PURPOSEThe Regional Accounting Specialist position is to support the initiatives of Central Valley Ag by assisting their region in inventory and billing accuracies through internal auditing, training and assisting employees within their region as needed. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Internal Audits - Perform internal divisional audits at each location within your Region(s) at a minimum of once a year. Examine records and processes at locations to ensure timely recording of transactions and compliance with applicable standard operating procedures. Follow up audit as requested or required based upon scores. Document answers and sampling and communicate results to the applicable managers as outlined in the Internal Audit procedures.
- Inventory Variances - Review inventory variance reports and request information on variances over $1K for month and $2k for year. Formulate and track regional variances to report to Location Managers, Regional Operations Manager, VP's of Operations, Controller and Internal Auditor.
- Monitor location accounting activity - Review billing to ensure timely and accurate in reviewing sales activity report or Agronomy Controller's detailed billing report provided. Track the billing errors by location and user for a specific month, outlined in Auditing SOP. Monitor to ensure timely and accurate receipts of products and internal transfers.
- Monitors CFA program to ensure invoices are following guidelines.
- Prepays - Monitoring prepays, making corrections, closing prepays, communicating issues with prepays, changing program types when approved and reconciling prepays for customers.
- Cash Drawer - Daily cash drawer reconciliation for all locations within your Region(s).
- Support CSS - by answering questions, providing them with regular communications with new processes, and programs as well as general communications. Monitor progress and report to Location Manager and Regional Operations Manager of inconsistencies in receiving product, billing or inventory.
- Visit each location at a minimum of once a month, working with CSS and Location Manager on any training or procedures requested.
- Fiscal year end - Follow up on orders on hold, clean up all prepays, Power BI missing unit numbers and applicators, clear out negative inventory, aerial reconciliation, update pesticide licenses for customers, review GCO for uncompleted and unbilled workorders and transport loads.
- Analyzes complaints from customers and work with the CSS to research and provide a timely solution that meets the customers' needs.
- Assist with training needs of the CSS's utilizing LMS Learning Management System , cross train CSS's for coverage, schedule appointments for one-on-one training as time permits and coordinate group training sessions pre-harvest and pre-agronomy season with the Region(s) CSS's and the BSS team.
- Assists with collecting information and training in mergers and acquisitions within applicable Region(s).
- Merchant Ag - Assist Business Support team with testing new releases and report results to the team leads.
- Other duties as required.
SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIESNone.REQUIRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
- Associate degree in Accounting/Finance or two to four years of related experience.
- Ability to multi-task several assignments simultaneously and establish job priorities.
- Employ fundamental accounting skills: general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable and account reconciliations.
- To consistently meet internal and external deadlines.
- Strong competencies in computer applications including Microsoft products.
- Must exhibit the ability to work in a collaborative and team environment.
- Follows through with commitments and can be counted on to meet deadlines.
- Always maintains a positive attitude.
- Actively looks for ways to help customers.
- Completes work in a timely manner with a high level of accuracy.
- Works in a way that demonstrates safety is a priority. Promotes a work environment that is safe for everyone.
- We value the highest ethical standard-our word is our bond.
- Ability to communicate in a professional manner and establish effective working relationships with internal operations and external customers.
Position can be located in our Region 9 Territory (Beloit, Lincoln, Tipton, Hunter, Courtland, Glen Elder, Esbon - Kansas)Central Valley AgCentral Valley Ag is a farmer-owned cooperative headquartered in York, Neb. CVA has locations in Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska. CVA is an innovative leader providing products and services in grain, agronomy, feed, and energy. You can find more information about Central Valley Ag by visiting www.cvacoop.com.EOE race/color/sex/sexual orientation/gender identity/disability/veteranStay in touch with us on: LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and PinterestUpdated: March 2022