Commodity Settlement Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Agtegra Cooperative is a local agricultural cooperative headquartered in Aberdeen, SD. It is owned by farmers and ranchers, predominantly in North and South Dakota, with a network of over 70 locations and 850 employees. For more information, please visit  

At Agtegra, our mission is simple: we will do something great for farms and families in rural communities that nobody else will do . To accomplish this, Agtegra offers diverse career opportunities where employees can grow and work in their local communities.  Your personal and professional needs matter here – which is why we offer a variety of competitive benefits to employees, including healthcare and retirement, generous paid-time-off (PTO), family leave, and a clothing allowance - just to name a few.  It’s not just a job at Agtegra – it’s a place where we invite all employees to " Start Here. Grow Here. "

POSITION SUMMARY

We are seeking a Commodity Settlement Specialist to join our team. This position is responsible for maintain rail, truck, direct truck, and FOB truck sales records.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES  

• Coordinates loading instructions and rail car data between the department and location personnel.   Creates and audits grain shipment records, including loaded weights, grades, freight, and contract applications.   Maintains auditable grain sales records according to company established procedures.
• Prepares electronic bills of ladings and transmits to BNSF, RCPE & DSRC or other railroads as required.  Such duties may require the billing of rail cars at night and on weekends.  Pays freight bills on both truck and rail shipments. Reviews and pays railroad invoices (including secondary railroads) for overloads, diversions, and miscellaneous billing. 
• Invoices and submits documents and grain samples to grain companies for payment.  Settles grain sales; audits contract pricings, calculates grain sales premiums and discounts, and freight allowances/deductions. Utilizes the company cash grain system to capture data and files paper documents for audits.
• Prepares monthly reports for freight and other grain accounts and prepares Journal Entries for the company Profit and Loss statement. 
• Balances and audits various General Ledger accounts monthly.  
• Processes shuttle/COTS for Agtegra shipments. Process sales and purchase orders for shuttle/COTS trades.
• Compares Agtegra prepared invoices and settlements to customer and vendor documents to check for variances and remedy if warranted.
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS  

• Associates degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two-year technical school; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to work outside normal business hours (early mornings, nights, and weekends) as needed, depending on train schedules.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship. 
• Must be 18 years or older. 
• English Proficiency 

The physical and work environment characteristics described in this description are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions or as otherwise required by law.  Employees needing reasonable accommodation should discuss the request with the employee’s supervisor.   

• This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 25 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, frequently requires standing, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and repetitive motions and occasionally requires walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling and reaching with hands and arms.
• Work has standard vision requirements.
• Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
• Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels.
• Work is generally in a moderately noisy office setting (e.g. business office, light traffic).

Agtegra Cooperative is an equal opportunity employer.