What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant position at COLUMBIA GRAIN?
Job Details
Description
Organizational Background
Columbia Grain International, LLC. is a long time established full-service grain company in the grain and pulses business. Headquartered in Portland, OR, we own/operate over 60 elevators and offices throughout WA, ID, MT, NE and ND to support our domestic and export sales program.
We are a mid-size company with over 450 employees overall. The employees at Columbia Grain, at all levels of our organization, represent some of the most experienced and knowledgeable in the industry. We are proud of our ability to attract and maintain talented, efficient, long term, community minded employees who can develop lasting relationships with producers and customers both domestic and around the world.
Position Description
The primary responsibility of the Staff Accountant will be to assist in providing financial information to management by preparing reports, reviewing data and make necessary adjustments and corrections. The Staff Accountant will work with the other members of the Accounting team to meet operational goals while maintaining quality and efficiencies.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Collaborates with the Assistant Controller and remotely located Controller and Accounting Manager to research and correct issues as needed.
- Completes the daily bank reconciliation
- Updates the daily FX Report
- Updates the daily Canadian FX rate in Agtech
- Performs balance sheet reconciliations for the cash accounts and prepaid insurance
- Posts GL entries as needed
- Finalizes bank checking and assembles the bank recon packet
- Reconciles Canadian bank accounts monthly
- Assists CFO, Controller and Assistant Controller with special projects.
- Helps coordinate accounting systems and internal controls.
- Collaborates with Assistant Controller to evaluate financial statement results and investigate certain areas as needed.
- Assists with year-end audit requests and documentation gathering.
- Maintain accurate supporting documentation for all work.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Skills, Knowledge, Education and Experience
- Associate degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance.
- Minimum of 1-3 years of progressive accounting experience, or combination of comparable education and experience.
- Working knowledge of US GAAP.
- Familiar with general closing procedures, internal controls and financial statements.
- Intermediate experience with Microsoft Excel.
- SQL Server, Agvance and Agtech accounting software experience a plus.
- Highly organized with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and assignments with deadlines.
- Strong conceptual and problem-solving skills to evaluate problems and apply knowledge to identify appropriate solutions; ability to resolve issues effectively and efficiently.
- Proficient and hands-on experience with spreadsheets and financial reports.
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to interact with all levels within the company, and with vendors and customers.
- Ability to uphold and maintain discretion and care regarding confidential and sensitive personnel and company information.
- Ability to be flexible and adaptive to successfully achieve the function of the position.
Benefits Offered
- Comprehensive Health, Dental, RX and Aflac benefits
- Company paid Life Insurance and Disability
- Flexible Spending Plans
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401K Retirement savings plan
- Paid Holidays, Vacation and Sick leave
Successful completion of initial and ongoing employment screens, including but not limited to criminal background and vehicle record as required.
Columbia Grain is an Equal Opportunity Employer
