Accounting Operations Assistant Jobs in Henry, IL

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Founded in 1969, CGB Enterprises, Inc. is known as an innovative and progressive leader in the grain and transportation industries. Today, CGB operates an enterprise with over 100 locations and nearly 2,000 U.S. employees overseeing a diverse family of businesses that provide an array of services for producers and logistics services for an international base of customers. The combination of our assets provides a growing organization that is celebrating over 50 years of strength and stability!
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This job is primarily responsible for gaining the knowledge necessary that will enable assisting with accounting operations and reporting. Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, recording, classifying, examining, and analyzing fiscal transactions and preparing financial reports, interpretation of the general ledger, subsidiary ledgers, reports submitted by others, and general accounting issues.
In this job, you will:
This job is primarily responsible for gaining the knowledge necessary that will enable assisting with accounting operations and reporting. Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, recording, classifying, examining, and analyzing fiscal transactions and preparing financial reports, interpretation of the general ledger, subsidiary ledgers, reports submitted by others, and general accounting issues.
Job Responsibilities
This list is meant to be representative, not exhaustive nor imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the incumbent in this job. Some incumbents may not perform all the duties listed or may perform related duties as assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
All job duties may or may not be performed by all job incumbents, may vary dependent on assigned department.

• Protect company assets through use of judgment, monitoring internal control effectiveness, and observation, as well as maintaining complete and accurate fixed asset records.
• Assist management by supervising the operations of the accounting department; including control systems, transaction-processing operations, and policies and procedures.
• Monitor and manage the company's daily cash position; ensures liquidity.
• Prepare or assist in preparations of income, sales, property, and state tax returns.
• Work with manager to ensure timely and complete month end closing, financial reporting, account reconciliation, review of financial statements, forecasting, monitoring budgets, and maintains fixed assets.
• Monitor business activities to maintain compliance with laws and internal guidelines.
• Review and approve credit applications and limits.
• Monitor and work with manager for property taxes, sales taxes, and commodity grain assessment remittances.
• Work with manager to add and/or maintain discount and premium codes and tables.
• Work with manager in audit preparations, including preparing reports and requested information; may participate in the annual risk assessment process.
• Other duties as assigned.

Here's what you'll need to be considered:
Education
Required - Bachelor's Degree in Accounting.
Experience
Required - None
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite; strong use of database and spreadsheet applications (Excel).
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of accounting (i.e. fixed assets, receivables, cash processes, internal revenue code, tax, reconciliation, financial statements, and processes).
• Knowledge of accounting and financial software programs, and automated data processing systems/programs (depending on area of assignment).
• Knowledge of forecasting, statistical modeling; including variance analysis.
• Basic knowledge of sales and use tax (depending on area of assignment).
• Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret data and present findings.
• Effective interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of people within and outside the organization.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills, with ability to remain flexible to changing priorities.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to prepare clear and concise oral and written reports.
• Ability to work effectively both autonomously and within a team environment.
• Ability to work extended hours; outside normal business hours, evenings, weekends, holidays.
• Ability to quickly and efficiently respond to rapidly changing environment.

Here's additional information you need to know:
Physical Demands & Requirements
Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Ability to stand or sit constantly/continuously.
Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.
Environmental Conditions
The work environment described here are meant to be representative of those an employee would normally encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.
The physical environment requires the employee to work inside where there are limited extremes to heat and/or cold; moderate noise; a normal office environment.
Travel required for meetings and trainings.
The expected base pay range for this role is:
$55,000.00 - $65,000.00
Actual pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including work location, job-related knowledge, skills and relevant experience for the job. Pay amount does not guarantee employment for any particular period of time.
Are you ready to make a meaningful career move & an impact at CGB? Apply today!
Known in our industry for stability and high ethics, CGB Enterprises, Inc. offers a stellar benefits package including: an outstanding 401(k) retirement plan with company contributions, medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life, & disability benefits, flexible spending accounts, paid leave (holidays, vacation, sick), wellness programs, recognition programs, community involvement opportunities, and much more!
CGB Enterprises, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal links in English or Spanish are listed here. Also, we are unable to legally hire anyone who is not eligible to work in the United States nor are we able to sponsor visas.
The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this position. It should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.
All Third Party Agencies, Headhunters, and Recruiters
CGB Enterprises, Inc. and its Subsidiaries only forms contracts with recruiters with whom we have an established relationship and with whom we have in place a signed contract. All contact from third parties must go through our Human Resources Department. Any contact made outside of our Human Resources Department by a third party will cancel any future business relationships between the third party and CGB Enterprises, Inc. and its Subsidiaries.
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