Accountant

Job Title

Accountant – Agricultural Commodities, Hedging & Trade Finance

Key Responsibilities

1. Accounting & Invoicing

• Prepare, issue, and control customer and supplier invoices
• Manage accounts receivable and accounts payable
• Reconcile payments, bank transactions, supplier statements, and customer accounts
• Monitor outstanding invoices, payment deadlines, and credit exposure
• Ensure correct allocation of costs related to purchases, sales, freight, storage, and processing

2. Commodity Hedging & Risk Management

• Manage and monitor hedging positions related to agricultural commodities, particularly soybeans, soybean meal, and soybean oil
• Follow futures markets such as CBOT/CME
• Execute or coordinate futures and options transactions according to management instructions
• Monitor physical contracts versus futures positions and maintain accurate hedge reconciliation
• Calculate basis, premiums, margins, mark-to-market exposure, and realized/unrealized P&L
• Monitor FX exposure where transactions are conducted in different currencies
• Produce regular reports on open positions and market exposure

3. Contract & Trade Management

• Monitor purchase and sales contracts from signature through invoicing and payment
• Verify prices, quantities, Incoterms, freight costs, delivery dates, and payment terms
• Ensure invoices correspond correctly with contractual conditions
• Maintain accurate records of physical commodities purchased, sold, delivered, and remaining open

4. Financial Control & Reporting

• Prepare monthly accounting reconciliations and management reports
• Track profitability by contract, customer, supplier, product, and transaction
• Monitor gross margins and identify discrepancies between expected and actual results
• Assist management with cash-flow forecasting and working-capital management
• Prepare documentation required by external accountants, auditors, banks, and financial institutions

5. Internal Coordination

• Work closely with sales, purchasing, logistics, operations, and management
• Reconcile physical commodity movements with financial and hedging positions
• Ensure that delivered quantities, invoices, payments, and hedge positions remain aligned
• Flag discrepancies, financial risks, overdue payments, or uncovered market exposure

Candidate ProfileRequired

• Experience in accounting, financial control, commodity trading, or trade finance
• Strong knowledge of invoicing, reconciliation, accounts payable, and accounts receivable
• Good analytical and numerical skills
• Advanced Excel skills
• Ability to manage multiple contracts, invoices, currencies, and deadlines simultaneously
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy

Preferred

• Experience in agricultural commodities, grain, soybean, feed ingredients, or food ingredients
• Knowledge of CBOT/CME futures and commodity hedging
• Understanding of basis trading, futures, options, mark-to-market, and P&L
• Experience with international trade, Incoterms, freight, and commodity contracts
• Experience with multi-currency accounting and FX exposure
• Knowledge of ERP/accounting systems

Key Strengths

• Highly organized and rigorous
• Comfortable with numbers and financial markets
• Able to understand both physical commodity trading and financial hedging
• Proactive in identifying discrepancies and financial risks
• Capable of working independently with management
• Able to operate in a fast-moving international trading environment

Role Context

This position combines accounting, trade administration, and commodity risk management.

The person will not only manage invoices and accounting flows but will also help ensure that physical soybean transactions are correctly matched with CBOT hedging positions, FX exposure, margins, and contract profitability.

The role can evolve toward Commodity Controller, Trade Finance Manager, Risk Manager, or Commodity Trading/Finance Manager depending on experience and performance.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $35,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement

Experience:

• soybean business : 1 year (Preferred)
• Accounting: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• Chinese (Preferred)
• French (Preferred)
• korean (Preferred)
• Japanese (Preferred)
• vietnamese (Preferred)
• philipino (Preferred)
• Indonesian (Preferred)

Work Location: In person