Assistant Accounting Manager Trainee

Thank you for your interest in joining our team! At CGB, you can contribute to meaningful work, grow professionally and personally, and belong in a place where everyone has a voice. Founded in 1969, CGB Enterprises, Inc. is known as an innovative and progressive leader in the grain and transportation industries. Today, CGB operates an enterprise with over 100 locations and nearly 2,000 U.S. employees overseeing a diverse family of businesses that provide an array of services for producers and logistics services for an international base of customers. The combination of our assets provides a growing organization that is celebrating over 50 years of strength and stability! Launch your career in accounting with our Accounting Manager Trainee position – a great opportunity to gain hands‑on experience, develop key leadership skills, and grow with a dynamic team! Job Responsibilities Protect company assets through use of judgment, monitoring internal control effectiveness, and observation, as well as maintaining complete and accurate fixed asset records. Assist management by supervising the operations of the accounting department; including control systems, transaction‑processing operations, and policies and procedures. Monitor and manage the company's daily cash position; ensures liquidity. Prepare or assist in preparations of income, sales, property, and state tax returns. Work with manager to ensure timely and complete month end closing, financial reporting, account reconciliation, review of financial statements, forecasting, monitoring budgets, and maintains fixed assets. Monitor business activities to maintain compliance with laws and internal guidelines. Review and approve credit applications and limits. Monitor and work with manager for property taxes, sales taxes, and commodity grain assessment remittances. Work with manager to add and/or maintain discount and premium codes and tables. Work with manager in audit preparations, including preparing reports and requested information; may participate in the annual risk assessment process. Other duties as assigned. Education Required – Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting. Experience Required – None. Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite; strong use of database and spreadsheet applications (Excel). Knowledge of the theory and practice of accounting (i.e. fixed assets, receivables, cash processes, internal revenue code, tax, reconciliation, financial statements, and processes). Knowledge of accounting and financial software programs, and automated data processing systems/programs (depending on area of assignment). Knowledge of forecasting, statistical modeling; including variance analysis. Basic knowledge of sales and use tax (depending on area of assignment). Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret data and present findings. Effective interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of people within and outside the organization. Strong organizational and prioritization skills, with ability to remain flexible to changing priorities. Strong attention to detail. Ability to prepare clear and concise oral and written reports. Ability to work effectively both autonomously and within a team environment. Ability to work extended hours; outside normal business hours, evenings, weekends, holidays. Ability to quickly and efficiently respond to rapidly changing environment. Physical Demands & Requirements Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met. Ability to stand or sit constantly/continuously. Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound. The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes. Environmental Conditions The work environment described here are meant to be representative of those an employee would normally encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. The physical environment requires the employee to work inside where there are limited extremes to heat and/or cold; moderate noise; a normal office environment. Travel required for meetings and trainings. Pay Range $55,000.00 – $65,000.00. Actual pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including work location, job-related knowledge, skills and relevant experience for the job. Pay amount does not guarantee employment for any particular period of time. Benefits CGB Enterprises, Inc. offers a stellar benefits package including an outstanding 401(k) retirement plan with company contributions, medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits, flexible spending accounts, paid leave (holidays, vacation, sick), wellness programs, recognition programs, community involvement opportunities, and much more. Equal Opportunity Employer CGB Enterprises, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EEO is the Law links in English or Spanish. We are unable to legally hire anyone who is not eligible to work in the United States nor are we able to sponsor visas. The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this position. It should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job. Recruiting Information All Third Party Agencies, Headhunters, and Recruiters..CGB Enterprises, Inc. and its Subsidiaries only forms contracts with recruiters with whom we have an established relationship and with whom we have in place a signed contract. All contact from third parties must go through our Human Resources Department. Any contact made outside of our Human Resources Department by a third party will cancel any future business relationships between the third party and CGB Enterprises, Inc. and its Subsidiaries. This posting may use automated systems to help distribute listings to job seekers based on relevance (e.g., search terms, location, engagement). Hiring decisions are made by CGB personnel. Contact View email address on click.appcast.io for questions. #J-18808-Ljbffr