Senior Accountant

Puris•Minneapolis, MN

16d•$80,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

At PURIS, we're dedicated to cultivating a better food system and making a positive impact . How do we do it? By transforming high-quality, USA-made ingredients into essential components for a wide range of everyday products. From cereals and snacks to protein beverages and beyond , our ingredients are powering a healthier future. This is more than just a job; it's an opportunity to be part of a growing food industry. You'll work with state-of-the-art engineering and work together with your peers to build a better food future. At PURIS, the Accounting team is a dedicated group that takes pride in doing the work the right way and continuously learning while we do it. We value curiosity, openness, and strong partnerships, and we see our role as more than just closing the books—but doing with integrity. We work cross-functionally to help teams understand the global vision behind their decisions. By combining strong accounting fundamentals with a willingness to ask questions, improve processes, and adapt with an ever-changing global market, the team helps support better decision-making and shared success across PURIS. Job Purpose Own the financial integrity of grain and agribusiness operations by delivering accurate, timely reporting while continuously improving the processes and systems that produce that information. This role serves as the Controller’s day-to-day right hand—combining traditional accounting rigor with a technology-enabled mindset to improve close reliability, strengthen controls, and scale the finance function. The role emphasizes execution, judgment, and continuous improvement within a governance framework set by the Controller.

Requirements

Bachelor’s in Accounting, Finance, or Agricultural Business
3–7 years of accounting experience
ERP experience required (Business Central, SAP, NetSuite, or grain-specific systems such as AgVantage, AGRIS, Bushel)

Nice To Haves

CPA or CPA candidate preferred
Grain, co-op, or ag industry experience preferred
Advanced Excel; Power BI or similar a plus

Responsibilities

Accurate, Reliable Close Own monthly and quarterly close within 5 business days.
Grain inventory, deferred payment contracts, and commodity hedge positions reconciled.
Grain Accounting Integrity Improve grain settlement reconciliations, bushel position reporting, and deferred revenue tracking by month 3.
ERP Operational Ownership Act as the primary day-to-day accounting owner and power user of the ERP (Business Central or equivalent): close tasks, reconciliations, user support, and reporting.
Structural or design changes to ERP, and/or workflows, are recommended in partnership with the Controller.
Process Improvement Roadmap Identify, document, and implement high-impact process improvement or automation opportunities.
AI & Automation Execution Pilot and harden at least one AI-assisted or automated accounting workflow (e.g., AP processing, reconciliations, variance analysis) that is audit-safe and suitable for recurring use.
Document measurable time or error-reduction benefits.
Internal Controls Strengthening Document and operate key accounting controls (close, inventory/grain position, settlements, journal entries).
Remediate gaps identified during audit preparation in partnership with the Controller.

Benefits

Starting the first of the month after your hire date, you’ll enjoy access to Medical insurance plans starting as low as $31 per paycheck.
We also offer dental and vision coverage, as well as free digital health care for all employees .
You will also have access to Life and Short-Term Disability insurance covered for you at 100%, along with flexible health and dependent care spending accounts.
Planning for your future? PURIS contributes 50% of every dollar you save, up to 6% , toward your retirement plan.
Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with 80 hours of PTO accrued annually, 8 paid holidays , and access to a variety of other free resources at your disposal.

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