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Christensen Farms is one of the largest, family-owned pork producers in the United States, marketing approximately 3 million hogs per year. Headquartered in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, the company operates throughout the Midwest with facilities in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois and South Dakota. Christensen Farms owns four feed mills, manages 145,000 sows on 44 farms, and oversees more than 350 nurseries and grow-finish sites. The company employees nearly 1,000 people and maintains 1,500 contract partnerships.

The company is vertically integrated with a strong presence across the pork value chain – from farm to fork. Christensen Farms is the largest shareholder of Triumph Foods LLC, a producer-owned primary pork processing plant in St. Joseph, Missouri. In turn, Triumph Food members own 50 percent of Daily's Premium Meats, a specialty pork processor bacon and other premium pork products. Triumph Foods also holds a 50 percent partnership in Seaboard Triumph Foods, LLC of Sioux City, Iowa, a primary pork processing plant.

Position Overview:

This position supervises and coordinates the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable staff engaged in processing AP and AR transactions and must maintain the integrity for accurate and timely processing of transactions. In addition, this position functions heavily on senior accounting level tasks and is involved in preparing journal entries, maintaining balance sheet schedules and ledgers, account reconciliations, assisting with monthly closings, account analysis and supporting the Controller in carrying out the responsibilities of the accounting department to maintain accurate financial records and vendor and customer accounts current. In the capacity of AP/AR Supervisor, the individual must focus on teamwork and collaboration between the AP/AR team and Production/Nonproduction leaders on various processes. This position is responsible for leading change in the AP/AR team to assure internal customer needs are met as well as the effective operation of Oracle.

What You Will Do:

• Assure processes are efficient, standardized, documented and followed within Accounts Payable and Receivable functions
• Provide direction in 1099 filing, Sales Tax filing and audits, vendor setup, and any system related functionality within SL as it relates to AP and AR.
• Manage Bank charges and drive selection of most efficient payment/settlement options
• Manage Cash – actual, forecasted and daily reporting of position
• Manage Credit Card relationships as well as policies, and perform PCard and Expense Management Administrative role
• Preparation of financial statements and supporting schedules according to monthly and annual close schedules.
• Assist with analyzing financial statements on a monthly basis and reporting on key variances.
• Assist in documentation and monitoring of internal controls.
• Reviews accounting documents to ensure accuracy of information, calculations and makes or directs correcting entries.
• Posts data to various ledgers, registers, journals and logs following established accounting techniques and internal procedures.
• Assist with preparation and coordination of the tax and audit processes as assigned
• Account reconciliations
• Develop staff members in an effort to improve efficiencies and maximize productivity
• Coach, encourage, utilize, and positively motivate direct reports
• Backup AP and AR as necessary (the goal is to provide backup support infrequently by having proper staff levels and processes)

What You Offer Us:

• Minimum formal education required: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum number of years of prior job experience required: Minimum 3-5 years
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite: Outlook, Excel, Word. Understanding of PowerPoint and Access.
• Experience with report writing software or SQL preferred but not required.
• An ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing is a must. Ability to exercise independent thinking and judgment.
• Must possess solid problem solving skills along with the ability to manage conflict in a fair, consistent and timely manner.
• Strong skills in promoting a collaborative team environment focused on improving process and results is also required.

What We Offer You:

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, a flexible spending account (FSA), life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, a 401(k) plan, paid holidays, paid time off bank, an employee assistance program (EAP), and more.
• Be an active part of an organization that gives back to the community in many ways – including feed programs that support local farms, food shelf programs, food support for veterans, agriculture education and promotion, FFA/4H support, charitable contributions, etc.
• A company that has a passionate purpose for food safety, animal welfare, and for living its core values every day – respect, integrity, excellence, adaptability, and innovation.
• A culture that fosters employee growth, hybrid work options, promotion from within, and a highly team-oriented workplace environment.
• The targeted base pay range for this role is $70,000 to $85,000 with this range reflecting differences in candidate knowledge, skills, and experience.

Reports to:

Controller

Management Scope and level of responsibility:

First-level Management:

• Suggests and implements changes to improve processes
• Ensures the department's processes are carried out correctly;
• Sets agenda for staff and delegate responsibilities
• Sets daily and weekly priorities, ensuring reasonable workloads;
• Solves tactical problems that employees are having with their jobs.
• Develops and trains employees

Supervision of Others:

Direct Reports: Accounts Payable/Receivable

Indirect Reports: None

This job description is not intended to limit the responsibilities of an employee assigned to this position to those duties listed above. The employee is expected to follow any other instructions and perform any other duties requested by the immediate supervisor or company management. The level of involvement may vary based on company and individual capabilities.

Christensen Farms promotes a culture of inclusion and strives to attract a diverse set of candidates for each of our open positions. We are an equal employment opportunity employer and proud to offer employment and growth opportunities to all candidates without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status.

Learn more about how you can put your passion and talent to work with us at:

https://www.christensenfarms.com/careers/positions-available/