Join The Fane
Valley Team

The Role:

• Support the management team with the development and implementation of the strategic plan and associated action plan for the business;
• Establishing financial measurement standards and developing systems to monitor performance against targets;
• Evaluating and reporting departmental performance with the Managing Director and other key managers;
• Support management in a review of finance and administration activities of Fane Valley Feeds and related group businesses to ensure maximum efficiencies are delivered within the group;
• Ensure that research and development expenditure is clearly identified and captured within the group’s wider tax management strategy;
• Create implement and operate budgeting and management controls;
• Contribute to the ethos of continuous improvement and performance management;
• In conjunction with the Group IT Manager support the development, management and implementation of the Information technology strategy for the business;
• Responsible for the development of all employees within your area of responsibility.

The Person:

• Qualified accountant holding ACA/ACCA/CIMA professional qualification;
• Ideally have at least 5 years’ experience in a similar role in an industrial/manufacturing environment;
• Previous experience of leading and managing a finance team;
• Possess excellent IT skills including MS Office Skills and in, particular, Excel;
• Experience of installing new IT business systems and developing the necessary reporting information;
• Experience of involvement in the development and delivery of business strategy;
• Experience of introducing new processes and managing change;
• Have excellent business acumen and commercial awareness;
• Can communicate effectively at all levels and build positive relationships with key stakeholders;
• Enthusiastic and hard working with ability to work under own initiative;
• Strong analytical and interpreting skills;
• A knowledge and awareness of the agricultural industry in Ireland is desirable.

In return, the company offers an attractive rate of pay and benefits package which includes Healthcare Plan for employees and their children under 18, Company Pension & Life Assurance, Health & Well-Being strategy which incorporates a range of on-going initiatives and programmes.