Senior Accountant

Education/Professional Certifications/Licenses

The following is the required qualification:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related discipline (e.g., Finance, Economics, Business Administration.)

Experience

The following is the required qualification:

two to five years (plus) of experience with the analysis of accounting or financial data.

Additional Information for the job

What We Offer

We provide a dynamic and stimulating international environment, which will stretch and develop your abilities and channel your skills and expertise with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

- Comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental and vision care coverage, flexible spending account plans, employee assistance program, life insurance and disability coverage

- 401k with Company Match

- Family Friendly Benefits including childbirth and parental leave, fertility and family building benefits

This position analyzes daily profit and loss activity, prepares financial estimates, resolves discrepancies, and ensures the accuracy of contract data for the NAM Grains and Oilseeds and Coffee Divisions of Louis Dreyfus Company. This position serves as a point of contact for any questions on daily profit and loss.

Primary Responsibilities/Essential Functions

Reviews the daily profit and loss (P&L) reports and ensures the accuracy of daily reported P&L.

Routinely validates with supporting documentation the market prices used to value positions.

Independently reconciles complicated discrepancies related to contracts, scheduling and invoicing; collaborates with Logistics and Execution personnel to resolve any problems/issues that may affect the daily P&L.

Responds to questions from trading and platform personnel related to movements in the P&L data; researches and explains causes of discrepancies between actual P&L movements and P&L movements that are anticipated by the traders.

Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 18,000 people globally.