Finance Analyst – May Graduate

We are looking for energetic, career minded and ambitious Early CareerGraduates candidates to join Kerry. We offer opportunities on a variety of finance teams including Operations Finance, Commercial Finance and Financial Control with a further opportunity to rotate between the different teams to get a broad understanding of all aspects of the business.

Joining Kerry gives you an opportunity to continue developing and learning with our graduate development program, Kerry Fundamentals, that offers management skills development as well an opportunity to work on a cross-functional business project. Kerry has had success with graduates that have joined the organization and have accelerated and progressed their careers. Many past members of the graduate program now hold Senior Leadership positions in the organization today.

Kerry develops, manufactures, and delivers technology-based ingredients, flavors and integrated solutions for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industry. With revenue exceeding $7 billion annually, and more than 15,000 products supplied to customers in 140 countries, Kerry is the global Taste & Nutrition leader. Our customers include the world’s biggest and best-known food and beverage manufacturers, retailers, and restaurants – as well as small companies and restaurants with very big dreams – which means every day millions of people worldwide consume food or beverages containing Kerry ingredients. Our success comes from our unique and unrivaled capability to combine technical expertise with innovative solutions.

Description and Responsibilities :
Finance Analyst, Operations

• Analyze and record material purchase accruals, inventory adjustments, freight accruals and market adjustments in relation to inventory at manufacturing locations.
  
• Develop tools and reporting methods for variance reporting that identify and analyze key variables which affect the financial performance of the business.
  
• Provide decision-making support to operations management team by providing accurate financial and statistical data.
  
• Develop, prepare and present, mid-year and yearly budget projections
  
• Assist in the development and implementation of process improvement initiatives in the manufacturing facility.
  

Qualifications :
Qualifications:

– Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution or foreign equivalent in Accounting/Finance or related area

– Strong interpersonal skills with the proven ability to build and maintain relationships and communicate professionally to all levels of an organization

– Excellent time management and organizational skills

– Ability to work as part of a team environment

– Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Key Competencies:

– Analytical skills

– Commercial/business acumen

– Communication and collaboration

– Continuous improvement

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.