Job Description

Operations Finance Business Partner

Job title: Operations Finance Business Partner

Location: Avila, Spain

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 Finance professional looking for the challenge of taking a mission driven organisation to its next level of success?

Ornua is actively seeking an Operations Finance Business Partner to join our Finance department as we continue our growth trajectory.

The Operations Finance Business Partner will play a key role in overseeing statutory audits, internal audit requirements, and implements stronger internal controls and improved financial processes.

You will bring technical expertise particularly in audit, financial reporting, and IFRS helping to reduce operational risk, accelerate process improvements, and maintain seamless collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

This role safeguards financial integrity and supports the organisation in meeting its regulatory and strategic commitments.

Why Ornua?

• Ornua operates as a commercial organisation from 10 business units worldwide, including 12 production facilities located in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Africa.
• The commercial organisation is responsible for the marketing and sales of Ornua’s consumer brands including Ireland’s most successful food export: Kerrygold.
• It also manages the procurement of Irish and non-Irish dairy products, the sale of dairy ingredients to food manufacturing and foodservice customers globally, and the implementation of de-risking and trading strategies to manage market volatility.
• 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.
• Career Progression including Global Mobility opportunities.
• Comprehensive Benefits with regional specific offerings.

Why This Role Is Valuable:

As our Operations Finance Business Partner, you will ;

• Produce and analyse weekly variance reporting for Labour and Materials, reporting to Operations and wider
• Produce & analyse weekly variance reporting for Labour and Materials, reporting to Operations and wider business, providing insights into large variances and reviewing any potential required changes
• Analyse weekly Packaging Price Variance, Waste and Distribution costs reporting to relevant cost centre holders to ensure cost control measures
• Support Finance Manager to review existing and develop new reporting to add value & enable continuous improvement of Operations Finance support
• Produce & analyse weekly developments on Rework generation, consumption and disposal, providing insights and recommendations on corrective actions
• Develop forward-looking reporting on Rework to facilitate tighter working capital control and mitigate risk
• Inventory risk monitoring and management, including NRV stock provision calculation to ensure compliance with group policy
• Partner with Operations to identify areas of continuous improvement and drive improved cost control & efficiencies
• Responsible for delivery of month-end Overheads for all Operations cost centres, monitoring & challenging spend to budget/forecast as needed
• Own the annual Budget setting process for Operational Costs & support the annual Budget setting process for Capital Expenditure
• Own the monthly forecast process for Capital Expenditure including tracking actuals against plan
• Maintain good working relationships with Commercial teams to understand impact of commercial plans across Operations
• Support Finance and Operations teams with relevant projects or other ad-hoc requirements
• In addition to the listed responsibilities, the employee may be required to perform any tasks related to their job category as instructed by their supervisor, including cleaning the equipment used and, in case of emergency, other necessary duties, always respecting their dignity.

What You Bring To The Role:

• Qualified Accountant with 3+ years of relevant experience
• Previous experience in manufacturing environment essential
• Experience partnering with non-finance functions to influence decision making
• Numerate with high level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Competent IT & system skills (Advanced Excel & Microsoft Office Tools)
• Technical/analytical mindset, able to organise & manipulate data
• Enthusiastic, team player with a drive to get hands on
• Proficient in the English Language
• Whilst not essential, the following would be advantageous
  o Experience within the food or manufacturing industry
  o Power BI experience
  o Previous experience of M3 or similar ERP system
  o Exposure to project work

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

Ornua values diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds. We also strongly encourage women and other underrepresented groups in the manufacturing industry to apply. Your unique perspectives and experiences are highly valued and will be instrumental in driving our company’s continued success. Join us in shaping a more innovative, inclusive, and sustainable future.

Ornua is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace. We will make every effort to provide for any reasonable accessibility needs you may have during your employment with us. If you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process or in your role, please let us know — we’re here to support you.