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Accounting - Finance
Accounting Manager - Dairy Foods
Accounting - Finance
#797918
Remote / WFH
LandOLakes
Job Description
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field required
A minimum of 5 years of progressive finance/accounting experience required
Ability to work in fast-paced, changing environment under tight compliance deadlines
Strong analytical skills to assess variances, trends, and reserve requirements
Attention to detail and accuracy required
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Proven ability to build effective teams and relationships with peers and internal customers
Benefits
In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges
We provide a broad portfolio of benefits to keep you and your family at your best
Responsibilities
In this position you will be responsible for overseeing the Fluid Milk accounting processes and team
Oversee the Fluid Milk accounting month-end close process and financial reporting which includes establishing timelines for deliverables, overseeing the preparation and review of journal entries and account reconciliations
Provide direct support and leadership for financial oversight to ensure revenue, costs, and reserves are recorded accurately for the fluid milk business
Ensure compliance with GAAP, corporate policies, and internal control requirements
Review and manage the preparation of customer invoicing and internal plant charges for milk receipts
Review and approve supplier invoices for milk purchases, operating with tight compliance deadlines (USDA and Federal Milk Marketing order)
Provide leadership, professional development and coaching to the fluid milk accounting staff (5 direct reports) including conducting mid-year and year-end performance reviews
Provide guidance and feedback, promote and develop a team atmosphere, and monitor individual workloads and make adjustments as needed
Oversee payments for milk purchases to Land O’Lakes Dairy members and to haulers for milk deliveries
Coordinate and monitor preparation of supporting schedules for quarter-end and year-end requests from external auditors
·Collaborate with business partners to drive process improvement activities through leading or supporting projects and other initiatives
Job description
Accounting Manager - Dairy Foods
We are hiring an Accounting Manager for our Dairy Foods Business. In this position you will be responsible for overseeing the Fluid Milk accounting processes and team.
Primary responsibilities include:
• Oversee the Fluid Milk accounting month-end close process and financial reporting which includes establishing timelines for deliverables, overseeing the preparation and review of journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Provide direct support and leadership for financial oversight to ensure revenue, costs, and reserves are recorded accurately for the fluid milk business. Ensure compliance with GAAP, corporate policies, and internal control requirements.
• Review and manage the preparation of customer invoicing and internal plant charges for milk receipts. Review and approve supplier invoices for milk purchases, operating with tight compliance deadlines (USDA and Federal Milk Marketing order)
• Provide leadership, professional development and coaching to the fluid milk accounting staff (5 direct reports) including conducting mid-year and year-end performance reviews. Provide guidance and feedback, promote and develop a team atmosphere, and monitor individual workloads and make adjustments as needed.
• Oversee payments for milk purchases to Land O’Lakes Dairy members and to haulers for milk deliveries.
• Coordinate and monitor preparation of supporting schedules for quarter-end and year-end requests from external auditors.
• ·Collaborate with business partners to drive process improvement activities through leading or supporting projects and other initiatives.
Experience & Education:
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field required. CPA or MBA preferred. A minimum of 5 years of progressive finance/accounting experience required.
• Previous leadership experience highly desired. Knowledge of the milk or dairy industry is a plus.
• Knowledge/proficiency of JD Edwards or other ERP systems, strong excel, Hyperion Essbase preferred.
Competencies:
• Ability to work in fast-paced, changing environment under tight compliance deadlines.
• Strong analytical skills to assess variances, trends, and reserve requirements. Attention to detail and accuracy required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to build effective teams and relationships with peers and internal customers.
$93,360-$140,040. In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges.
About Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.
We provide a broad portfolio of benefits to keep you and your family at your best. Land O'Lakes is Where Your Future Takes Root.
Land O’Lakes and our global entities support diversity in employment practices.
Neither Land O’Lakes, nor its affiliates or search firms, will ever contact you and ask for confidential information over the phone or in email. If you receive a call or email like this, please do not provide the information being requested.
If you need to submit a reasonable accommodation request to complete the employment application process, please call the HR Solution Center at 844-LOL-HR4U (844-565-4748) M-F 8:00am-4:30pm CT.
