Sr. Cost Accountant (Contract Opportunity)

About Benson Hill
Benson Hill empowers innovators to develop more healthy, tasty and sustainable food by unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants. Benson Hill’s CropOS™ platform combines machine learning and big data with breeding techniques and plant biology to drastically accelerate and simplify the product development process. This platform allows for cost-effective and more efficient ways for companies to analyze and make improvements in plant genetics. Benson Hill brings a unique and holistic approach to our product and platform development, as we span a broader workflow involving trait and seed development, genome editing, and breeding all the way to creating better ingredients and varieties that tap a strong consumer demand for more flavorful and nutritious fruits and vegetables. More information can be found online at www.bensonhill.com. Follow us on Twitter at @BensonHillInc.

Our Purpose and Core Values

Our Core Values are a set of common principles we share that are fundamental to our company’s identity.

• Be Bold!  We redefine boundaries by providing new solutions to difficult problems. Together we are driven to transform the future and will not allow the fear of failure to prevent us from innovating. We voice our opinions, embrace change, and challenge each other to think creatively.
• Be Inspired! We redefine boundaries by providing new solutions to difficult problems. Together we are driven to transform the future and will not allow the fear of failure to prevent us from innovating. We voice our opinions, embrace change, and challenge each other to think creatively.
• Be Real! We understand who we are, what we want to achieve, and what it takes to get there. We hold each other accountable through timely, candid, and well-intentioned feedback. Together we engage in honest communication and healthy debate that leads to success through true alignment.

Department Overview

The Accounting Department oversees the accounting and financial planning and reporting functions of the organization. The team oversees accounting functions such as ledger accounts, financial statements and cost control systems with a focus on regulatory compliance and practices.

Position Summary

We are actively seeking a Contract Sr. Cost Accountant to be responsible for various Cost and Inventory related duties and requires a self-directed individual, who is highly organized and has an eye for detail / accuracy. The individual must have an ability to build effective relationships across the company and must be willing to grow their skill set and perform duties as assigned. This role will be a key member for the branded products of the company and will support the go to market strategy working closely with operations and commercial business as well as finance team members.

You Will:

(Essential Duties and Responsibilities)

• Cost accounting duties as they relate to our Seeds and Soy Ingredients operations along with intercompany transactions, inventory eliminations, accounting for grower contracts, and customer billings.
• Manage inventory positions and support business integrations into grain management system.
• Perform month-end close procedure within main operating entities, including preparation of monthly journal entries, account reconciliations and analysis of results.
• Ensure accuracy of financial statements at the revenue/cost of goods sold and gross profit levels for all grain related products.
• Assist with financial close processes as they relate to assigned duties, managing deadlines to ensure proper prioritization and completion of projects and monthly processes.
• Help analyze and document balance sheet and income statement activity and variances for grain related products.
• Provide details and insight into financial matters while updating management of potential risks and areas of exposure.
• Maintain inventory item master and process records to achieve proper inventory values and cost of goods sold matching with revenue including UOM and conversions.
• Operate in grain management systems to perform inventory activities such as grain receipts, crushing activity and inventory data master set up.
• Support commercialization of branded products to drive profitability and enable go to market strategy.
• Manage annual physical inventory observation procedures at company and 3rd-party facilities.
• Analyze for obsolete or outdated inventory and perform lower of cost or ma