cutting, and packaging cheese, and also produce and package cream and fresh dairy products.

Based in Belview in South Kilkenny the role reports to the Head of Finance.

Key Responsibilities

• Ability to effectively lead within a fast paced and dynamic environment.
• Partner with the site teams to deliver the insights required to aid decision making and contribute to the success of the business, by providing challenge and support to the team.
• Understand and drive performance by identifying, owning and developing the KPI’s of the site and related dashboards.
• Develop and challenge strategic/business plans and identify areas of risk and opportunity.
• Work with Site teams to develop and challenge budgets/forecasts.
• Work with GL team to produce accurate and on time period close management accounts.
• Variance analysis of actual results vs budget and forecast.
• Work with site leadership team to develop accurate product costing and develop reporting of actuals vs standard.
• Working closely with the Process team to develop an accurate Bill of Materials as well as reporting on efficiency of production vs same.
• Support the preparation of ad-hoc analysis and management reporting to assist in business decisions, including but not limited to, Planning, Budgeting, Forecasting, Commercial negotiations & Project appraisal.
• Support process improvement and optimisation being the key finance player in commercial/lean projects from identification through to planning and implementation phases.
• Ideally you will have a deep understanding of the Operations & Supply Chain environment is an advantage.

Experience

• Qualified Accountant or third level degree in a relevant finance or business discipline.
• 3-5 years post qualification experience in a dynamic environment, working in Operations & Supply Chain environment is preferred but not essential.
• Good knowledge and experience of accounting environments preferred together with ability to use and exploit data warehousing tools and excel. M3 ERP experience is an advantage.

Person Profile

• Knowledge of Dairy or similar food processing industry.
• Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills.

If you are interested in this position, please apply with an up-to-date resume.

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Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

Kilkenny Cheese embraces diversity, equal opportunity and inclusion. We are committed to building diverse teams where different perspectives drive innovation and growth. We strive to create an inclusive workplace where people can bring their true self to work and achieve their full potential.