Inventory Accountant- job career USA

 Job Title: Inventory Accountant
Department: Accounting/Finance
Company Name:     Agrium Inc
Deadline: 30/7/2013  

Approximate Salary:     Not Specified
Location:     Loveland, Colorado    
Country:     United States
Industry:     Accounting/Finance    
Position type:     Full Time
Experience level:     < 2 years   
 Education level:     Bachelor's Degree
ID    13965     
Reports To: Operations Accounting Manager
Direct Reports: None
Essential Functions

•    Provide daily analysis of margin and inventory reports for one region of the company.
•     Work closely with the Branch Managers and Branch personnel to ensure accurate reporting of margins and inventory transactions.
•     Assist Regional Finance Managers and Analysts in researching any inventory transactions resulting in questionable margins or inventory levels.
•     Complete monthly SOX reports to ensure proper internal controls over inventory transactions.
•     Perform validity checks before posting inventory adjustments submitted by the branches.
•     Assist Division personnel with consignment inventory contracts.
•     Assist Division personnel with required yearly physical counts of inventory at each branch – including participation in physical counts of inventory, reconciliation of inventory counts and adjusting of variances.
•     Accounting functions, including journal entries, account reconciliation and transactional review.
•     Special projects, and other duties as assigned by Operations Accounting Manager or other Operations Accounting Management.
•     Approximately 10% travel for attendance at Regional/Divisional Meetings, visits to Branches, attendance at inventory counts/recounts.

Qualifications

•     BS/BA Degree in Accounting or Finance required
•     1-2 years of Accounting experience
•     Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
•     Works well under general supervision
•     Strong integrity and business ethics
•     Strong verbal, written communication, strong computer (MS Office – Excel) skills
•     Peoplesoft experience a plus

How to apply:
http://agrium-hr.silkroad.com/epostings/submit.cfm?fuseaction=app.dspjob&jobid=177260&company_id=1001&jobboardid=223