Staff Accountant - Southern FS, Inc. - Marion, IL

About the position

The FS brand represents a standard of excellence for agricultural and energy-related products. It's the people who represent the FS brand that set it apart. As local cooperatives, FS Companies believe it is their responsibility to ensure that our earth, our communities, and businesses perform together, sustainably. FS Companies are committed to ensuring the continued profitability for the company, their owners, and their customers, while enacting to help the environment and greater good. The Staff Accountant applies principles of accounting to analyze financial information, conduct audits, and prepare financial reports to assist management in achieving profitable business growth.

Responsibilities

• Compiles and analyzes financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, documenting business transactions.
• Performs statistical analyses to determine trends, estimates, and significant changes, and writes narrative reports explaining findings.
• Compares inventories to office records or computes figures from records such as sales invoices, transfer records, or purchase invoices to obtain current inventory.
• Verifies clerical computations against physical count of stock and adjusts errors in computation or count, or investigates and reports reasons for discrepancies.
• Compiles information on receipt or disbursement of material, equipment, merchandise, or supplies, and computes inventory balance, price lists, and shortages.
• Analyzes product margins and investigates discrepancies from expected values.
• Reconciles general ledger accounts and determines proper handling of financial transactions.
• Assists in analysis of financial information and preparation of profit and loss statements and other reports to summarize and interpret current and projected company financial position for other managers.
• Audits records of departments and interviews workers to ensure recording of transactions and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Examines department activities for compliance with management plans and policies.
• Assesses the proper accountability of assets by conducting inventories.
• Analyzes data obtained for evidence of deficiencies in controls, duplication of effort, extravagance, fraud, or lack of compliance with laws, government regulations, and management policies or procedures.
• Prepares and submits audit findings and makes recommendations to management.
• Reviews, investigates, and corrects errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports.
• Monitors compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and company procedures.
• Conducts studies and submits recommendations for improving the organization's accounting operation.
• Provides customer service in a timely and accurate manner to increase customer satisfaction, maintain the reputation and profitability of the organization training for Agvance and FBS training.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Normally requires an Associate's degree in accounting or business, or the equivalent thereof, and 2 years or more of accounting related work experience or internships to demonstrate knowledge of accounting principles.
• Bachelor's Degree is preferred.
• Demonstrates essential abilities including business knowledge, collaboration, communication, customer focus, decision making and skill development.
• Prefer an understanding of General Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP).
• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license and satisfactory driving record.
• Must be willing to work hours beyond those considered 'normal.'

Benefits

• Fully Funded Pension
• 401(k) with company matching
• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
• HSA & Employer Contributions
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Identity Protection
• Generous paid time off (PTO)
• Paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)