Index Fresh is a leading packer, shipper and exporter of Avocados. We believe that when you put good into something, good will grow from it. By hiring the right people and giving them the tools to succeed, Index Fresh has been putting good into the avocado industry for over a century.
We are searching for an experienced Grower Accountant to join our team. The Grower Accountant provides accounting support to internal departments, customers and growers and administers all accounting and reporting related to growers.
Essential Functions
- Timely management of all domestic growers accounting and reporting functions to include:
- Compliance with regulatory requirements associated the packing and marketing of avocadoes, including communication with regulatory groups.
- Produce timely grower reports and prepare weekly reports for management review.
- Reconcile avocados received from growers on a daily and weekly basis.
- Process payment to growers and third parties.
- Process settlements for domestic growers
- Maintain grower portal.
- Record and process end of season grower incentive program, including monthly calculations and accrual.
- Coordinate with internal and external parties for any growers related issues
- Professionally communicate with growers and any other parties to resolve issues and/or concerns that growers may have.
- Serve as a back up for daily packout process.
- Prepare quarterly commission calculations for field representatives, including monthly accrual for financial booking.
- Prepare journal entries by providing and maintaining detail records and files
- Reconcile general ledger accounts monthly.
- Plays a key role in month end and year end closing process.
- Participate in annual budget includes actual vs budget analysis.
- Prepare and support internal and external annual audit; timely compliance with all internal and external reporting requirements.
- Special projects, ad-hoc reports, administrative tasks as assigned.
Job Requirements
- Bachelors degree in Accounting or related field
- Five or more years of accounting experience in the agriculture industry preferred.
- Working knowledge of GAAP and internal controls.
- Previous experience with major accounting software.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Exceptional attention to detail with high level of accuracy.
- Good organization, analytic and problem solving skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position; typical work hours and days are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., but additional hours of work are required during month-end, quarter-end, year-end, budgeting period and financial audits.
Benefits
100-years in the business has taught us the value of long-term planning, for our company and our people. Index Fresh provides several tools for helping our team members plan for their futures.
- Competitive compensation with bonus program
- Competitive health benefits package - medical, dental, vision, life insurance, FSA, Long-Term Disability
- Advancement opportunities
- 401(k) Plan with Company Match
- Paid holidays and vacation
- Exceptional team members and work environment
- Weekly Pay Schedule