Commercial Accountant

Job Title:Commercial Accountant
Reports to: Finance Manager – Commercial
Location: Ornua Foods UK, Leek
Hours: 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary: £30,000 to £40,000 per annum, depending on experience
Benefits: Free onsite parking, Generous annual leave entitlement, Matched Company Contribution Pension up to 8%, Subsidised Staff Canteen, Company shop offering discounts on Cheese and Butter, Sports & Social Club, Staff Lottery, Discount on Bikes & Tech Scheme, Confidential Employee Assist Programme
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 Commercial Accountant looking for the challenge of taking a mission driven organisation to its next level of success?
Ornua is actively seeking a Commercial Accountant to join our Finance department as we continue our growth trajectory.
As our next Commercial Accountant, you will play a key role in; supporting the management of existing customer agreements and new projects; whilst also providing key insight on the business performance of those agreements. You will have the opportunity to further develop core accounting experience with a key Commercial focus. Study options available for this role.
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 Foods is responsible for the marketing and sales of Ornua’s consumer brands including Kerrygold, Pilgrims Choice.
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:
In this role, you will;
Have ownership of the weekly margin reporting process, including month end reconciliation through to balance sheet management
Create and communicate the customer profitability reporting, including key commentary detailing performance vs budget & forecast, sharing insight with both the Finance & Commercial teams.
Manage varying financial models as part of existing customer agreements, to ensure accurate pricing and forecasts.
Have financial validation of product costings and supporting with new business opportunities.
Provide effective financial support for key overhead cost centre owners.
Assisting in the preparation of annual/quarterly forecasts.
What You Bring To The Role:
Part Qualified CIMA/ ACCA or equivalent experience (Study options available for this role)
Excellent communication skills, confident working with non-finance colleagues
Strong Excel ability - able to manipulate & analyse large & complex data sets.
Understanding of month end processes, P&L & balance sheet is essential.
Time spent in Commercial Finance role or experience supporting a sales function is ideal.
ERP system experience
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, please get in touch for more information
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