Accountant, Senior

Summary

CHS is hiring Senior Accountant to join its Ag Retail Accounting team. The Senior Accountant will provide day-to-day support for the business unit customers and vendors while seeking process improvement efficiencies and understand corporate structures, business contacts, and stakeholders.  The person in this role will also participate in special projects and other duties as assigned.

This is a hybrid position where you will be working in the office three days a week.

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Responsibilities

• Ensure that financial reports are completed on time, in accordance with GAAP principles, and that they accurately reflect financial position.
• Reconcile more complex accounts and check the accuracy of journal entries to ensure that the general ledger is accurate and complete.
• Check and analyze financial information and prepare more complex financial reports and Accounting statements to provide senior management with accurate and timely. information for making financial decisions.
• Provide technical Accounting advice within area of expertise to functional or operational areas managers to help them develop revenue and expense budgets, understand financial reports, and manage their financial responsibilities.
• Coach, advise, and/or train less-experienced accountants and serve as a point of escalation for more complex accounting issues.
• Other duties and responsibilities as needed or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications (required)

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Economics, Business, Business Administration, or related field 
• 4+ years of experience in Finance and/or Accounting

Additional Qualifications

• Knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Knowledge of modern accounting and office methods and procedures
• Must possess a solid foundation in accounting fundamentals
• CPA certification or CPA exam eligible
• Experience with Finance ERP system
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with others to obtain, share, verify and validate information
• Proficiency in MS Office suite
• Pre-employment screening is based on the job requirements and industry guidelines and may or may not be required for the position. If required, selected candidates must pass pre-employment screenings to include all or a combination of drug, criminal, motor vehicle check, physical requirements and FMSCA Clearinghouse.