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Senior Farming & Growing Accounting Manager
Wellington, FL

J & J FAMILY OF FARMS is a leading produce distributor strategically positioned as a year-round national supplier since 1983. Our family of farms now grows on over 14,000 acres of farmland and operates packing and cooling facilities throughout the United States. As family farmers, we believe in sustainable and socially responsible farming practices, and in taking care of our people.

You'll find yourself collaborating with a highly talented team on work that's challenging, engaging and incredibly rewarding. You will be an essential element of our success: trusted, empowered and supported to make a lasting impact on the very future of our business. It's a chance to use your knowledge, skills, and experience to shine brightly and achieve your ambitions - all while delivering quality produce to our customers.

By joining this fast-growing area of our organization you'll have the opportunity to share in our mission with a real sense of ownership and the freedom to succeed in your role. It's a chance to apply your skills and experience to work that's as challenging as it is rewarding. Whether collaborating as a team to deliver superior customer service or making a lasting impact with your individual accomplishments, you'll be an essential and valuable element of our success. We'll make sure you receive the support, benefits, and development you need to build the perfect career.

WHY WORK FOR J&J FAMILY OF FARMS?

• Competitive Compensation
• We are growing quickly and promote from within
• Immediate Medical, Dental, Vision and Life
• 100% Paid Teladoc Service
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid Vacation
• Company Performance Bonus
• Ability to grow in fast growing company
• A collaborative environment
• Hybrid work from home/in-office
• A flexible PTO program with a focus on work/life balance
• And more….

OUR MISSION: To consistently provide the highest quality produce while delivering unparalleled service and ensuring the highest safety standards for our customers.

OUR VALUES: Attitude, Communication, Cooperation, Leadership, Integrity, Execution

J&J Family of Farms is looking for a responsible Senior Farming & Grower Accounting Manager responsible for effective communication with Farm Management and Grower Partners, along with the daily processing of subsidiary ledger and general ledger, calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain financial data for use in maintaining accounting records.

JOB DUTIES:

• Manage and lead a team of farm and grower accounts payable specialists to perform timely and consistent accounting principles.
• Ability to work on journal entries, performing calculations, general ledger account research, reconcile bank statements, accounts payable, accounts receivable, troubleshooting, farm budgeting, forecasting 52-week Farm cashflow and 4-week grower cash flow.
• Develop relationships with growers, farm management, vendors, and customers, maintaining organized files, producing, and analyzing various management reports.
• Assist in preparation of accurate and timely financial statements & variance reports for all managed entities to be reviewed by Controller
• Assist Controller with Month End Close Process
• Learn Famous ERP system, reports, capabilities, and procedures for extracting information.
• Develop reports that accurately represent and summarize critical cost elements
• Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, documenting business transactions
• Review, investigate, and correct errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports
• Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual Sarbanes Oxley key control compliance
• Reconcile bank and cash accounts, credit card accounts and other ad-hoc reconciliations
• Assist Controller with preparation of financial reports, plans, and forecasts
• Review financials, cost standards and monthly journal entries.

• Cost Accounting experience (require)

• Analyze inventory levels, change, and requirements
• Make recommendations regarding the accounting of reserves, assets, and expenditures
• Practice proper accounting methods, policies, and principles (GAAP)
• Manage grower contracts reconciliations to ensure that the company complies with the terms of the contracts and report on a timely and accurate manner back to the Growers and company management.
• Compile and sort of documents, such as invoices and checks, substantiating business transactions.
• Verify and post details of business transactions, such as funds received and disbursed, and totals accounts, using calculator or computer.
• Compute and record charges, refunds, cost of lost or damaged goods, freight charges, rentals, and similar items.
• Practice good housekeeping and safety techniques
• Comply with all safety policies and procedures

• Master’s degree preferred
• CPA Preferred

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; CPA & Masters (Preferred) In-depth understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

