Job Description

Are you ready to put your skills to the test? Does the chance to work with a reputable Agriculture company excite you? If so, Robert Half is looking for you. The Senior Accountant handles a wide range of tasks, including financial statement preparation and consolidation, account analysis and reconciliations, cash flow analysis, budgets and forecasting, audit preparation, and internal control maintenance and regulatory reporting. Candidate must possess top-notch analytical skills. This permanent position comes with a strong compensation and benefits package, as well as the chance of growth. This Senior Accountant role is located in White Plains, New York within the Agriculture field.

What you get to do every single day

- Assemble monthly consolidated P& L and Balance Sheet flux analysis for management reporting

- Analyze financial information and report on financial results (trends, performance metrics, benchmarks)

- Work with business partners to ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies, procedures and controls and provide support on special requests

- Formulate Balance Sheet account reconciliations

- Aid in coordinating quarterly reviews and testing with internal and external auditors

- Partake in various department-wide initiatives

- Administer Ad-hoc projects as necessary

- Continuously analyze current automation of the accounting and reporting process and present improvement suggestions

- Complete monthly accounting close procedures and deliverables that includes journal entries, reconciliations, and reports in the compensation area in compliance with GAAP

Requirements

- Ability to work well in matrix organization and dealing with ambiguity

- Great written, verbal, and interpersonal skills

- Solid understanding of month end closings

- Public Accounting experience

- BA/BS in Accounting, CPA credentials are preferred

- Self-starter, ability to identify issues and resolve problems

- Vow to meet business deadlines

- Attention to detail and proven ability to follow standard procedures is a requirement

- Prior experience in a public accounting environment is highly valued

- ERP system experience

- 3-5 years of overall general accounting experience, ideally with Big 4 experience

- Skill with corporate performance management (CPM) and business intelligence systems required

- Demonstrated analytical abilities, tendency to quickly connect dots and surmise logical outcomes

- Deep understanding of internal controls and SOX compliance

- Exceptional time management skills preferred

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