at GROWMARK, INC. in Bloomington, Illinois, United States
Job Description
GROWMARK is an agricultural cooperative serving almost 400,000 customers across North America, providing agronomy, energy, facility engineering and construction, and logistics products and services, as well as grain marketing and risk management services. Headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois, GROWMARK owns the FS trademark, which is used by its member cooperatives. GROWMARK also owns and operates SEEDWAY, the largest full-line seed company in the United States. More information is available at growmark.com.
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PURPOSE AND SUMMARY STATEMENT
Assists and provides backup support to the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and other Accounting Operations functions.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Initiates and provides assistance to new customers during their onboarding checkpoints.
Analyzes and reviews customer applications and directs the workflow to the proper departments.
SUPPORTING JOB FUNCTIONS
Inputs and/or validates correct company codes, vendor numbers, payment methods, invoice numbers, and currency to be assigned to invoices entered to the Accounts Payable system.
Assigns due dates to invoices entered to the Accounts Payable system by checking the vendor invoice for payment terms.
Processes Accounts Payable invoices needed for same-day payment.
Schedules and controls GROWMARK, subsidiary, LLC, and other corporation Accounts Payable payment runs in SAP
Reviews vendor past due statements, including investigating open items and coordinating with other GROWMARK departments and vendors to resolve problems. Uses Accounts Payable reports, queries, and files to analyze problems and aid in resolution.
Process Accounts Receivable wire and draft payments as well as ensuring the files are received by the banks.
Coordinates cash receipt processing with Treasury Operations and General Accounting departments
OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS
Follows GROWMARK's Environmental Health and Safety, OSHA and DOT policies and procedures, as they apply.
Performs all other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS
Normally requires an associate degree or two years or more of accounting related work experience to demonstrate knowledge of accounting processing, reconciliations, controls and problem-solving skills.
Proven professional communication, interpersonal, persuasion, and customer service skills.
Basic understanding of accounting-related areas including payables, receivables, billing systems, overhead, general ledger, and fixed asset systems and software, financial statements, internal controls, and accounting standards.
Demonstrates essential abilities including business knowledge, collaboration, communication, customer focus, decision making and skill development.
Must have and maintain a valid driver's license and satisfactory driving record.
Ability and willingness to participate in required training that may include education on GROWMARK's policies and procedures and additional training as it relates to the requirements of the position.
Employment may be contingent upon receipt of an acceptable and job-related background check, drug test, motor vehicle report, and/or reference check, as applicable and permissible by law.
We are an equal opportunity employer, including protected veterans and qualified individuals with disabilities.