Job Summary:
This role will be responsible for business accounting including margin, balance sheet, and expenses. Reconciles and adjusts various general ledger accounts. May perform moderately complex analysis of performance results. Compiles, consolidates, and analyzes accounting and finance information for the production of financial statements and reports.
Essential Job Functions:
- Assist in the month-end closing responsibilities including:
- Reconciliations of general ledger accounts
- Posting of journal entries
- Prepare month-end reporting packages
- Research and resolve any issues identified as a result of the month-end process
- Perform analytical review of financial results against the plan/forecast and report the results to management
- Responsible for daily profit and loss estimate preparation and analysis
- Analyze data and identify any problems or opportunities as a result of the analysis
- Understand and utilize appropriate analytical methodologies, tools and systems to enhance analysis.
- Ensure consistent compliance with internal controls, corporate accounting standards, IFRS, GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley
- Identify areas for process improvement and standardization
- Prepare ad-hoc reporting and participate in special projects on an as-needed basis
- Serve as a liaison between accounting and other departments
- Communicate with co-workers, management, and company personnel in a courteous, timely and professional manner
- Demonstrate regular attendance and timeliness in reporting to work, meetings and completing assignments
- Ability to work overtime as needed
Other Job Functions:
- Other responsibilities as assigned by Accounting Management
Qualifications/Education/Experience/Skills:
- Ability to work and interact well with others
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting required
- 0-3 years of experience in a finance-related field
- Must be able to work proficiently with Microsoft Office applications
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to handle multiple tasks at the same time
- Must display an attention to detail at all times
Special Demands:
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position 90% of the time
- Position requires operation of a computer and other standard office equipment, such as a copy machine, calculator, computer printer up to 90% of the time
- Frequently communicates with employees in the office and at other remote locations
What We Do
Gavilon provides physical distribution, merchandising and trading across basic inputs and outputs, including grains, feed ingredients, and fertilizer. Gavilon also helps its customers successfully manage risk and optimize margins across the entire spectrum of agricultural.
Formerly ConAgra Trade Group, Gavilon was formed as a newly independent entity through the acquisition by a group of investors led by Ospraie Special Opportunities Fund. Gavilon is now positioned to provide its customers with a more complete and robust trading, merchandising and distribution platform than ever before.
Gavilon is headquartered in Omaha, NE with 2,000 employees worldwide, leveraging nearly 300 physical facilities on six continents. Gavilon is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marubeni Corporation.