Grower Accounting Clerk

Position Summary:

The Grower Accounting Clerk will work in close partnership and collaboration across functional work groups by providing support and information sharing to ensure accurate and timely payment to growers. This role is responsible for invoicing, packouts and numerous accounting functions as they relate to grower accounting and settlement process, as well as perform routine and non-routine grower accounting activities. This role supports our core values of Excellence, Accountability, Transparency and Stewardship (EATS) by taking ownership of the process and the data from first entry and helping the team utilize that information to the end of the settlements.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Initiates pay runs for all grower payments such as drenching, advances, progress payments and final grower payments.
• Vouchers payments and invoices daily grower acccounting activities
• Daily reviews packouts to ensure accuracy
• Assists with the processes and preparation of accurate operational financial information for grower clients within predetermined deadlines.
• Prepares account sales report to track inventory movement as requested by the sales team.
• Assists in preparing grower settlements in a timely manner, following established policy and procedures, including research of costs and sale related issues.
• Investigates and resolves entry problems in a timely manner.
• Provides support to the operations team as needed.
• Works closely with sales and collection team with open orders affecting settlements.
• Assists in preparing monthly/weekly assessment reports on a timely manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Essential Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

To perform this job successfully, and individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily, including all important aspects of the job - whether performed daily, weekly, monthly, or annually; and any duty that occurs at irregular intervals. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Working knowledge of GAAP and company accounting policies
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal
• Excellent organizational skills, Strong attention to detail and self-review
• Ability to prioritize duties and manage time appropriately to meet deadlines
• Professional integrity and forthcoming with ideas, issues, and concerns
• Strong contributor and ability to work as a team and focus on department goals and results

Qualifications:

• 0-2 year's experience in accounting, preferred
• Intermediate to advances computer skills with Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Excel, Word)
• Famous software experience, preferred

Essential Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

Please refer to attached addendum for specifications describing physical demands that are representative of what must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, as well as the work environment characteristics the job holder will encounter. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.