Senior Grower Accountant

The Role

The Senior Grower Accountant position plays a key role in accounting for our grower contracts. The ideal candidate must possess an eagerness to learn, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external customers. This position manages accurate and timely payments to our growers as well as providing accounting support and analysis corresponding to growing expenses, crop yields, and end of season settlement costs.

Areas of Responsibility

• Provide comprehensive accounting and financial support corresponding to various complex farming grower agreements
• Perform period end closing procedures, including monthly accruals & allocations, journal entries, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Maintain accurate growing cost expenses by crop/grower/growing location and analyze yields and growing expenses against budget and contracted cost.
• Run weekly processes regarding closing planting work orders and lost cartons provided by Harvest Supervisors.
• Work collaboratively with farm managers, colleagues, and growers as needed to resolve discrepancies.
• Prepare period end Farming reporting and analyze variances against budget.
• Assist with special projects and ad hoc Reporting as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role (Grower Accountant, Senior Cost Accountant, or equivalent).
• Promotes a positive Company image, and supports the Finance Department efforts.
• Maintains and abides by confidentiality.
• Works well with minimal supervision, takes initiative, has a sense of urgency and is driven.
• Prioritizes workload, tracks and follows up with pending matters.
• Works independently and in a team environment, has excellent communication and organizational skills, and great attention to detail.

Compensation

Compensation is commensurate with education, years of experience, and past history relative to the preferred qualifications.