Finance Business Partner - Operations

JOB TITLE: Finance Business Partner – Operations LOCATION: Kerrygold Park, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork. Finance Business Partner – Operations 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 60 years. Are you a finance professional with a keen eye for financial insights? Ornua is on the lookout for a Finance Business Partner within Operations to join our dedicated team. As a pivotal member, you will collaborate closely with operational stakeholders, providing financial guidance and analysis to drive informed decision-making. Your expertise will be instrumental in optimizing operational performance, identifying cost-saving opportunities, and ensuring financial sustainability. Why Ornua? 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: You will be bridging the gap between financial data and operational strategy, enabling informed decision-making, and driving efficiency across the organization's core functions. What You Bring To The Role: Work closely with Managing Director, Finance Director and business leadership to provide operations support on a day-to-day basis. Become the Operations Director’s right hand when it comes to decision making. Enable and drive decision making through robust financial analysis on capital investment, cost saving and innovation initiatives. Work close with Group and Foods Finance to ensure clarity on financial performance. Work closely with Operations Director to identify Continuous Improvement improvements and cost saving initiatives. Provide detailed financial analysis to support capital investment decisions. Develop and publish KPI reporting to drive improvement in Operations. Drive absolute clarity on Bill of Materials by SKU and manage packing rate changes. Ownership of selected Operations overheads cost centres, to include month end management. Assist in annual budget process by applying an operations lens with the aim of delivering a clearly articulated and initiative driven business plan. Assist in detailed quarterly forecast (3+9, 6+6 and 9+3) throughout the year. KEY REQUIREMENTS: Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA) with 0-2 PQE Proficient in Microsoft Office; advanced Excel an advantage ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Strong influencing skills Ability to lead and drive change Good team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills Operationally astute with strong analytical skills Experience operating as a business partner to non-finance functions Highly motivated and dynamic International experience welcome 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. How do you want to make your impact? To learn more, please visit Ornua at