Financial Accountant – Live Operations
📍 Based in Carrickmacross | Hybrid | Full-time

Who We Are
At Manor Farm, we’re proud to be Ireland’s leading poultry producer with a heritage built on over 250 years of quality, innovation, and trusted partnerships. As part of the Scandi Standard Group – a people-focused, values-led food business – we’re committed to operational excellence, sustainability, and collaboration.
Our Finance team plays a key role in supporting strategic growth across all areas of the business. Within Live Operations, financial insight is critical to making smart, timely decisions that keep our operations efficient and future-focused.

Who You Are
You’re a commercially minded, detail-oriented finance professional who’s confident turning numbers into insight and helping teams make better decisions. You thrive on working cross-functionally, improving processes, and ensuring financial data is accurate, consistent, and actionable. You’re someone who:
• Is a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent).
• Brings at least 3 years’ professional experience, ideally in a manufacturing or operations-focused environment.
• Has strong commercial awareness and a track record of delivering analysis that drives business performance.
• Is highly proficient in Excel, with strong skills in dashboards, financial modelling, and data analysis.
• Communicates clearly and professionally with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Takes ownership of projects and contributes proactively to business improvement and cross-functional collaboration.
• Enjoys problem-solving, identifying trends, and supporting change.

The Role
As Financial Accountant – Live Operations, you’ll act as a key business partner, working closely with operational teams to ensure accurate, timely reporting and insightful analysis. You’ll support strategic decisions, track key cost drivers, and play a vital role in performance optimisation.
In this role, you will:
• Maintain and develop the Live Operations dashboard and trend analysis reporting.
• Ensure the integrity of Live Operations financial data – acting as a single source of truth for key metrics.
• Monitor and evaluate core agri-performance metrics, including Feed, FCR (Feed Conversion Ratio), Average Live Weight, Farmer Margin, CCM, and Medication.
• Optimise the performance and integration of supporting systems such as the Hatchery System, Pio Reps, Qlik Sense, and COR.
• Lead or support Lean initiatives and drive continuous improvement across financial processes.
• Track, analyse, and report on key cost drivers including Feed, Hatchery, Medication, Transport, and Farmer payments.
• Evaluate financial aspects of Live Operations optimisation and capex projects.
• Participate in cross-country projects, supporting collaboration and knowledge sharing across the wider Scandi Standard group.

Why Work With Us?
• Be a strategic partner – your insights will help shape operations and long-term decision making.
• Join a trusted Irish brand – backed by an international group committed to excellence and innovation.
• Thrive in a high-impact role – combining financial rigour with operational influence.
• Enjoy hybrid flexibility – with a base in Carrickmacross and the ability to work from home part of the week.
• Grow your career – in a values-led business that invests in people and progress.

Manor Farm is an equal opportunities employer, committed to building a workplace where everyone can thrive.

Shortlisted candidates will be provided with the full job description at the next stage of the recruitment process.