Ornua is a dairy co-operative which sells dairy products on behalf of its members, Ireland’s dairy processors and, in turn, Irish dairy farmers. It is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, exporting to 110 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Dublin, Ornua has annualised sales of over € 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, Pilgrim’s Choice, Avantage, Forto, and BEO.
Ornua’s 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.
Ornua’s 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.
W HY T HIS R OLE IS V ALUABLE
Ornua is currently looking for an experienced Group Accounts Payable Manager.
The role is part of the Finance Services team where the role will directly manage the co-op accounts payable team along with indirect management of the Accounts payable managers within the overall Finance services team, this includes entities in UK, Ireland, Spain and Germany.
There may be some requirement for travel (national and international) with this role.
K EY A REAS OF R ESPONSIBILITY:
1. Overall management of Co-op Accounts payable team (AP Manager/ 4 AP administrators)
2. Ownership of Group Accounts payable policies
3. Develop and implement best practices, policies, and procedures to streamline the accounts payable function
4. Management of Accounts Payable KPIs and SLAs
5. Identify areas of process improvements and efficiencies
6. Monitor and report on key performance indicators, driving improvements and ensuring compliance with company policies
7. Be the main point of contact for the continuous improvement steering committee for the Finance service team.
8. Identify and oversee the implementation and rollout of Continuous Improvements to each of the Accounts Payable Sites.
9. Documentation of any new Processes identified and Implemented through Continuous Improvements.
10. Liaise with the Accounts Payable Managers and their teams in the other sites on all Accounts Payable related issues and Continuous Improvements with regular team meetings.
11. Liaise with the Financial Controllers in each site on any Processes that are being utilised in other areas outside of the Accounts Payable function that might be of benefit in their business.
12. Liaise with all Ornua’ s commercial business units (including Ornua Co-op) to ensure the respective Accounts Payable Teams are providing the appropriate level of service to the respective commercial business unit (including resolution of queries and completion of month-end)
13. Report to senior management on outstanding issues, whilst highlighting potential problems both in Dublin and at a Group Level.
14. Preparation of monthly and other ad hoc reports and presentations as required.
15. Management of the Co-op Internal/External Audits
16. Other ad hoc duties within the Group Finance Function.
KEY COMPETENCIES:
17. Minimum of 5 years' experience in a similar leadership role
18. Strong knowledge of accounts payable practices
19. Accounts Payable background
20. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required
21. Well-developed influencing and supervision skills
22. Ability and drive to implement process improvements
23. Excellent IT skills with a high proficiency in Excel
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