• (GAAP)Master’s degree preferred
• CPA Preferred

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 7 years General Accounting or Public Accounting experience
• 5-7 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Microsoft office and accounting software experience (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook),
• ERP system experience preferred. 3 years as Accounting Manager in fresh produce or related industry

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $90,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

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ABOUT BENSON HILL
Benson Hill empowers innovators to develop more healthy, tasty and sustainable food by unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants. Benson Hill's CropOS™ platform combines machine learning and big data with breeding techniques and plant biology to drastically accelerate and simplify the product development process. This platform allows for cost-effective and more efficient ways for companies to analyze and make improvements in plant genetics. Benson Hill brings a unique and holistic approach to our product and platform development, as we span a broader workflow involving trait and seed development, genome editing, and breeding all the way to creating better ingredients and varieties that tap a strong consumer demand for more flavorful and nutritious fruits and vegetables.
J & J FAMILY OF FARMS is a leading produce distributor strategically positioned as a year-round national supplier since 1983. Our family of farms now grows on over 14,000 acres of farmland and operates packing and cooling facilities throughout the United States. As family farmers, we believe in sustainable and socially responsible farming practices, and in taking care of our people.
WHY WORK FOR J&J FAMILY OF FARMS?

• Competitive Compensation
• We are growing quickly and promote from within
• Immediate Medical, Dental, Vision and Life
• 100% Paid Teladoc Service
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid Vacation
• Company Performance Bonus

You'll find yourself collaborating with a highly talented team on work that's challenging, engaging and incredibly rewarding. You will be an essential element of our success: trusted, empowered and supported to make a lasting impact on the very future of our business. It's a chance to use your knowledge, skills and experience to shine brightly and achieve your ambitions - all while delivering quality produce to our customers.
By joining this fast-growing area of our organization you'll have the opportunity to share in our mission with a real sense of ownership and the freedom to succeed in your role. It's a chance to apply your skills and experience to work that's as challenging as it is rewarding. Whether collaborating as a team to deliver superior customer service or making a lasting impact with your individual accomplishments, you'll be an essential and valuable element of our success. We'll make sure you receive the support, benefits and development you need to build the perfect career.
OUR MISSION: To consistently provide the highest quality produce while delivering unparalleled service and ensuring the highest safety standards for our customers.
OUR VALUES: Attitude, Communication, Cooperation, Leadership, Integrity, Execution
TITLE: Senior Farming & Growing Accounting Manager

J&J Family of Farms is looking for a responsible Senior Farming & Grower Accounting Manager responsible for effective communication with Farm Management and Grower Partners, along with the daily processing of subsidiary ledger and general ledger, calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain financial data for use in maintaining accounting records.
JOB DUTIES:

• Manage and lead a team of farm and grower accounts payable specialists to perform timely and consistent accounting principles
• Manage Grower Contracts reconciliations to ensure that the company comply with the terms of the contracts and report on a timely and accurate manner back to the Growers and company management.
• Ability to work on journal entries, performing calculations, general ledger account research, reconcile bank statements, accounts payable, accounts receivable, troubleshooting, farm budgeting, Forecasting 52-week Farm cashflow and 4-week grower cash flow.
• Developing relationships with vendors and customers, maintaining organized files, producing and analyzing various management reports, and other duties as assigned by Accounting Manager.
• Compiles and sorts documents, such as invoices and checks, substantiating business transactions.
• Verifies and posts details of business transactions, such as funds received and disbursed, and totals accounts, using calculator or computer.
• Computes and records charges, refunds, cost of lost or damaged goods, freight charges, rentals, and similar items.

