Staff Accountant

We are looking for a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to support financial operations for an agricultural organization in Johnstown, Colorado. This role combines core accounting responsibilities with hands-on partnership across operational teams, helping ensure accurate reporting, sound controls, and informed business decisions. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical skills, a practical understanding of day-to-day accounting activity, and the ability to communicate financial information clearly to both finance and site leadership.

Responsibilities:

• Produce monthly financial reports for assigned locations, including income statements, balance sheets, and supporting schedules, while confirming accuracy and completeness.
• Monitor and maintain general ledger activity and related subledgers, with oversight of receivables, inventory balances, depreciation, operating costs, and insurance-related records.
• Investigate account variances and reconcile discrepancies by reviewing source documents, transaction details, and supporting financial data.
• Validate payments and other financial activity to ensure transactions are properly recorded and aligned with company policies and reporting standards.
• Complete month-end close tasks on schedule and deliver timely financial information to corporate finance leaders and feed yard management teams.
• Work closely with site leadership to provide accounting support, explain financial results, and assist with day-to-day operational decision-making.
• Visit assigned feed yard locations as needed to review accounting practices, reinforce compliance expectations, and support local accounting processes.
• Contribute to budgeting, forecasting, and cost analysis efforts by evaluating trends, measuring variances, and identifying opportunities to improve expense management.
• Assist with audit preparation, internal control adherence, staff guidance, and process improvement initiatives that strengthen accounting consistency across locations.