JR Commodity MGT Analyst - SBS Americas
Louis Dreyfus Company · Rosario
Company Description
Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain, from field to table. Through a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization comprising six geographic regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company operates in more than 100 countries and employs approximately 18,000 people worldwide.
Job Description
Primary Responsibilities/Essential Functions
- Calculate, verify and reconcile cotton invoice amounts for cash, equity, and redemption contracts. Make necessary adjustments and update bales into inventory.
- Validate the customer’s invoice for accuracy and ensure values are in balance with our system, properly create payment information, and provide backup for the accounting department.
- Assist in addressing any applicable reconciliation issues with customers, IT, and other departments.
- Understand data and process flows within invoicing to proactively research and resolve bottlenecks or data issues.
- Assist with Data Check as needed making sure the invoice coincides with the contract before being processed.
- Assist with C4 Batch Review and clean CRS Batches daily.
- Assist in training of various functions in Domestic Execution Department.
- Reconciling and Analyzing invoice discrepancies
- Run various reports for cotton prices to report to NASS
- Perform all related responsibilities as required.
Qualifications
Education/Professional Certifications/Licenses
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience considered.
Experience
1 to 2 years' experience in cotton or related industry and some general accounting.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (including any physical demands)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to correct contract pricing issues and invoice processing discrepancies.
- Strong computer skills to assist in testing new program development as it applies to cotton invoicing.
- Intermediate skillset in Microsoft Office programs, specifically Excel.
- Strong written and oral communication skills and the ability to interact effectively with all levels of employees as well as outside parties.
- Self-directed with a high sense of urgency and strong bias for action in a highly dynamic and demanding work environment.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple responsibilities, prioritize workloads and perform multiple tasks that might have conflicting priorities and deadlines. Attention to detail a must.
- Personal honesty, competence and integrity in functional leadership in domestic execution processes, tools and techniques.
- Cotton Invoice processing a plus.
- General accounting experience with emphasis in accounts payable, preferred.