Junior Accountant Analyst

Job description

Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill. This position is in Cargill’s animal nutrition and health business, where we improve animal lives through better nutrition. Our team researches, innovates and creates solutions that deliver healthy results for our customers. Job Purpose and Impact The Junior Accountant Analyst job performs routine record to report activities to collect, process and present accurate financial data for the purposes of providing external information for decision making while ensuring compliance with financial transaction recording relevant accounting standards. Under close supervision, this job professional collaborates with businesses and banks to complete standard operational processes and procedures, compliance and data management for financial products and services and data systems. This job also supports improvements in process execution and audit activities. Key Accountabilities • RECORD TO REPORT ACTIVITIES: Performs routine activities, including processing journal entries and intercompany transactions, completing monthly and quarterly general ledger close activities, performing fixed asset accounting, HR accounting, balance sheet reconciliations and reporting activities, tax accounting, statutory accounting, cost and profit center allocation, bank accounting and bank reconciliations. • FOREX RISK MANAGEMENT: Assists with foreign exchange risk management for selected units, including activities related to foreign exchange exposures, foreign exchange risks, and risk management procedures and processes to ensure adherence to policies. • POLICY COMPLIANCE & CONSISTENCY: Maintains the standard operating procedures and processes, and helps monitor operational compliance with financial transaction recording standards, including company accounting policies, statutory reporting regulations and tax regulations. • BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP: Supports positive relationship with customers, clients and other business partners, responding communicating to business contacts or customers directly to deliver accurate processes. • PROCESS EXECUTION IMPROVEMENT: Applies basic knowledge of operational practices, procedures and internal controls to identify improvement opportunities in execution to drive operational excellence and data integrity to enable analysis and insight. #LI-EE1 Minimum Qualifications • No minimum years of relevant experience required. Typically reflects 1-2 years or more of relevant experience. • Very good English language skills - verbal and written. • MS Excel familiarity Cargill is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accommodation to our job applicants with disabilities.