Senior Accountant

Company Description

Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 18,000 people globally.

Job Description

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 Functions 

• Analyzes 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 entities 
• Prepares and/or reviews monthly reporting for global consolidation along with required comments and analysis for assigned business units and/or legal entities 
• Prepares and/or reviews monthly budget vs. actual variance reporting along with required comments and analysis 
• Reconciles or reviews reconcilements for all accounts within business units general ledger 
• Responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the general ledger for the assigned business units and/or legal entities 
• Reviews general ledger (G/L) accounts and compares them with various source documents to identify discrepancies and/or errors/omissions in the accounts payable/journal entry process 
• Communicates with the other LDC offices or outside counterparties to resolve discrepancies 
• Reviews and posts journal entries to reconcile G/L accounts with source documents 
• Reviews work of any subordinates 
• Coordinates industry cost budget preparation and performs analysis with commentary 
• Support the year-end and mid-year audits performed by external auditors by gathering and preparing supporting documents and schedules per their information requests 
• Follows company accounting policies and ensures they are enforced 
• Perform adhoc requests as given by managers. 
• Other duties as assigned 

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 data 
• Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned 

Qualifications

Education/Professional Certifications/Licenses 

Basic qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related business discipline 

Preferred qualifications: 

• Advanced degree or CPA certification 
• Experience with Microsoft Great Plains 

Experience 

Basic qualifications: 

• Three to five years of general accounting experience, resulting in a solid understanding of accrual accounting, general ledger practices and GAAP compliance (experience must include responsibility for a wide variety of general accounting functions, including analyzing complex general ledger accounts, reconciling discrepancies, analyzing payables and resolving discrepancies in order to prepare financial and management reports.) 
• Proficiency with spreadsheet and word-processing software, (e.g., Excel and MS Word) and various accounting systems/ databases. 
• Experience with financial consolidation of multiple entities 

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities  

Basic qualifications: 

• Knowledge of general ledger accounting practices and GAAP 
• Strong analytical and organizational skills. 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. 
• Strong documentation skills. 
• Ability to analyze account variances and resolve discrepancies. 
• Ability to work independently and propose solutions. 
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet strict monthly deadlines.  
• Detail oriented. 
• Proficiency with spreadsheet and word-p