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Job Location : WELLSFARGO - Portland, OR Position Type : Full-time Education Level : 4 Year Degree Salary Range : Undisclosed Job Shift : Day Job Category : Accounting

Description

Job Title: Senior Accountant Portland, OR

Department: Corporate Accounting

Reports To: Controller

Compensation: DOE

Organizational Background:

Columbia Grain International, LLC. is a long time established full-service grain company in the grain and pulses business. We are headquartered in Portland, Oregon and own/operate over 50 elevators and offices throughout WA, ID, MN, MT, NE and ND to support our domestic and export sales program.

We are a mid-size company with just over 450 employees overall. The employees at Columbia Grain, at all levels of our organization, represent some of the most experienced and knowledgeable in the industry. We are proud of our ability to attract and maintain talented, efficient, long term, community minded employees who can develop lasting relationships with producers and customers both domestic and around the world.

Position Description:

The primary responsibility of the Senior Accountant will be to provide financial information to management by preparing reports. Other tasks include reviewing data and making necessary adjustments and corrections, communicating financial results to various levels of management as scheduled or requested. The Senior Accountant will work with the other members of the accounting team to work toward operational goals while maintaining quality and efficiencies.

Qualifications

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with the controller to research and correct issues as needed.
• Maintains corporate and joint venture fixed assets on an ongoing basis, including tracking work-in-process assets, maintaining capital expenditure spreadsheets, processing asset sales/retirements, communicating with operations managers to ensure asset listings are complete, and recording depreciation/amortization expense.
• Tracks expenses and analyze month-over-month variances and communicating anomalies to management for follow up.
• Performs month-end accounting/general ledger account reconciliations.
• Prepares monthly cost accruals.
• Assists CFO and Controller with special projects.
• Helps coordinate accounting systems and internal controls.
• Collaborates with the controller to evaluate financial statement results and investigate certain areas as needed.
• Assists with year-end audit requests and documentation gathering.
• Maintain accurate supporting documentation for all work.
• Prepares daily cash reporting to assist in cash flow projections.
• Responsible for daily/monthly bank reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly sale/use/excise tax report.
• Prepares annual 1099s for reporting.
• Maintains/monitors prepaid insurance.
• Prepares payroll entries twice monthly from reports provide by HR.
• Lead fixed asset accountant
• Inventory accounting
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills, Knowledge, Education and Experience:

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance or General Business.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of progressive accounting experience, or combination of comparable education and experience.
• Working knowledge of US GAAP.
• Familiar with general closing procedures, internal controls, and financial statements.
• Intermediate experience with Microsoft Excel.
• SQL Server, Agvance and AgTech accounting software experience a plus.
• Highly organized with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and assignments with deadlines.
• Strong conceptual and problem-solving skills to evaluate problems and apply knowledge to identify appropriate solutions; ability to resolve issues effectively and efficiently.
• Proficient and hands-on experience with spreadsheets and financial reports.
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to interact with all levels within the company, and with vendors and customers.
• Ability to uphold and maintain discretion and care regarding confidential and sensitive personnel and company information.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptive to successfully achieve the function of the position.

Benefits Offered:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and RX benefits
• Company paid life insurance and disability
• Flexible Spending Plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401K retirement savings plan
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave

Successful completion of initial and ongoing employment screens, including but not limited to criminal background and vehicle record as required.

Columbia Grain is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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