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Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 18,000 people globally.\n This position performs as a lead accountant for several business units and/or legal entitles for a regional office of a global leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods.\nPrimary Responsibilities/Essential Functions\nAnalyzes and Reviews various daily physical and futures trading activities in relation to completing accurate Daily P&L estimates for our various trading and operating activities. \nCompletes Daily P&L estimate calculations for various trade and operating activities.\nPrepares and reviews daily positions reports and supporting details for merchandisers and management.\nPerforms quantity reconciliations for trading activities.\nReviews and approves accounting journal entries for trading activities and certain operating activities.\nPrepares and/or reviews monthly financial statements and supporting schedules for local management for multiple business units and/or legal entities\nPrepares and/or reviews monthly reporting for global consolidation along with required comments and analysis for assigned business units and/or legal entities\nPrepares and/or reviews monthly budget vs. actual variance reporting along with required comments and analysis\nReconciles or reviews reconcilements for all accounts within business units general ledger\nResponsible for the accuracy and completeness of the general ledger for the assigned business units and/or legal entities\nReviews general ledger (G/L) accounts and compares them with relevant source documents to identify discrepancies and/or errors/omissions in the accounts payable/journal entry process\nProactively communicates with the necessary stakeholders to resolve discrepancies\nReviews and posts journal entries to reconcile G/L accounts with source documents\nReviews work of any subordinates for accuracy\nCoordinates industry cost budget preparation and performs analysis with commentary\nSupport the year-end and mid-year audits performed by external auditors by gathering and preparing supporting documents and schedules per their information requests\nFollows company accounting policies and ensures they are enforced\nAdditional Responsibilities:\nPerforms special projects, including preparing financial and management reports, preparing spreadsheets, retrieving data from systems, assisting with implementation of new systems and managing data\nAdditional duties and responsibilities as assigned\n Education/Professional Certifications/Licenses\nBasic qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree in Accounting or related business discipline\nPreferred qualifications:\nAdvanced degree or CPA certification\nExperience with Microsoft Great Plains\nExperience\nBasic qualifications:\nA minimum of three (3) years of general accounting experience, resulting in a solid understanding of accrual accounting, general ledger practices and GAAP compliance (experience must include responsibility for a wide variety of general accounting functions, including analyzing complex general ledger accounts, reconciling discrepancies, analyzing payables and resolving discrepancies in order to prepare financial and management reports.)\nProficiency with spreadsheet and word-processing software, (e.g., Excel and MS Word) and various accounting systems/ databases.\nExperience with financial consolidation of multiple entities\nKnowledge/Skills/Abilities\nBasic qualifications:\nKnowledge of general ledger accounting practices and GAAP\nStrong analytical and organizational skills.\nStrong verbal and written communication skills.\nStrong documentation skills.\nAbility to analyze account variances and resolve discrepancies.\nAbility to work independently and propose solutions.\nAbility to prioritize multiple tasks and meet strict monthly deadlines.\nDetail oriented.\nProficiency with spreadsheet and word-processing software, (e.g., Excel, and MS Word) and various accounting systems/databases\n #LI-Hybrid\nWhat We Offer\nWe provide a dynamic and stimulating international environment, which will stretch and develop your abilities and channel your skills and expertise with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.\n- Comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental and vision care coverage, flexible spending account plans, employee assistance program, life insurance and disability coverage\n- 401k with Company Match\n- Family Friendly Benefits including childbirth and parental leave, fertility and family building benefits\n- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays\n- Flexible work available (not applicable to all roles)\nDiversity & Inclusion\nLDC is driven by a set of shared values and high ethical standards, with diversity and inclusion being part of our DNA. LDC is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion.\nLDC encourages diversity, supports local communities and environmental initiatives. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.\nEqual employment opportunity (EEO)\nLouis Dreyfus Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.\nThis policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.\nSustainability\nSustainable value is at the heart of our purpose as a company.\nWe are passionate about creating fair and sustainable value, both for our business and for other value chain stakeholders: our people, our business partners, the communities we touch and the environment around us","description_format":"text","description_chars":6375,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":["401k plan","Equity","Flexible schedule","Life insurance","Parental leave"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Supply Chain"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-05T20:04:16Z"}],"liveness":{"score":38,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.503,"p_room":0.75,"age_days":28,"expected_fill_days":33,"reasons":["conf:5","stale_co","velocity","win:late","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/louis-dreyfus-company-senior-trade-accountant","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/louis-dreyfus-company-senior-trade-accountant.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-25T02:25:45Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2599,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":2401,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-26T00:00:00Z"}}}