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Cattle Accountant

Summary:
This is a key role responsible for assisting in the functions of the Cattle Procurement Department. This position reports to the Accounting Manager.

Essential Functions and Job Responsibilities:

  • Stuffing checks/email payout sheets
  • Postage machine
  • Taking mail daily to the post office
  • Communicate with cattle producers to share information
  • Billing to sales
  • Various daily, weekly, and monthly reporting
  • Figure Grade and Yield payments
  • Balance offal inventory
  • Daily P&L reports
  • Assist with MPR and BRC audits
  • Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Ability to meet the hours requirements for this position
  • Must be proficient in MS Excel
  • Be highly organized and able to clearly communicate verbally and in writing
  • Must be able to partner with cattle procurement
  • Related experience desirable

Education Requirement:

  • High School Diploma required
  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Ag Economics, or Economics

Highly Desired Skills:

  • Prior finance or procurement experience in the beef industry

Physical Demands:

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to move about the facility.
  • The employee is required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, feel, or hold objects; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; speak; hear; taste; and smell.
  • Specific vision abilities include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
  • Must be able to speak on the phone and make field visits to industrial areas when necessary.

Work Environment:

  • The work environment is a combination of corporate and manufacturing.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to cold and/or humid conditions.
  • The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts.
  • As a result, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, cold temperatures, risk of electrical shock, and vibration.
  • The noise level in the work environment is moderate.

Normal Work Schedule:

  • Regular operating hours are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
  • Some days of 6:30 AM to 3:30 PM will be required as needed.
  • Required Saturdays on a rotational basis.