Senior Accountant

Job summary

Lead and support accounting staff while preparing, consolidating, and analyzing financial statements, reconciliations, journal entries, forecasts, and profit reports. Maintain the general ledger and reporting structure, investigate cost and intercompany discrepancies, support the year-end audit, and provide financial analysis and decision support to management.

Job details

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT Job description – FOB Operational Segment Summary: This is an opportunity to be an integral part of the Accounting Team at Lipman Family Farms, responsible for providing key decision support to executive leadership in a fast growing, nation-wide fresh produce company. This role provides vital financial performance information and analysis to Sr. Management and ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions. Lipman Family Farms offers a competitive compensation package and benefits including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K, flexible scheduling, etc. Essential Duties and Requirements: Lead 1 to 2 staff accountants Preparation, consolidation, and analysis of financial statements Prepare monthly account reconciliations with analysis and explanations Prepare and post month-end journal entries Review journal entries to ensure accuracy Communicate with company stakeholders regarding financial questions and research Develop procedures and process improvements Provide guidance and training to Staff accountants & Accounting Clerks Participate in year-end external financial statement audit Maintain general ledger chart of accounts and reporting structure in company ERP and reporting system Prepare and update various forecasts across multiple locations monthly. Investigate discrepancies in monthly cost reports and effectively communicate findings to relevant managers, including those at the farm level. Review and research intercompany transactions for proper elimination Assist with the preparation of weekly profit reports. Develop procedures and process improvements Ad hoc projects as assigned Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Accounting 5 years proven success in a similar role Leadership/supervisory experience in Accounting Proclivity for attention to detail, organization and follow-through Strong problem-solving and analytical skills Ability to complete projects timely and accurately is critical Advanced computer skills; particularly Microsoft Excel Strong written and oral communication skills and Strong business acumen Ability to work both independently and in a team environment Experience in agriculture or manufacturing industries a plus Experience with IBM Cognos TM1 or Microsoft Power BI a plus

What you’ll do

Lead and support accounting staff while preparing, consolidating, and analyzing financial statements, reconciliations, journal entries, forecasts, and profit reports. Maintain the general ledger and reporting structure, investigate cost and intercompany discrepancies, support the year-end audit, and provide financial analysis and decision support to management.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in Accounting, at least five years of success in a similar role, and accounting leadership or supervisory experience. Candidates should have strong analytical, organizational, communication, business, and computer skills, particularly in Excel; agriculture or manufacturing experience and Cognos TM1 or Power BI experience are advantages.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401K
• Flexible Scheduling

Listed skills

• Financial analysis · Preferred
• Process Improvement · Preferred
• Staff Leadership · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Financial Statement Preparation
• Financial Analysis
• Account Reconciliation
• Journal Entries
• General Ledger
• Financial Forecasting
• Intercompany Transactions
• Cost Analysis
• Process Improvement
• Staff Leadership
• Staff Training
• External Audit Support
• Microsoft Excel
• IBM Cognos TM1
• Microsoft Power BI
• Communication

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Management & Leadership
• Agriculture
• Data & Analytics