FMC - Forever Growing Our Talent

As a Global Agricultural Solutions business, FMC employs over 6,500 people and has a presence in all four global regions. With sales of more than $4 billion, FMC is a global market leader in Insecticides, Herbicides, Fungicides and Plant Health. Since its establishment, FMC Agro Ireland Ltd has grown steadily and now employs 160 people. This number is expected to reach 185 this year. As a global centre of excellence (COE), FMC Agro Ireland is at the core of FMC’s Business Process Modernisation and Service Delivery Model. Regional and Global financial processes have been established in Cork across a number of workstreams: Financial Accounting and Statutory Reporting, Fixed Assets, Credit Management and Cash Applications, Direct and Indirect Tax, Operations Finance, Plant Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Internal Controls and Payroll. With a multinational, multicultural and highly educated workforce, FMC puts a lot of emphasis on diversity and inclusion, positive culture, fostering core values, people development and safety. Innovative technology driven solutions and future state automation are key initiatives in making Cork a strategic COE for FMC Corporation. Corporate and Social Responsibility is at the centre of FMC’s core values and pride’s itself in supporting various local community groups. Additionally, since 2018 the company’s employees have established a charity subscription scheme and have raised significant funds supporting Cork based charities. FMC believes that there is nothing more important than its commitment to the health, safety and wellbeing of its employees. As one of FMC’s core values, there is great emphasis on employee safety and welfare. Sustainability is also one of FMC’s core values and it continues to inform and guide the company in three prime areas: • creating innovative solutions whist preserving the environment for tomorrow • making a positive impact on the communities where we live and work • stewarding the responsible use of our products and our consumption of natural resources FMC Agro Ireland Ltd believes in nurturing its talent and developing each individual’s potential. It provides its team with endless opportunities to grow and flourish within a dynamic multinational environment. FMC is committed to the continuous professional development of employees and has a dedicated training resource to support employee learning. Having started operations in 2015, FMC Agro Ireland Ltd has quickly established itself as a Financial centre of excellence for FMC Corporation in Europe employing a workforce of 160 highly talented employees from a range of diverse and multicultural backgrounds. As part of the overall FMC Corporation which is the fifth largest Agricultural Sciences company in the world, FMC is committed to building a knowledge-based team of professionals in Cork to support worldwide operations. FMC Agro Ireland is now a strategic component of FMC’s Global Financial Management Model with the structures and talent in place to attract further investment to Cork. Forever Growin Our Talen

With a tight labour market here in Cork, FMC has adopted new methods of attracting and retaining top talent. In February 2019 it introduced an employee referral programme which rewards employees who refer potential candidates which has proved to be a tremendous success.

FMC has partnered with local third level institutions when sourcing talent for its Internships and highly successful Graduate programme which is now in its third year. Members of the FMC team participate in career fairs and student presentations where they engage with students, graduates, lecturers as well as networking with other companies, sharing with them the FMC story and the great opportunities that the company has to offer.

The FMC Graduate programme continues to go from strength to strength with an intake of 5 new Graduates into the programme in 2019. Last year, FMC was shortlisted by Grad Ireland for a Diversity in Recruitment Award which recognises companies who have met their stated objectives in developing excellent diversity recruitment practices, campaigns and initiatives.

In 2019, the introduction of a Flexible Working hours initiative has been hugely popular enabling greater flexibility to enhance and support employee work life balance. Other recent initiatives include Tax saver and Cycle to Work schemes, both providing attractive tax benefits for public transport users and cyclists.

FMC is committed to Diversity and Inclusion and has an active participative programme in place to raise the awareness of its diverse group. Within its workforce there is representation from 20 different nationalities and languages. Many employees are from nonEU countries and have specific immigration requirements which are all funded and supported by FMC through its Trusted Partnership status. The D&I team at FMC organise initiatives and opportunities for employees to connect with colleagues and the general public. Initiatives include Inclusion Month, mental health awareness, as well as volunteering their time working with people with disabilities and other fundraising activities.

FMC has worked hard on building a culture where every individual plays their part in making the company a great place in which to work. The workforce is highly skilled with over 95% of employees having achieved graduate or post-graduate level of education and are members of professional associations. In 2018, FMC achieved Approved

and Training partner status with Chartered Accountants Ireland, ACCA and CPA accountancy bodies.

FMC is currently modernizing its business processes and systems including significant investment in the new SAP S/4 HANA suite. This implementation will not only deliver reliable real-time data but will also enable faster decision making for a more agile organisation.

To accommodate the growing number of employees, FMC has carried out extensive refurbishment work in its Little Island offices and have put in place state of the art office space to create a pleasant working environment while at the same time responding to the evolving needs of our growing workforce. FMC has engaged local contractors to carry out the refurbishment who would have worked closely with sub-contractors within the community and would all have benefitted greatly from FMC’s capital investment.

2019 continued to be a busy year on the recruitment front with the addition of 62 new hires and a further 30 planned for this year. The availability of a wide pool of skilled professionals, coupled with their multi-cultural backgrounds and language skills, makes Cork a strategic location for future consolidation of FMC’s Global Financial Management Processes.