Accounts Payable Specialist (Part Time)

Reporting to:           Financial Accountant Ornua Ingredients Europe

Location:                  Nantwich site working with OIEUK Finance team

Hours:                      25 hours per week (flexible on working pattern but mandatory Friday)

Benefits: Free Onsite Parking, Holidays , Pension, Company Shop (offering discounts on products), Refer a Friend Cash Scheme, Discount on Bikes and Tech Scheme, Confidential Employee Assist Programme.

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 an Accounts Payable Specialist looking for the challenge of taking a mission driven organisation to its next level of success?

Ornua is actively seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist to join our Finance department as we continue our growth trajectory. As our next AP Specialist, you will play a key role in supporting the Financial Accountant in strengthening and developing a strong internal Accounts Payable environment in the Ornua Traded business in the Ingredients Division. (This will include Traded Butter and Traded Powders under the one company)

Why Ornua?

• Ornua operates from 10 business units worldwide, including 16 production facilities, and has sales and marketing teams working in-market across all four corners of the globe.
• The Group is structured across two divisions: Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients.
• Ornua Ingredients is responsible for the procurement of Irish and non-Irish dairy products and for the sale of dairy ingredients to food manufactures and foodservice customer across the world.
• 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:

The Accounts Payable specialist is responsible for;  

• Process product and non-product invoices
• New Supplier Set up and amendments.
• Supplier Statement Reconciliations for internal and external Suppliers – including Intercompany reconciliations pre month end and at month end.
• Work with internal and external personnel to resolve query issues on Invoices and Purchase Orders.
• Assist with the compliance of the company group Invoice matching policy.
• Management of Manual and system generated payments and bank postings.
• Weekly reconciliation of specified GL accounts and reporting on these at internal weekly team meeting.
• Ad hoc jobs to assist with the improvement of the invoice processing through identification of pain points and possible solutions.

What You Bring To The Role:

• AAT qualified, part qualified accountant or similar experience in a similar environment 
• Excellent spreadsheet and database knowledge 
• Excellent communication skills required, both internally and externally, using telephone or email to suit the circumstances. 
• Comfortable operating in a matrix organisation structure
   

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

We are open to discussing full-time and part-time working options for this role

#LI-HYBRID