US GAAP Consultant at Cargill in Wayzata, Minnesota

Job Description:

Cargill

Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill's global team of 160,000 employees who are committed to safe, responsible and sustainable ways to nourish the world. This position is in Cargill’s protein and salt business, where we provide wholesome, high-quality food products to a wide range of customers, from foodservice operators and grocery stores to manufacturers and exporters.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Technical Accounting Specialist will monitor and implement new accounting standards and maintains the company's global accounting policies and educate finance and business personnel on these policies globally. In this role, you will provide senior management, businesses, functions and finance teams guidance on the application of the global accounting policies to significant and unusual transactions. You will assist with preparing the Company’s quarterly and annual financial statements and footnotes. You will collaborate with global process owners, information technology and the controls team to design and implement processes, controls and systems that comply with our accounting policies.

This role broadens an employees’ perspective of the corporation, fosters development of a deep knowledge of accounting theory and provides opportunities to develop knowledge across multiple business units and functions.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Provide information, support, and advice to businesses, functions and finance teams on technical accounting issues.


• Discuss and review significant accounting issues with external auditors and inform the audit committee.


• Maintain and update global accounting policies and procedures and develop and lead virtual and in person training on these policies for finance and business teams globally.


• Lead special accounting projects such as impairment analyses, acquisitions, divestitures, and joint venture formations .


• Monitor and implement new accounting standards including evaluation, research and communication of the financial statement impact to key finance and business leaders as well as the external auditor and design new processes and controls to comply with new standards.


• Assist in the preparation of quarterly and annual financial statements, including preparation of footnotes and supporting documentation for audit support.


• Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance or equivalent experience
Experience in technical accounting research and writing technical memos
Minimum of four years of related work experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Certified public accounting license or equivalent
Minimum of five years of experience in public accounting