• Cost Accounting experience

• Assist Controller with Month End Close Process

• Practice proper accounting methods, policies and principles (GAAP)

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• Master's degree preferred
• CPA Preferred

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 7 years General Accounting or Public Accounting experience
• 5 years Microsoft office and accounting software experience (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook), Famous ERP,
• 3 years as Accounting Manager in fresh produce or related industry

WE HAVE A TOTAL REWARDS PACKAGE AT BENSON HILL THAT CONSISTS OF MORE THAN JUST YOUR PAYCHECK. TOTAL REWARDS AT BENSON HILL COVERS PAY (SALARY AND BONUS), HEALTH (EMPLOYER BENEFIT CONTRIBUTIONS) AND WEALTH (INVESTMENTS). SOME OF THE PERKS INCLUDE:

• Ability to grow in fast growing company
• A collaborative environment
• Hybrid work from home/in-office
• A flexible PTO program with a focus on work/life balance
• Competitive medical benefits and retirement savings plan
• And more….

Job Type: Full-time

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Senior Accountant/Manager
Job Summary

Complies and analyzes a variety of accounting data, prepares and audits journal entries, analyzes accounts, audits ledgers, reconciles accounts, and prepares related reports.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Learn Famous system, report capabilities, and procedures for extracting information.
• Assist in preparation of accurate and timely financial statements & variance reports for all managed entities to be reviewed by Controller.
• Assist Controller with Month End Close Process
• Develop reports that accurately represent and summarize critical cost elements.
• Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, documenting business transactions
• Review, investigate, and correct errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports.
• Perform monthly, quarterly and annual Sarbanes Oxley key control compliance.
• Reconcile bank and cash accounts, credit card accounts and other ad-hoc reconciliations
• Assist Controller with preparation of financial plans, forecasts,
• Review Cost Standards and monthly journal entries.
• Analyze inventory levels, change, and requirements.
• Make recommendations regarding the accounting of reserves, assets, and expenditures.
• Practice good housekeeping and safety techniques.
• Comply with all safety policies and procedures.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Knowledge and Skills

• Exhibits strong problem solving, judgment organizational and communication skills.
• Analytical; collects and researches data.
• Demonstrates accuracy, thoroughness and attention to detail.
• Able to present report in detailed and simplified formats depending upon end user.
• Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
• Responds promptly to inter and intra departmental needs and requests for service and assistance.
• Presents numerical data effectively.
• Follows policies and procedures; completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; supports the company’s goals and values.
• Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; promotes a harassment-free environment. Works with integrity and ethically.
• Uses time efficiently.
• Able to follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Familiar with standard office equipment to include fax machines, calculator, etc.
• Experience with ERP Systems
• Expert level in Microsoft Excel
• Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, BPCS, AS400, Intranet and Internet.

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year College or university; or five to seven years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. CPA & Masters (Preferred) In-depth understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

Physical environment/working conditions

Regularly required to sit, stand, walk and bend. Occasionally may need to lift objects of up to 10 pounds. Combination of Plant and Office environment. Possible exposure to elements such as dust, noise, heat, cold or odor.

Job Type: Full-time

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Summary Description

This position has overall responsibility for the grower accounting function and team. In addition, the individual will ensure accurate and timely payments to growers, perform proper accounting of all grower payment settlements as well as timely account reconciliations.

Essential Job Duties/Responsibilities
· Train, supervise, and evaluate your team on day-to-day responsibilities. Ensure cross-training of team to have coverage.

· Responsible for analyzing and creating weekly pool settlements and accounting for various related charges

· Review pooling process and identify areas to automate/streamline

· Oversee banking wires to GDM and growers for pool proceeds including advances

· Ensure timely and accurate payments to growers in accordance with the grower contract terms and agreements

· Monitor domestic and international loan for potential delinquencies

· Manage the preparation of grower contracts and UCC filings

· Work with Production to manage Land Leases in Watsonville and Santa Maria

· Handles escalated grower requests and ensures issues are resolved

· Period-end / Season-end settlements for year-end close such as annual pool closing, true-up for growers, outstanding loan balances, grower result recaps, etc

· Ensures financial information for our grower clients is prepared in a timely and accurate fashion in accordance with their specific contracts

· Performs and provides analysis of current results to prior periods and/or budget

• Recommends and implements improvements to existing systems, processes and policies. Enforces adherence to established policies and processes.
• Assist with annual budgeting process

· Other duties as assigned

Qualifications
· Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or business is desired

· 5 years of grower accounting experience or agricultural accounting experience

· Sound knowledge of accounting principles, standards, and regulations

· Financial acumen to identify and analytical skills to identify, interpret, and recommend appropriate actions

· Knowledge of leadership and supervisory principles

· Advanced skill with Famous, Famous BI, and MS Excel

· Detail-oriented with a passion for accuracy

· Strong customer service orientation

· Demonstrate very high level of organizational and time management skills

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Application Question(s):

• This is an onsite position. Are you willing and able to work onsite?

