Senior Accountant

Overview

Are you ready to make a significant impact in the world of finance? Kemin Animal Nutrition and Health (KANA) is on the lookout for a talented Senior Accountant to bring their expertise to our dynamic finance team. In this role, you'll play a crucial part in enhancing our accounting functions, ensuring accuracy and reliability in our financial statements, ledgers, reports, and taxes.

As a Senior Accountant, you'll be responsible for preparing and analyzing data for journal entries, reviewing general ledgers, and assisting in the preparation of financial reports. You'll also play a key role in our monthly closing procedures, working closely with various Kemin Company affiliates.

If you're passionate about transforming the quality of life for people around the world through sustainable practices, we invite you to apply online and join our mission-driven team!

Join the Kemin Team and Transform Lives!

We are a privately held, family-owned-and-operated global biotechnology company driven by curiosity and committed to transforming the quality of life for people, pets, and the planet.

We create solutions that strengthen health and wellbeing, provide nutrition and immune support for pets and production animals, safeguard the planet’s natural resources, and protect the global food supply chain for generations to come.

We supply over 500 specialty ingredients for various industries, including human and animal health and nutrition, pet food, aquaculture, nutraceutical, food technologies, crop technologies, textiles, biofuels, and animal vaccines.

We employ 3,500 global employees and operations in 90 countries, including manufacturing facilities in Belgium, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Italy, San Marino, Singapore, South Africa, and the United States.

As a valued member of our team, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your financial, physical, and professional well-being:

• Competitive Financial Package: Enjoy a rewarding salary, uncapped bonus opportunities, a 401k match program, and generous paid vacation and holidays.
• Health and Wellness Support: Stay fit and healthy with our fitness reimbursement for the whole family, access to an on-site fitness center, a restaurant offering seasonal fresh food options, and free fresh fruit in break areas.
• Career Development and Advancement: Unlock your potential with opportunities for growth and development throughout your entire career.
• Continued Learning Opportunities: Grow your skills with our in-house learning platforms, offering thousands of training resources both live and online, and take advantage of tuition reimbursement for external post-secondary pursuits.
• Service Opportunities: Make a positive impact with paid time off for service, partnerships with The World Food Programme and Habitat for Humanity, and local community initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Assist in month end close procedures
• Timely and accurate reconciliations of assigned accounts
• Ability to manage time to ensure transactions are recorded timely and accurately
• Ability to follow and document process and procedures
• Ability to work across departments and business units to resolve issues with transactions
• Assist with internal control process & procedures
• Assist with cost accounting functions
• Assist with pulling information for requested analysis
• Provide in-depth analysis of business transactions, this includes but is not limited to; customer accounts, AP & AR aging, OPEX, manufacturing costs, and sales scorecard.
• Ability to provide accurate data consistently
• Apply Research findings to current needs.
• Work with other departments such as marketing, R&D, operations, etc.
• Research & documentation on financial accounting.
• Develop and document process improvements.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate/Bachelor degree in Finance or Accounting with 2+ years of experience or Secondary/Pre-University diploma, or equivalent, with 5+ years of applicable experience
• CPA is a plus
• Ability to read, write, handle basic math problems.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Basic computer knowledge.
• Analytical abilities & organizational skills
• Basic knowledge of accounting principles.
• Intermediate knowledge of MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint software.
• Ability to resolve complex issues regarding routine transactions.
• Analytical reasoning.
• Ability to see and read numbers
• Ideal candidate will have a good attendance record, ability to work with minimum supervision, and a high level of accountability for their work.

Kemin is an equal opportunity employer, and all reasonable accommodation will be considered. 

A post-offer background check and drug screen is required.  Additional pre-employment requirements may be necessary based on position.   

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