rueline's client, a leading agribusiness company located in TX, is seeking a Commodity Trade Accounting Manager to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in managing the accounting operations for their dynamic AgriFoods division, which includes commodity trading and farming activities.
What You'll Do as the Commodity Trade Accounting Manager:
- Prepare and review accounts payable, receivable, bank reconciliations, journal entries, and payroll for the Accounting department.
- Receive trade slips, forward contracts, and maintain forecasted financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, cash flows, and market-to-market analyses per entity and business unit.
- Manage month-end accounting close and internal/external reporting requirements across all AgriFoods divisions.
- Maintain and document accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls to minimize risk.
- Prepare periodic financial reports in accordance with GAAP principles.
- Collaborate with trading, farming, and management teams to communicate variances between general ledger gross profit and daily P&L reports.
- Produce annual budgets, forecasts, and report significant variances to management.
- Prepare weekly cash flow reports.
- Coordinate with external auditors and provide information for annual audits.
- Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal government requirements.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
You'll Succeed as the Commodity Trade Accounting Manager if you Have:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance (required). CPA designation preferred.
- At least 3 years of accounting experience related to commodity trading.
- Significant experience in a commodity trading organization, with financial control and accounting exposure.
- Familiarity with the Daily P&L process in a commodity trading environment.
- Experience working with large raw data sets and manipulating data in Excel.
- Ability to develop relationships with multiple stakeholders, including traders, marketers, risk & IT professionals.
- Experience collaborating with departments like Risk, Middle Office, Operations, and Settlements.
- Experience with Oracle NetSuite (desirable).
- Excellent management, supervisory, analytical, and organizational skills.
- Proficiency in database and accounting computer application systems.
- Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
Our Client Offers:
- Competitive compensation packages
- Opportunities for career growth and development
- Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and paid time off
Trueline and its clients are unabashed equal-opportunity employers committed to a diverse workforce. We want smart and ambitious applicants and recruit, refer, hire, place, and promote without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law. The more diverse and inclusive we are, the better our work will be.
Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalized folks tend to apply only when they check every box. So, if you think you have what it takes but don't necessarily meet every single point in the job description, we encourage you to apply.