Experience:

• Grower Accounting: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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Position Title: Grower Accounting Manager

Employment Status: Full-time Exempt

Department: Accounting

Reports to: Director of Accounting

Summary Description

This position has overall responsibility for the grower accounting function and team. In addition, the individual will ensure accurate and timely payments to growers, perform proper accounting of all grower payment settlements as well as timely account reconciliations.

Essential Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Train, supervise, and evaluate your team on day-to-day responsibilities. Ensure cross-training of team to have coverage.
• Responsible for analyzing and creating weekly pool settlements and accounting for various related charges
• Review pooling process and identify areas to automate/streamline
• Oversee banking wires to GDM and growers for pool proceeds including advances
• Ensure timely and accurate payments to growers in accordance with the grower contract terms and agreements
• Monitor domestic and international loan for potential delinquencies
• Manage the preparation of grower contracts and UCC filings
• Work with Production to manage Land Leases in Watsonville and Santa Maria
• Handles escalated grower requests and ensures issues are resolved
• Period-end / Season-end settlements for year-end close such as annual pool closing, true-up for growers, outstanding loan balances, grower result recaps, etc
• Ensures financial information for our grower clients is prepared in a timely and accurate fashion in accordance with their specific contracts
• Performs and provides analysis of current results to prior periods and/or budget
• Recommends and implements improvements to existing systems, processes and policies. Enforces adherence to established policies and processes.
• Assist with annual budgeting process
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or business[BS1] is desired
• 5 years of grower accounting experience or agricultural accounting experience
• Sound knowledge of accounting principles, standards, and regulations
• Financial acumen to identify and analytical skills to identify, interpret, and recommend appropriate actions
• Knowledge of leadership and supervisory principles
• Advanced skill with Famous, Famous BI, and MS Excel
• Detail-oriented with a passion for accuracy
• Strong customer service orientation
• Demonstrate very high level of organizational and time management skills
• Ability to synthesize, simplify and present complex information and concepts to non-financial audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA License
• Bilingual English / Spanish

Physical Requirements

The ability to sit for long periods of time; the ability to bend or stoop to access file cabinets; the ability to work long periods on a computer keyboard; ability to lift 10-15 lbs;

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The Grower Accounting Manager will be responsible for leading a critical accounting function for Driscoll’s largest business unit, Driscoll’s of the Americas (DOTA). This role will lead and provide direction to the grower accounting team, to ensure accurate and timely payments to growers and proper accounting of all grower payment settlements. In addition, this role will provide support and analysis to the controllership function during the month and year end close processes. The Grower Accounting Manger will also work in close partnership and collaboration across functional work groups to ensure proper execution including that Growers are paid in accordance to Driscoll’s Enterprise Business Model.
Responsibilities

• Accountable for timely and accurate disbursement to growers in accordance with the Grower Service Agreements as well as any specific details included in each of the grower contracts.
• Accountable for understanding all the workflows within the Commodity Contract Management (CCM) module in our ERP to properly maintain and execute the weekly settlement to our growers.
• Leads and provides direction to the grower accounting team on all aspects of grower payments to ensure accuracy and alignment with weekly commitments and troubleshoots any issues that arise.
• Supports Accounting and Finance objectives, while constantly working towards improving processes and procedures.
• Provides accounting support and grower settlement customer service to internal departments and growers.
• Timely completion of assigned period-end and year-end closing tasks.
• Partners with IT to document processes, identify improvements, test new development and is responsible to troubleshoot CCM issues.
• Contributes to the Business Unit’s people priorities and objectives regarding: people leader effectiveness, engaged employees, and enabling others to perform.
• Represents Driscoll’s in an ethical and business-like professional manner in all interactions with growers, co-workers, suppliers, customers and the business community at large.

