Grower Accountant

Hoxton Circle has partnered with a local agriculture company in Monterey County to add some additional Grower Accounting support to their team. This position will come in via a contract/temporary basis with medical benefits and sick pay available, lasting about 2 months with a possible extension after. There will be an opportunity to become permanent based on candidate performance.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for development and implementation of accounting processes for shared equity growing deals
• Responsible for development and monitoring complex accounting transactions in multiple countries
• Responsible for the documentation and reconciliation of accounting activities from custom developed grower settlement application
• Responsible for weekly calculations, system inputs and reconciliation of charges to the growers
• Will be cross-trained and perform necessary weekly grower settlement and other accounting functions for the Grower Accountant Staff during their absences.
• Provides guidance, support and direction to other functional groups pertaining to the grower accounting and inventory processes
• Communicates to and educates employees on the internal control requirements pertaining to these same functions.
• Coordinate and assist with the month end close process to ensure the reporting of accurate and timely month end results
• Submit correcting journal entries to the general accounting group for posting and prepare accounts receivable general ledger related account reconciliations
• Prepare necessary analytical schedules to support the month-end results
• Prepare requested management reporting and analysis as it relates to crop investment for the Finance and Production departments
• Prepare ad hoc reporting as requested by management as it relates to crop investments
• Perform AP vouchers for GA Direct Entry Generator process for necessary grower

Requirements:

• Associates Degree focused in accounting or finance required
• A minimum of 2 years of grower accounting experience is desired, not required
• A minimum of 4 years of comparable experience in related agriculture accounting is highly desired.
• Advanced knowledge of spreadsheet applications (MS Excel) is highly desired Advanced proficiency in various programs and Famous and MS Office Suite desired
• Proactively communicate task and project updates to supervisor
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is required

Hoxton Circle is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.