Financial Analyst/Accountant - Cargill Risk Management (CRM) - Cargill - Hopkins, MN

The Accounting Analyst role is a challenging opportunity to learn the complexities of CRM’s structures and products in a fast-paced, rapidly growing environment. This role is responsible for producing and communicating accurate and timely financial and management reporting information for CRM globally. This role works closely with other CRM functions including Operations, Middle Office, Credit, Marketing, and Trading. Development will include creating or enhancing financial analyses and gaining extensive experience with derivatives, applying knowledge to account for new structures and products with business growth.

A successful candidate for this role will develop strong relationships with our commercial and finance teams and will provide value-added financial analysis to help drive sound business decisions. Strong business partnering, analytical and process improvement skills will be essential as our focus shifts to financial planning and analysis.

Principle Accountabilities:

• Execute daily, monthly, and quarterly accounting processes, including performing account reconciliations, p&l reconciliations, following/enhancing control processes, and researching/problem solving trade related issues. 45%

• Ensure month-end corporate financial and tax reporting requirements are met. This will require review/understanding of trading activity within the trial balance and an understanding of how new business or changes in business activity should be properly reported. 20%

• Produce internal management reporting and value-added financial analysis, providing insights to the business 20%

• Participate in business process enhancements, project work, and other ad-hoc requests 15%


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting or Finance

• 2+ years of experience with general ledger reconciliation and p&l analysis

• Thrives in a fast paced environment

• Enjoys dealing with multiple priorities and urgent requests

• Deep curiosity; learns complex subjects quickly

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Demonstrated ability to be proactive and take initiative to solve problems

• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to be creative and think strategically about business processes

• Strong internal control orientation

• Advanced Excel skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience accounting for futures, options, swaps, or other derivatives

• Experience with Summit and IRIS

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.

Job
Finance/Accounting

Primary Location
US-MN-Hopkins

Schedule

Full-time

Job Type

Standard

Shift

Day Job