Job Title: Senior Accountant
Function: Finance
Reports to: Accounting Manager
Location: Evanston, IL
Position Type: Fulltime
Schedule: Standard Business Hours
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Ornua (meaning “new gold”) is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, proudly bringing the unique taste of Irish dairy to the world since 1961.
Are you a Senior Accountant looking for the challenge of taking a mission-driven organization to its next level of success?
Ornua is actively seeking a Senior Accountant to join the Ornua Family as we continue our growth trajectory. This position will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting, supporting critical accounting processes, and providing financial insights that help drive business performance.
WHY THIS ROLE IS VALUABLE
As our Senior Staff Accountant, you will be an integral member of the Finance team, owning key accounting and reporting activities that support the financial health of the organization. Your work will directly contribute to accurate financial reporting, regulatory compliance, cash flow management, and effective business decision-making.
This role offers exposure to a broad range of accounting responsibilities, including financial reporting, consolidations, tax support, cash flow forecasting, audits, and special projects. You will have the opportunity to collaborate across the organization while helping drive continuous improvement in our financial processes and controls.
WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE ROLE
You are a detail-oriented accounting professional who takes pride in producing accurate, high-quality work. You bring strong technical accounting expertise, excellent analytical skills, and a proactive approach to solving problems and improving processes.
You thrive in a fast-paced environment, can effectively manage competing priorities, and enjoy working collaboratively with colleagues across the business. Your initiative, adaptability, and commitment to continuous improvement make you a trusted partner within the Finance organization.
At Ornua, success is not just about what you do. It's how you do it. You demonstrate our values by seeking new ideas, making things happen, showing care for teammates, being your authentic self, and achieving great things together.
EXPERIENCE AND REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Qualifications
Desired Qualifications
WHY ORNUA?
Ornua is a purpose-driven, values-led co-operative creating value for Irish dairy farming families through our global operations. With 10 business units, 16 production facilities, and in-market teams across the world, we operate through two divisions — Ornua Foods, which markets our iconic consumer brands including Kerrygold and Pilgrims Choice, and Ornua Ingredients, which provides innovative, customized dairy ingredient solutions to our customers.
PAY RANGE: $92,250 - $112,750
This range represents the overall market pay rate for candidates who meet the necessary qualifications and experience requirements for this role. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as experience, education, and performance.
TOTAL REWARDS
Total Rewards at Ornua Foods North America will include a competitive salary and annual bonus scheme. The following are a list of other benefits you can avail of: low employee contribution for Medical, Vision and Dental benefits cover; 401k; Paid Time Off; Maternity Leave (20 weeks); Parental Leave; Flexible working; Fitness Reimbursement; Charity Donation; Complimentary Kerrygold products; Free car parking and secure bicycle storage; Free healthy snacks and drinks in the office; Reward & Recognition program; Volunteering opportunities; Long Service Awards.
Would you like to make an impact? Apply today!
Ornua is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be provided with equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, or genetic information. Ornua is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you require an accommodation to complete the application or interview process, please contact Ornua People Services at 833-450-2385 or peopleservicesus@ornua.com.
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Ornua is an Irish dairy co-operative that markets and sells dairy products on behalf of its Member Co-operatives, 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 €3.4 billion. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Ornua has a strong global team of 2,800 employees, operating from 10 business units worldwide, including 13 production facilities.
Ornua builds sustainable 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, Forto, and BEO milk powders. Markets are served by production facilities in Ireland, Germany, and the UK and by in-market Sales and Marketing teams in Asia, Germany, Ireland, MEA, Poland, Spain, rest of Europe, and North and Latin America.
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. The business is supported by production facilities in the UK, Spain, North America, Saudi Arabia, and Nigeria, and by in-market teams in Africa and the Middle East.
