Accounting Manager

Accounting Manager

The Accounting Manager leads combined accounting operations across accounts payable, accounts receivable and collections, and grain procurement accounting, while overseeing month-end close, general ledger integrity, and continuous process improvement. This role provides hands-on leadership to a personable, intelligent team, drives technology-enabled efficiencies, and partners closely with operational and commercial stakeholders to ensure accurate, timely financial information and strong internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead the combined accounting operations team spanning accounts payable, accounts receivable and collections, grain procurement accounting, and an Accountant.
• Set clear service levels and performance metrics for transactional teams to ensure work is balanced, backed up, and measurable.
• Establish and maintain cross-training across transactional teams so critical tasks are covered and continuity is maintained.
• Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, training, and development opportunities to team members and build bench strength within the accounting function.
• Partner with grain origination, operations, and commercial teams to ensure contracts, settlements, and grain payables are recorded accurately and settled on time.
• Serve as the escalation point for vendor, customer, and producer issues that the accounting team cannot resolve independently.
• Manage the monthly financial close process, ensuring all costs incurred are properly recorded and supporting timely, accurate reporting.
• Review journal entries, account reconciliations, and reporting packages for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with policies.
• Reconcile sub-ledgers to the general ledger, resolve differences, and own key balance sheet reconciliations each month.
• Oversee daily bank and credit card reconciliations and monitor cash disbursement requests to safeguard cash activity.
• Support periodic cash forecasting to help inform financial planning and liquidity management.
• Support the preparation of quarter-end and year-end financial statements and maintain a detailed close calendar.
• Shorten the close cycle without sacrificing accuracy, tracking cycle time and reconciliation quality as ongoing measures of the function's health.
• Lead technology-enabled process improvement projects across the accounting function from opportunity identification through design, testing, implementation, and adoption.
• Move routine transactional review toward an exception-based model by designing tolerances, thresholds, and alerts that focus attention on genuinely unusual activity.
• Drive general ledger automation, including recurring and systematic journal entries, automated reconciliation matching, and the elimination of manual spreadsheet handoffs.
• Expand the use of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power BI by partnering with internal stakeholders to replace manual reporting with self-service dashboards.
• Create and document business processes and accounting policies, and keep documentation current as processes evolve.
• Evaluate emerging finance and accounting technologies, including automation and AI-assisted tools, and present practical recommendations to Finance leadership.
• Enhance and maintain internal controls to safeguard company assets and mitigate operational and financial risk.
• Collaborate with internal and external auditors to support timely and efficient completion of audit processes.
• Assist with state, local, and federal tax filings for U.S. entities in coordination with relevant stakeholders.
• Prepare yearly insurance renewal documentation and support the broader risk management process.
• Actively contribute ideas for process improvements and future-focused initiatives to support the growth and evolution of the accounting team and the company.

Essential Skills

• Minimum of 1+ years of accounting or general ledger leadership experience, with responsibility for leading or supervising accounting teams or functions.
• At least 4+ years of overall technical accounting experience, including strong general ledger, month-end close, and reporting exposure.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience managing month-end close processes, including journal entry review, account reconciliations, and preparation of reporting packages.
• Strong understanding of general ledger accounting, sub-ledger reconciliations, and balance sheet reconciliation ownership.
• Proficiency in financial reporting and analysis, with the ability to interpret results and ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Experience overseeing accounts payable and accounts receivable processes and working with collections activities.
• Ability to lead, coach, and develop accounting staff while fostering a collaborative and supportive team environment.
• Track record of setting and monitoring performance metrics, service levels, and process standards for accounting operations.
• Capability to serve as an escalation point for complex vendor, customer, and producer issues and resolve them effectively.
• Strong skills in process improvement and willingness to drive technology-enabled efficiencies within accounting workflows.
• Solid understanding of internal controls and risk mitigation within an accounting and finance context.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with auditors and support timely completion of audit procedures.
• Strong organizational skills to manage close calendars, competing priorities, and multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication skills for partnering with origination, operations, commercial, and finance stakeholders.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 is preferred, particularly in leveraging its capabilities for general ledger, sub-ledger, and reporting automation.
• Experience with Power BI is preferred, including building or using self-service dashboards to replace manual reporting.
• Familiarity with automation tools and AI-assisted technologies in finance and accounting is beneficial.
• Experience supporting state, local, and federal tax filings for U.S. entities is an advantage.
• Exposure to preparing insurance renewal documentation and participating in risk management processes is helpful.
• Experience in grain procurement accounting or working with contracts, settlements, and commodity payables is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to shorten close cycles while maintaining or improving reconciliation quality and accuracy.
• Comfort with exception-based review models, including designing thresholds and alerts to identify unusual transactions.
• Strong interest in continuous improvement, future-focused thinking, and contributing to the growth of the accounting function.
• Ability to thrive in a personable, intelligent team environment and to build positive relationships across the organization.

Job Type & Location: This is a Permanent position based out of Eden Prairie, MN.

Pay and Benefits: The pay range for this position is $120000.00 - $140000.00/yr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Medical, dental, and vision insurance starting on Day One 401(k) retirement plan with company matching Tuition reimbursement Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Employee Assistance Program (EAP) / Work-Life Solutions, providing confidential support for personal and family matters Additional employee benefit offerings are referenced, though the company only specifically highlights the above on its careers page.

Workplace Type: This is a hybrid position in Eden Prairie, MN.

Application Deadline: This position is anticipated to close on Sep 25, 2026.