In addition to the functional responsibilities of the role, as a Driscoll’s people manager, you will accomplish work individually and through others while delivering on functional accountabilities connected to the employee lifecycle, including:

• Workforce Planning: Aligning the people plan to the business plan
• Hiring: Find, evaluate, and hire new team members
• Onboarding: Integrating new employees into the organization
• Managing: Organize and coordinate activities of a team in order to achieve defined strategic objectives
• Development: Partnering with your employees to create a plan to grow in their existing or potential future roles
• Employee Safety: Ensure both physical and psychological safety in the workplace
• Off-boarding: Ending an employment relationship

Candidate Profile

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5+ years of finance experience. The successful candidate will have broad-based accounting experience.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills are vital for success in this role. It requires the ability to establish credibility, build constructive relationships and impact cross-functionally at all levels in the organization. It also requires the ability to synthesize, simplify and present complex information and concepts to non-financial audiences.
• Developed financial and business analytical skills and attention to detail are required; to understand and interpret business results and plans.
• Must be knowledgeable in standard business software (MS Office, ERPs) to at least an intermediate level, and with the aptitude to quickly become an advanced user. Microsoft Dynamics and SAP experience preferred. Requires knowledge of business intelligence system.

Preferred Qualifications and Leadership Competencies

• Bilingual; English/Spanish communication skills desired
• Process improvement experience is a plus
• Occasional evening and weekend work may be required
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally required (Estimated up to 10%)
• California driver’s license and the ability to be covered under company-sponsored vehicle insurance program are also required
• A valid passport and the ability to travel internationally without restrictions are also required
• Strategic Mindset: Looks toward the future and designs a way to get there.
• Cultivates Innovation: Finds, champions, and implements innovations; large or small.
• Plans & Aligns: Establishes priorities and desired outcomes, and creates plans to achieve them.
• Drives Results: Pursues everything with energy, resourcefulness, and the need to achieve desired outcomes.
• Collaborates: Works with a variety of colleagues, inside and/or outside of Driscoll’s, seeking win-wins solutions.
• Drives Engagement: Creates a motivating work environment and empowers others.
• Develops Talent: Actively seeks opportunities to develop one’s self and others.
• Courage: Tackles difficult issues timely with optimism and transparency.

About Driscolls

Driscoll's is the global market leader for fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. With more than 100 years of farming heritage and hundreds of independent growers around the world, Driscoll's is passionate about growing fresh, beautiful and delicious berries. Our values of humility, passion and trustworthiness have guided our mission to delight consumers around the world.

Driscoll's exclusive patented berry varieties are developed through years of research using only natural breeding methods – meaning, no GMOs. From farm-to-table, we focus on delivering a high quality, premium berry experience with our many supply chain partners.

Driscoll's is the trusted brand for Only the Finest Berries™.

Driscoll's es el proveedor líder en la comercialización de Fresas, Frambuesas, Zarzamoras y Arándanos Azules en el mundo. Con más de 100 años de herencia en agricultura y cientos de productores independiente alrededor del mundo, Driscoll's es una compañía apasionada por cultivar Berries frescas, hermosas y deliciosas. Nuestros valores de humildad, pasión y confianza han guiado nuestra misión de deleitar a los consumidores en el mundo.

Las variedades exclusivas de Driscoll's han sido desarrolladas a través de años de investigación usando sólo métodos de mejoramiento natural. De la granja a la mesa, nos enfocamos en ofrecer una experiencia de alta calidad con apoyo de nuestros socios de la cadena de suministro.

Driscoll's es la marca de confianza de sólo las mejores Berries.

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