This position performs as a lead accountant for several business units and/or legal entitles for a regional office of a global leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Primary Responsibilities/Essential FunctionsAnalyzes and Reviews various daily physical and futures trading activities in relation to completing accurate Daily P&L estimates for our various trading and operating activities.  Completes Daily P&L estimate calculations for various trade and operating activities.Prepares and reviews daily positions reports and supporting details for merchandisers and management.Performs quantity reconciliations for trading activities.Reviews and approves accounting journal entries for trading activities and certain operating activities.Prepares and/or reviews monthly financial statements and supporting schedules for local management for multiple business units and/or legal entitiesPrepares and/or reviews monthly reporting for global consolidation along with required comments and analysis for assigned business units and/or legal entitiesPrepares and/or reviews monthly budget vs. actual variance reporting along with required comments and analysisReconciles or reviews reconcilements for all accounts within business units general ledgerResponsible for the accuracy and completeness of the general ledger for the assigned business units and/or legal entitiesReviews general ledger (G/L) accounts and compares them with relevant source documents to identify discrepancies and/or errors/omissions in the accounts payable/journal entry processProactively communicates with the necessary stakeholders to resolve discrepanciesReviews and posts journal entries to reconcile G/L accounts with source documentsReviews work of any subordinates for accuracyCoordinates industry cost budget preparation and performs analysis with commentarySupport the year-end and mid-year audits performed by external auditors by gathering and preparing supporting documents and schedules per their information requestsFollows company accounting policies and ensures they are enforced Additional Responsibilities:Performs special projects, including preparing financial and management reports, preparing spreadsheets, retrieving data from systems, assisting with implementation of new systems and managing dataAdditional duties and responsibilities as assigned
