Accounting Specialist - Minneapolis, MN

Job Description

Accounting Specialist - Minneapolis, MN

This is a full time, exempt position

Position Summary:

This Financial Services Representative and Business Development is an integral part of the ADM Financial Accounts team and general business development for all AS&O business units in the North Region. A core focus on providing financing and accounting functions for our financed accounts and business affiliates. This position will also be tasked with developing process standardizations and business process automation across the Financial Accounts team and various other ADM commercial business units.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

One essential function of this role is providing outstanding customer service to our financed accounts and accounting clients by servicing existing clients and providing new processes to further build efficiencies for both ADM and our clients. The other major duty is providing business analysis and project development across all AS&O business functions in the region. Other significant duties are as follows:

• Responsible for preparing interim and year-end financial statements for assigned country elevator accounts. Includes minimal local travel to call on accounts and to work on site. Also includes preparation of various reports as needed by client or other financial intuitions.
• Responsible for monitoring credit compliance with respect to assigned country elevator financed accounts. Includes annual credit review and credit recommendations.
• Promote new business where ADM services can be used to enhance grain origination.
• Develop system processes that will create additional efficiencies for the Financial Services team.
• Build and present project and business development cases with high levels of long-term strategic and financial analysis for our Joint Venture businesses.
• Perform tasks as business analyst such as assisting and making recommendations to improve day-to-day business functions in various commercial business units of the office.
• Assist in providing business returns analysis for various ADM business units. Providing project return presentations for various business projects.

Job Requirements:

• Education: College graduate with major emphasis in accounting, business, or agricultural economics or equivalent. Previous accounting, business, and financial analysis experience of 1-5 years preferred but not required.
• Experience: Merchandising/grain background and business/accounting a definite plus.
• Skills: Complete knowledge of general ledger, balance sheets, accounts payable/receivable, fundamentals of tax return preparation and various reporting procedures. Understanding of grain accounting, grain futures and grain basis. Computer skills and experience with Excel spreadsheet and Microsoft word processing applications, PowerPoint and Outlook. Ability to interact with variety of personalities.
• Requirements: Committed to corporate ethics policies and safety programs. Attend training sessions (external or internal) to keep on top of new technology and innovation.
• Equipment used:
• PC/Laptop computer systems
• SSI software and Proware Asset Keeper software
• 10-key calculator
• Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted, or changed at any time at the discretion of management, either orally or in writing.

Excited about this role but don't think you meet every requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.

ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.

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