Senior Accountant

Date Posted	August 29, 2024
Industry	Finance
Job Status	Full-time
Salary	Not Specified
Website	https://www.ldc.com/who-we-are/

Description:

This position performs as a lead accountant for various business units and/or legal entities for a regional office of a global leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods.

Primary Responsibilities/Essential Functions: 

Analyzes and Reviews various daily physical and futures trading activities in relation to completing accurate Daily P&L estimates for our various trading and operating activities.  

Completes Daily P&L estimate calculations for various trade and operating activities.

Prepares and reviews daily positions reports and supporting details for merchandisers and management.

Performs quantity reconciliations for trading activities.

Performs accounting journal entries for trading activities and certain operating activities.

Prepares and/or reviews monthly financial statements and supporting schedules for local management

Prepares and/or reviews monthly reporting for global consolidation along with required comments and analysis

Prepares and/or reviews monthly budget vs. actual variance reporting along with required comments and analysis

Reconciles or reviews reconcilements for all accounts within business units general ledger

Responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the general ledger

Reviews general ledger (G/L) accounts and compares them with various source documents to identify discrepancies and/or errors/omissions in the accounts payable/journal entry process

Complete, analyze and report inventory, inventory valuation, and internal and external month end reporting. 

Prepare monthly reconciliations between internal inventory records and that of outside facilities.

Communicates with the other LDC offices or outside counterparties to resolve discrepancies

Reviews and posts journal entries to reconcile G/L accounts with source documents

Coordinates industry cost budget preparation and performs analysis with commentary

Support the year-end and mid-year audits performed by external auditors by gathering and preparing supporting documents and schedules per their information requests

Follows company accounting policies and ensures they are enforced

Perfoms adhoc requests as given by managers.

Other duties as assigned

Additional Responsibilities:

Performs special projects, including preparing financial and management reports, preparing spreadsheets, retrieving data from systems, assisting with implementation of new systems and managing data

Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned

Work together in a cooperative spirit to serve the best interests of the Company

Operate in a fully responsible manner and comply with the law and Company Policy

Basic qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related business discipline

Preferred qualifications:

Advanced degree or CPA certification

Experience: 

Five to eight years of general accounting experience, resulting in a solid understanding of accrual accounting, general ledger practices and GAAP compliance (experience must include responsibility for a wide variety of general accounting functions, including analyzing complex general ledger accounts, reconciling discrepancies, analyzing payables and resolving discrepancies in order to prepare financial and management reports.)

Proficiency with spreadsheet and word-processing software, (e.g., Excel and MS Word) and various accounting systems/ databases.

Experience with financial consolidation of multiple entities

Basic qualifications:

Knowledge of general ledger accounting practices and GAAP

Strong analytical and organizational skills.

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Strong documentation skills.

Ability to analyze account variances and resolve discrepancies.

Ability to work independently and propose solutions.

Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet strict monthly deadlines.

Detail oriented.

Proficiency with spreadsheet and word-processing software, (e.g., Excel, and MS Word) and various accounting systems/databases.

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