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field required
A minimum of 5 years of progressive finance/accounting experience required
Ability to work in fast-paced, changing environment under tight compliance deadlines
Strong analytical skills to assess variances, trends, and reserve requirements
Attention to detail and accuracy required
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Proven ability to build effective teams and relationships with peers and internal customers
Benefits
In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges
We provide a broad portfolio of benefits to keep you and your family at your best
Responsibilities
In this position you will be responsible for overseeing the Fluid Milk accounting processes and team
Oversee the Fluid Milk accounting month-end close process and financial reporting which includes establishing timelines for deliverables, overseeing the preparation and review of journal entries and account reconciliations
Provide direct support and leadership for financial oversight to ensure revenue, costs, and reserves are recorded accurately for the fluid milk business
Ensure compliance with GAAP, corporate policies, and internal control requirements
Review and manage the preparation of customer invoicing and internal plant charges for milk receipts
Review and approve supplier invoices for milk purchases, operating with tight compliance deadlines (USDA and Federal Milk Marketing order)
Provide leadership, professional development and coaching to the fluid milk accounting staff (5 direct reports) including conducting mid-year and year-end performance reviews
Provide guidance and feedback, promote and develop a team atmosphere, and monitor individual workloads and make adjustments as needed
Oversee payments for milk purchases to Land O’Lakes Dairy members and to haulers for milk deliveries
Coordinate and monitor preparation of supporting schedules for quarter-end and year-end requests from external auditors
·Collaborate with business partners to drive process improvement activities through leading or supporting projects and other initiatives
Job description
Accounting Manager - Dairy Foods
We are hiring an Accounting Manager for our Dairy Foods Business. In this position you will be responsible for overseeing the Fluid Milk accounting processes and team.
Primary responsibilities include:
• Oversee the Fluid Milk accounting month-end close process and financial reporting which includes establishing timelines for deliverables, overseeing the preparation and review of journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Provide direct support and leadership for financial oversight to ensure revenue, costs, and reserves are recorded accurately for the fluid milk business. Ensure compliance with GAAP, corporate policies, and internal control requirements.
• Review and manage the preparation of customer invoicing and internal plant charges for milk receipts. Review and approve supplier invoices for milk purchases, operating with tight compliance deadlines (USDA and Federal Milk Marketing order)
• Provide leadership, professional development and coaching to the fluid milk accounting staff (5 direct reports) including conducting mid-year and year-end performance reviews. Provide guidance and feedback, promote and develop a team atmosphere, and monitor individual workloads and make adjustments as needed.
• Oversee payments for milk purchases to Land O’Lakes Dairy members and to haulers for milk deliveries.
• Coordinate and monitor preparation of supporting schedules for quarter-end and year-end requests from external auditors.
• ·Collaborate with business partners to drive process improvement activities through leading or supporting projects and other initiatives.
Experience & Education:
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field required. CPA or MBA preferred. A minimum of 5 years of progressive finance/accounting experience required.
• Previous leadership experience highly desired. Knowledge of the milk or dairy industry is a plus.
• Knowledge/proficiency of JD Edwards or other ERP systems, strong excel, Hyperion Essbase preferred.
Competencies:
• Ability to work in fast-paced, changing environment under tight compliance deadlines.
• Strong analytical skills to assess variances, trends, and reserve requirements. Attention to detail and accuracy required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to build effective teams and relationships with peers and internal customers.
$93,360-$140,040. In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges.
About Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.
We provide a broad portfolio of benefits to keep you and your family at your best. Land O'Lakes is Where Your Future Takes Root.
Land O’Lakes and our global entities support diversity in employment practices.
Neither Land O’Lakes, nor its affiliates or search firms, will ever contact you and ask for confidential information over the phone or in email. If you receive a call or email like this, please do not provide the information being requested.
If you need to submit a reasonable accommodation request to complete the employment application process, please call the HR Solution Center at 844-LOL-HR4U (844-565-4748) M-F 8:00am-4:30pm CT.
