Essential Functions:Accounting and Finance Operations
- Continue to build and maintain a strong control framework that verifies the integrity of all systems, processes, and data, which includes, but is not limited to: internal and external monthly financial statements, shareholder accounting, accounts payable, purchase orders, expense reports, payroll processing, payroll tax compliance, billings, cash receipts, departmental budgets/forecasts, and actual expenditures. Strong ability to document and maintain control narratives a plus.
- Along with external consultants, oversee audit and tax functions to ensure a clean and timely year end audit
- Coordinate with the Director of FP&A in leading the local compilation of monthly movement and storage schedule and managing the budget process
- Ensure SMBSC movement and storage schedules are accurate, cost effective and efficient, including understanding annual, monthly and day-to-day schedules and constraints in conjunction with the Company's external marketing/trading partners
- Work with local management to build an annual budget and monthly forecasts, discussing variances to the forecast
- Coordinate yearend effort around producing annual report
- Be accountable for owning the Renville balance sheet and reconciliations
- Ensure an accurate and timely financial close (six days)
- Collaborate with other department leaders to support overall business goals and objectives
- Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger structure
- Spending authorization reviewer on board approved approval chain for expenditures and capital requests.
- Advise staff regarding the handling of non-routine reporting transactions
- Create Technical Accounting Memos as the needs arise for documentation
- Respond to inquiries across the business regarding financial results and reporting, special reporting requests and the like
- Assist in developing and implementing of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the department and operations
- Provide training to new and existing staff as needed
- Work on special projects and workflow process improvements; manage projects for any system implementation or upgrade
- Resolve complex accounting issues
Insurance
- Manage annual renewal of insurance policies
- Coordinate with insurance brokers on large claims for the business
Leadership
- Offers leadership by strengthening internal communications with staff at all levels throughout the Company; creates and promotes a positive and supportive work environment that promotes housekeeping and safety
- Provides subject matter expertise on accounting and finance-related topics to the Executive Team, operations and other vested partners
- Serve on leadership committees aimed at creating an Employer of Choice culture
- Maintain memberships and affiliations with trade and/or professional organizations related to the company
Core Competencies and Skill Requirements:
- Broad understanding of accounting and economic practices
- Knowledge of applicable accounts payable/general ledger systems and procedures, financial chart of accounts, regulatory standards and compliance as well as corporate procedures; payroll practices and standard labor laws, including familiarity with payroll deductions and withholdings
- Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data
- Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, production methods, and coordination of people and resources
- Ability to provide guidance and expert advice to executive management and other groups based on technical, system-related or process-related topics in accounting and finance
- In depth knowledge of SSCI plant operating, loadout and inventory capacities while seeking opportunities with key partners to utilize turn times and become more efficient
- Superior critical thinking skills
- Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
- Ability to identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
- Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
- Ability to read and understand information and ideas presented through written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents
- Ability to analyze and evaluate forecasting systems by determining how a system should work and how changes in input data through production, inventory, economic data, and government regulations will affect outcomes as well as identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance
- Strong conflict management and resolution skills
- Ability to handle complaints, settle disputes and resolve conflicts; negotiate with internal and external audiences
- Ability to maintain a high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw conclusions
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Ability to operate computerized accounting and spreadsheet programs
- Ability to create formulas, pivot tables, and graphs using Microsoft Excel
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with internal and external audiences and maintain these relationships over time to advance the overall public image of SMBSC
- Ability to have a high attention to detail
- Ability to communicate with employees, prospective employees, partners and others to answer questions and distribute information
- Commitment to safety
- Ability to work in a responsible, safe manner by adhering to SMBSC's safety protocol
Required Education and Experience:Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; Certified Public Accountant and/or Master's in Business Administration preferred
- Ten or more years of experience working in accounting with at least five years' experience coordinating audit activities and managing reporting