Finance Business Partner

Ornua Foods; Gqeberha; On-site; EUR 30 000 - 60 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic finance professional to join their team. In this role, you will be responsible for providing accurate financial insights, preparing monthly P&L statements, and supporting the budgeting process. You will become an integral part of the business, delivering value-added analysis that shapes the overall strategy. This position offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment where your contributions will directly impact the company's growth and success. If you are enthusiastic, commercially astute, and ready to take on new challenges, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Part qualified or recently qualified accountant with experience in commercial finance.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to work with ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly P&L and variance analysis against the budget.
• Support annual budget process and quarterly forecasts.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Team Player

Proactive Work Ethic

Commercial Awareness

Education

Part Qualified / Recently Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)

Tools

ERP Systems

Excel

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 € 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, Avantage, 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.

At 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.

At 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.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for providing an accurate and timely Monthly P&L with a detailed variance analysis against the budget.
• Monthly flash preparation and analysis against the budget.
• Clear and concise presentation of monthly results to Senior Leadership.
• Production of monthly Customer PL analysis.

Finance Business Partnering

• Become a valued and integral member of the overall Foods business with the production of value add insights and analysis which help shape and drive the overall MEA International Strategy.

Forecasting and Budgeting

• Preparation of monthly Forward Book and review with Business leads.
• Support preparation of detailed quarterly forecasts throughout the year.
• Support the annual budget process for the region.

Other

• Assist with monthly forecast preparation and submission of monthly results onto Group consolidation accounting package.
• Control A&P spend and ensure Balance Sheet accruals are accurate.
• Maintain monthly financial records for local office.
• Prepare any credit notes to be submitted against customer accounts.
• Support sales team in tracking of accounts receivable.
• Ad hoc requests as they arise to support the commercial team & Finance SLT.

Compliance

• Support local tax and legal compliance.
• Support Internal Audit issue and risk resolution.
• VAT returns bi-monthly via SARS.

Qualifications and Experience

• Part Qualified / Recently Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA).
• Experience working in commercial finance environment, FMCG a plus.

Key Requirements:

• Enthusiastic and willing to learn.
• Commercially astute with strong analytical skills.
• Demonstrates a positive “can-do” attitude.
• Proactive and ability to work on own initiative & demonstrate good work ethic.
• Good team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with ERP systems and fluency in Excel.
• Agile and Flexible with willingness to take on other opportunities as they present themselves.