Analyst, Financial Senior
CHS Inc. is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States that provides grain, food and energy resources to businesses and consumers around the world. We serve agriculture customers and consumers across the United States and around the world. Most of our 10,000 employees are in the United States, but today we have employees in 19 countries. At CHS, we are creating connections to empower agriculture.
Summary
CHS has an exciting opportunity within our Global Grain & Processing division. We are looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to prepare and analyze the financial statements and provide financial support to our Fairmont and Sunflower processing facilities. You must be a detail oriented, analytical, highly organized self-starter with the ability to multi-task and have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
This position is hybrid with travel up to 20% of the time to operating facilities.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the key business partner for the Fairmont and Sunflower processing facilities
- Lead the financial planning processes including forecasting, budgeting and long-range plan process, ensuring complete and accurate understanding of business plans and financial impacts.
- Lead activities related to the production of financial statements and reporting of results.
- Perform variance analysis with the ability to understand and communicate key drivers of change.
- Perform ad hoc reporting, analysis and investigation of issues, providing explanations and interpretation.
- Partner with leadership to develop, prepare and present Key Performance Indicators and metrics.
- Track and monitor Capex project and spend
- Lead cost accounting activities for the Fairmont processing plant.
- Lead and provide insights for evaluating, recommending, maintaining, and monitoring appropriate internal controls and related documentation.
- Build relationships at all levels of the organization to facilitate collaboration across business departments and functions to deliver desired outcomes.
- Travel to plant location as needed to partner on business improvement opportunities including, cost management, efficiency, capital initiatives, and quarterly inventory counts.
- Identify and lead opportunities to use automation and data to improve business performance.
Minimum Qualifications (required)
- 7+ years of experience in one or more of the following: Accounting, Audit, Credit & Collections, Payroll, Procurement, Accounts Payable, Financial Reporting & Analysis, Tax, or Treasury
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field
Additional Qualifications
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and Word including creation of pivot tables, chart and formulas such as VLOOKUP and IF statements
- Advanced proficiency with Power BI or similar advanced reporting tools
- Demonstrated advanced knowledge of and direct application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Prior direct experience using enterprise-wide ERP systems
- Proven success collaborating with internal and external stakeholders
- Extensive experience analyzing, interpreting, and reporting financial data
- Ability to travel domestically up to 20%
- Extensive understanding of accounting processes and internal controls with an ability to identify and address weaknesses in controls
- Experience with SAP general ledger and related reporting software
- Ability to solicit support for ideas and provide sound rationale for recommendations
- Ability to complete assignments independently and handle complex accounting activities
- Identifies accounting issues, researches possible solutions and forms conclusions to present to management.
- Ability to select, develop staff and work in a team environment to achieve desired results
- CPA, CMA or similar professional certification
- Experience with Agriculture and/or Energy industries
- Manufacturing or processing industry knowledge or experience #LI-WB1
CHS offers a competitive total rewards package. Compensation includes base wage and, depending upon position, may include other earnings such as bonus, incentives and commissions. Actual pay offered will vary based on multiple factors which may include, without limitation, experience, education, training, specialized skills and certifications, minimum wage/salary requirements under local law.
Benefits include medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, life insurance, health and dependent care spending accounts, paid time off, 401(k), pension, profit sharing, short- and long-term disability, tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance, subject to the eligibility requirements for each benefit plan.
CHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability.
Please note that any communication from a CHS recruiter would be sent using a chsinc.com email address. In addition, a CHS recruiter will not ask for confidential information over the phone or in an email, or request money from a candidate involved in an offer process. If you have questions regarding an employment opportunity, please reach out to chscareers@chsinc.com; to verify that the communication is from CHS.
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