Senior Accountant (Commodity Risk Management) Position Available In Washington, Arkansas

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Job Details:

SUMMARY:

This position operates within the Commodity Risk Management department of Corporate Accounting. Responsibilities include publishing complete, accurate and timely reporting around the Company’s derivative activity with a primary focus on the company’s commodity and FX hedging strategies and activity. This position will work closely with the Front Office Reporting and Trading team, Mid-Office Treasury team, and other international Tyson entities regarding FX hedging directives. This position will also be responsible for the month-end activities to report and record P&L and balance sheet activity associated with the enterprise’s financial hedges. Other essential duties include working closely with CRM accounting management and External Financial Reporting team to produce the quarterly schedules used in disclosing financial hedge activity in the Company’s quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings. This position will also contribute to the identification and execution of projects aimed to standardize, simplify and modernize processes and deliverable’s associated with accounting and reporting for all derivative activity. A team member who is successful in this role must have good organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills. Team member should have an affinity for monitoring commodity and foreign exchange markets and associated macroeconomic events and have a strong desire to understand enterprise commodity pricing risk and foreign exchange translation risk.

REQUIREMENTS

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in

Accounting or Finance Experience:

3+ years of accounting experience preferred.

Computer Skills:

Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Excel and PowerPoint. Experience with SAP and Microsoft Power BI preferred.

Special Skills:

Basic understanding of US GAAP and hedge accounting preferred. Certified Public Accountant license or eligible to sit for CPA exam, preferred, but not required. Strong team-oriented skills as well as a high level of self-motivation in working independently. Ability to work with a diverse group of people across various levels, functions, and locations.

Supervisory:

No direct reports but must work in a team with a wide variety of groups to accomplish responsibilities.

Travel:

1 or fewer domestic trips per year

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

No Work Shift:

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