Accounting Associate

Position Summary

Join a team focused on the success of our customers, the success of our communities, and the success of each other. Farm Credit East (FCE) is the leading provider of loans and farm advisory services to farm, forest product, fishing, and other agricultural business owners across the northeast with $11.7 billion in total loan volume and $29 million in annual financial services revenue from 18,000 customers across our 8-state territory. We are One Team Working Together with a focus on our five pillars: Outstanding Customer and Employee Experience, Quality Growth, Operational Excellence, Commitment to our Communities, and Protecting Customer Information. 

 

As a member of the Farm Advisory Services team, the Accounting Associate works as part of a team dedicated to improving our customers’ financial reporting, providing them with the information they need to make business decisions and ensuring their compliance with Federal and State tax laws and payroll laws. A good understanding of tax and accounting principles is key, as are excellent communication and customer service skills. This person works closely with business accounting staff, consultants, and other business units to develop a strong understanding of Farm Credit East's products and services to provide valuable solutions to customers’ financial and business needs. Those successful in this role possess a proactive mindset along with a willingness to cultivate relationships with both new and existing clients.

 

The value drivers for this role are as follows:

• Provides high quality accounting services for a profitable fee to fuel Association growth and add value to the customer relationship
• Executes on Farm Credit East’s adoption of digital tools for a world-class customer experience

 

Come join a collaborative, customer-focused team at Farm Credit East!

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

Creating Customer Value

• Accurately manages the following services per ACA and regulatory standards: preparation and management of customer accounting records, financial analysis in support of our business consulting and tax programs, setup and maintenance of depreciation schedules, 1099 preparation, quarterly payroll reports, income tax preparation, and generation of management and compliance reports, among others
• Delivers accurate, high quality, high impact tax and accounting services to customers in a manner that motivates and enables them to better accomplish their objectives
• Contributes to the success of customer businesses and the Association through the timely and accurate delivery of financial services to customers for a profitable fee
• Actively cross-sells all Farm Credit East services and adequately document in Agworx
• Maintains accounting standards knowledge, as well as federal and state tax knowledge and have a thorough understanding of all tax and records software programs 

 

Customer Centricity

• Follows up on customer communication within 24 hours
• Actively manages CCH workstream data and Agworx dashboards to ensure data integrity
• Adheres to Farm Credit time and billing practices and procedures ensuring timely and transparent billing

 

Job Qualifications and Requirements:

• This position requires a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Agriculture, Agri-Business, Economics, Finance, Business or a related field
• We offer hybrid work options after two weeks of employment with Farm Credit East. Hybrid work options are determined based on job role and balancing the needs of the customers, the team, and individual work performance. This will be reviewed based on manager discretion.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Salary Range: $53,000 to $65,000 commensurate with experience
• Short-Term Incentive to reward business results