Junior Finance Business Partner

JOB TITLE: Junior Finance Partner

REPORTS TO: TBC, Port Elizabeth, Middle East & Africa

LOCATION: Port Elizabeth

Company Background

Ornua is a dairy co-operative which sells dairy products on behalf of its members, Irelands dairy processors and, in turn, Irish dairy farmers. It is Irelands largest exporter of Irish dairy products, exporting to 110 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Dublin, Ornua has annualised sales of over 3.5 billion and a global team of 3, 000 employees.

Ornua is structured across two divisions: Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients. We operate from 10 business units worldwide, including 16 production facilities, and have sales and marketing teams working in-market across the globe in Africa, Asia, Germany, Ireland, the Middle East, Spain, the UK, and the US.

You may know us by our brands Kerrygold, Dubliner, Pilgrims Choice, Avantage, Forto, and BEO.

Ornuas Values

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.

Ornuas Growth

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.

Why this role is valuable

The Finance Business Partner Foods an integral part of the team responsible for maintaining an efficient and accurate finance function within the Middle East and Africa Foods and Ingredients Business. There will be a heavy focus on becoming a valued business partner to the commercial team. Duties will cover a range of commercial and accounting activities, including financial performance management, budgeting and forecasting, local compliance and other ad hoc projects.

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

Financial Reporting & Control

• 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

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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

ORNUA COMPETENCIES:

• Curiosity: Is supportive, co-operative, and actively collaborates across functional boundaries.
• Forward-Looking: Responds positively to change and looks ahead to anticipate tasks, ensuring benefits to others
• Ownership: Takes responsibility for and ownership of results, takes pride in delivering quality; acts promptly and is tenacious.
• Working Together: Is supportive, co-operative, and actively collaborates across functional boundaries.