Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain, from field to table. Through a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization comprising six geographic regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company operates in more than 100 countries and employs approximately 18,000 people worldwide.
Job DescriptionWithin the Finance Processes, Systems and Optimization team, lead the evolution and the support of Atlas users in the time zone of the Americas.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the evolution and continuous improvement of the ATLAS core model across Finance processes, including Controlling, Accounting, Risk, interfaces and reporting, working closely with Business Process Owners, IT and regional stakeholders.
- Manage and prioritize system enhancements, incidents and bug resolution activities, ensuring testing, validation and successful deployment of new releases.
- Drive process optimization initiatives, maintain user documentation and promote best practices to improve data quality, efficiency and standardization.
- Provide functional support and training to Finance users, acting as a key point of contact during rollouts and post-go-live support activities.
- Coordinate communications and collaborate with Finance, IT and external partners to support ongoing system adoption and business needs across the Americas region.
- University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related fields, ideally complemented by Information Systems knowledge.
- 5+ years of experience in Finance, Controlling, Accounting, ERP implementations or commodity controlling environments.
- Strong understanding of financial processes, systems and business process improvement methodologies.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, organizational and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work independently and drive initiatives.
- Advanced communication and collaboration skills, with experience working across multicultural and cross-functional teams.
- Advanced English proficiency and willingness to travel.
- Strong Excel skills; experience with ERP platforms, reporting tools and commodity trading systems is a plus.
Skills Required
- University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in Finance, Controlling, Accounting, ERP implementations, or commodity controlling environments
- Strong understanding of financial processes, systems, and business process improvement methodologies
- Analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to work independently and drive initiatives
- Advanced communication and collaboration skills across multicultural and cross-functional teams
- Advanced English proficiency
- Willingness to travel
- Strong Excel skills
- Information Systems knowledge
- Experience with ERP platforms, reporting tools, and commodity trading systems
What We Do
Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. We leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world, delivering the right products to the right location, at the right time – safely, responsibly and reliably. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines (platforms). Since 1851 our portfolio has grown to include Grains & Oilseeds, Carbon Solutions, Food & Feed Solutions, Coffee, Cotton, Juice, Rice, Sugar, Freight and Global Markets. We help feed and clothe some 500 million people every year by originating, processing and transporting approximately 80 million tons of products. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and eight platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 17,000 people globally. For more information, visit www.ldc.com.
