Corporate Controller’s Group – Global Accounting Organization
OVERVIEW:
As the AFM-Corporate Accounting, you will have the opportunity to play a key role in initiatives to enable an optimal capital structure to support profitable growth and top-tier shareholder returns. You will partner with multiple internal and external teams to maintain external financial statements in compliance with US GAAP and SEC requirements while continuing to build your financial acumen and people management skills. This role specifically supports corporate accounting and control matters related to both treasury activities and tax optimization projects. You also will have the opportunity to contribute to broader Corporate Controllers’ team initiatives including quarterly SEC filings.
This role offers many unique developmental opportunities, including:
Involvement in key enterprise initiatives, primarily supporting the technical accounting and controls related to treasury activities (including financing and derivative instruments) and tax optimization projects
Frequent exposure to leaders within Treasury, Tax, Corporate Finance, and Global Accounting Operations, among others
Building people management skills through day-to-day coaching of a direct report
Deepening accounting, control, and financial reporting technical expertise from both recurring and nonrecurring activities
Advancing process improvement and standardization in support of our Accounting & Controls Evolution journey and leadership of outsourced teams
Enablers for success in this role include the ability to work proactively, have a high attention to detail, ability to partner with multiple internal and external business partners, high technical accounting and financial acumen, and a commitment to process and process improvement. In this role, one of the key career experiences you will gain is a broadening Corporate experience with an opportunity to partner with various Corporate functions, build your personal network, and interact directly with senior leaders.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Significantly contribute to the North America & Corporate technical accounting and controls processes supporting treasury, financing, risk management, and tax optimization projects.
Partner closely with Treasury business partners to support the technical accounting and reporting for various financing strategies and financial instruments, including derivatives.
Partner closely with Tax business partners supporting projects to optimize structure to enhance shareholder value.
Contribute to the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close accounting and reporting processes including SEC filings and other external financial reporting.
Monitor and review results completed by outsourced partners and centers of excellence to ensure processes accurately meet Global Accounting Organization and business partner needs.
Contribute to and influence an evolving team structure by partnering with both Corporate Accounting managers to ensure optimal team structure to support the highest priority business partner needs.
Drive process and governance excellence in our dynamic global accounting & controls environment.
Utilize SAP, HFM, SmartView, CDM, Blackline and other technologies to appropriately and effectively complete job responsibilities.
Contribute to quarterly SEC filings for role related subject matter and additional contribution as needed.
Other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
CPA
B.S. in Accounting
3-4+ years relevant experience (public accounting, financial services, or other related accounting experience)
Aptitude for broad US GAAP subject matter including codification related to financial instruments, codification research and documentation experience
Detail-oriented, results-oriented, proactive
Well organized and able to manage and prioritize changing workload
Strong communication skills
Ability to work independently
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Master’s in Accounting
Financial services experience and/or Big Four public accounting firm experience
People management experience
Working knowledge of SAP, Hyperion (HFM)
Company Overview:
We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.