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Accountant: International Development Division

Position Purpose:
This position is responsible for providing accounting and financial support to Land O Lakes International Development projects. This position is based in Shoreview, Minnesota.
40% - Responsible for assisting with the accurate and timely month end close process; including keying and filing of journal entries, running labor distribution for assisgned countries, completing field voucher reviews, completing the inter-company work order (IWO) process in Costpoint for international countries, and completing monthly reconciliations for HQ balance sheet accounts.
20% - Responsible for the completion, routing, tracking and monitoring of HQ management reporting; including travel advances, prepaid airfare and non-allowables; as well as similar tasks and reporting for the field.
20% - Responsible for assisting with field support; including the review and follow up on field monthly balance sheet reconciliations; reporting to HQ management on issues on trends within the field reconciliations, and answering basic accounting or Costpoint questions for the field accountants.
10% - Responsible for the preparation of required financial donor reporting. Also repsonsible for training as a backup on new vendor set-ups, the keying and processing of accounts payable transactions and operating funds requests, the recording cash receipts, and the monthly Wells Fargo investment accounting.
10% - Responsible for providing support to ongoing donor audits; including generating accounting reports from Costpoint for sample selection, preparing and organizing audit sample documentation and communicating with the field on missing documentation.
Experience-Education (Required):
Must have a 4 year University degree in accounting.
Competencies-Skills (Required):
Advanced Excel skills, must have strong attention to detail. Must have strong inter-personal skills and strong oral and written communication skills.