Accounting Specialist and Project Coordinator,(Bunge) -Employment,career opportunity in USA

Job Title:  Accounting Specialist and Project Coordinator
Location: - (St. Louis, Missouri, Mid-West United States, USA)
Company: Bunge
Job Type: Full Time
Minimum Years Experience Required: N/A
Salary: Competitive


Overview
The Accounting Specialist and Project Coordinator will support the Bunge North America (BNA) Corporate Controllers administrative, financial and reporting functions.  The position will assist with the administrative and procedural aspects of cost center recording for industrial, general and administrative, selling, marketing and research and development costs and transactions.  In addition, the person will also take a lead role in BNA wide initiatives to implement new systems and improve processes.  
Development of reports in both IT and Excel, data collection and consolidation, analysis and communication are fundamental responsibilities.  Because of the quantity and diversity of information handled, the role requires a well-rounded skill set.  The person must have the strong technical and analytical abilities necessary to extract and interpret data from various IT systems.  At the same time, the analyst must possess the people skills necessary to work closely with business unit personnel to source data, implement standard methods and ensure reporting compliance.  To perform these tasks, this position will interact with all levels of the organization and across functional areas.



Essential Functions

    Support the Corporate Controller on key projects and analysis
    Assist with the administration of the policies and procedures manual including writing new policies and updating older policies
    Provide monthly/quarterly management reports to BNA Management
    Provide management reports and analysis on an as needed basis
    Liaison to the strategic planning department providing assistance with forecasts, budgeting and other requests
    Prepare executive level presentations
    Coordinate special projects across the organization including new software implementation and software upgrades
    Assist with the coordination of efforts with the auditors
    Work on special projects as requested by the Controller
    Assist with the development of systems and process for recording of cost center expenses


    Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business management or related degree required
    Five to ten years of relevant work experience working in a large company with multiple business units
    Experience with month end closing, account reconciliations
    Strong desire to support internal customers
    Detail oriented, with an unwavering drive for accuracy
    Good knowledge of cost center reporting
    Ability to interact with all levels of the organization
    Ability to understand and communicate Bunge’s approach/methodology to cost center reporting practices and techniques
    Knowledge of SAP R3 and SAP BW, in order to assist in facilitating the design and implementation, as well as extracting data for reporting
    Understanding of the fundamental components of an IT structure, how they interact
    Ability to navigate reports and mine data
    Strong proficiency in MS office software
    Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
    Ability to manage large projects
    Travel is minimal, but required at times
    Occasional weekends and overtime

Click to Apply Now