Trade and Capital Markets Accounting and Reporting Team Lead

• United States - Minneapolis – MN
• Flexible work from home days
• Hybrid work with some days in HQ in Wayzata
• Industry: Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• Job Category: Finance / Accounting - Risk Management

Company Overview

Our client's team is formed of 160,000 professionals in 70 countries draws together the worlds of food, agriculture, nutrition and risk management for more than 150 years. They are continuously developing products that give consumers just what they’re seeking, advancing nutrition, food safety and sustainability.

Job Summary 

Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join the company's global team of 155,000 employees who are committed to safe, responsible, and sustainable ways to nourish the world. This position is in the company's food ingredients and bio-industrial business, where we anticipate trends around taste, nutrition, and safety to innovate and provide solutions to manufacturers, retailers, and food service companies. 

Job Purpose and Impact

The Trade and Capital Markets Accounting and Reporting Team Lead will build and maintain accounting policies and fiscal controls by using broad knowledge of accounting principles and practices. In this role, you will conduct complex accounting activities across a region, business, or multisite group to build accurate financial documents, conduct analysis and manage and maintain risk following established compliance requirements and policies. You will prepare financial and risk reports and take appropriate actions to safeguard the organization's assets.

Key Accountabilities

• Apply accounting techniques and standard practices to classify and record financial transactions and prepare financial reports.
• Prepare and distribute accurate and timely position reports for commodity, foreign exchange, and/or counterparty risks to multiple partners, which could include trading, commercial, business leadership, the company's Risk Committee, and/or external regulators.
• Partner with the Controls and Process Improvement Accounting and Finance domains to craft and implement controlled processes.
• Assess and communicate information regarding business risks with functions across the organization.
• Estimate the potential financial consequences of an occurring loss.
• Identify and implement process simplification, standardization, and automatization of financial and risk reporting to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
• Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Confirmed ability to identify and assess risk.
• Ability to communicate, influence and build trust with partners at multiple levels in the organization.
• Sophisticated financial analysis skills
• Minimum of four years of related work experience
• Experience with documenting, streamlining, and improving processes.
• Preferred Qualifications
• SAP experience

• No ​​​​​​Relocation Assistance Available

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.