Red River Commodities transforms sunflower seeds and select other specialty crops into tasty, high-quality food ingredients and food products and is looking for a Staff Accountant with excellent analytical skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Completes day to day accounting entries, including miscellaneous entries, and correcting entries, as well as monthly and quarterly accounting entries.
• Prepares monthly and quarterly reporting, reconciles, and analyzes balance sheet accounts and assists Corporate Accounting Manager with month end and quarter end adjustment entries and closing.
• Researches and discusses questions on financial statements and completes monthly reconciliations of general ledger accounts which includes adequate and detailed documentation.
• Assists Corporate Accounting Manager with internal control assessments to safeguard assets and promote the accuracy and reliability of accounting records.
• Works with managers to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures and is involved in preparing audit work papers and providing information to external auditors.
• Develops a good working knowledge of the processes and computer systems within the accounting department and assists others in the department when needed.
• Completes special projects as requested by the Corporate Accounting Manager.
• Develops solutions to problems that arise in conjunction with the Corporate Accounting Manager.
• Reports to the Corporate Accounting Manager on routine matters to obtain a second opinion but is responsible to analyze and clearly define problems before work has begun.
• Required to know policy guidelines and is given freedom to operate within the policy.
• Relies on established policy and precedents as guidelines in formulating solutions and works with Corporate Accounting Manager on problems of an unusual nature for discussion and resolution.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or equivalent work experience.
• Accounting experience in the manufacturing industry preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills.
• Critical thinking and analytical skills with strong attention to detail.
• Understands and can apply generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
• Very proficient in Microsoft Office (including pivot tables and v-lookups)
• Highly organized, very productive time manger, capable of succeeding in a fast-paced environment with the ability to shift priorities.

Red River Commodities and its subsidiaries are an equal opportunity employer offering a competitive benefit package including Paid Time Off, medical insurance, dental insurance, 401K and more.