Staff Accountant

Avocados from Mexico is a US non-profit marketing organization. Our mission is to promote and increase the consumption of Mexican avocados in the US while building a strong brand identity. We strive to be the most innovative produce organization in the world, and within our finance department, we are focused on driving digital transformation.

Job Summary: As a Staff Accountant, you will report to the senior accounting manager, work closely with the CFO and be responsible for:· Leading the GL accounting and annual budgeting and forecasting processes.· Providing recommendations to senior management based on your analytical skills.· Partnering with business stakeholders through influencing and critical thinking skills.· Supporting digital technology and process improvement automation project implementations.

Goals and Objectives: As a Staff Accountant, your performance and contributions will help the department achieve the following goals and objectives:· Transform processes: We strive to create a future-ready accounting closure process while complying with accounting standards and internal controls to maintain our "zero audit findings" record.· Provide business decision support: Your influencing and analysis skills will help us build sustainable business relationships and achieve our goal of providing impactful business decision support.· Build a leadership bench: We aim to coach and mentor our team members to build a strong talent bench of future leaders.

Responsibilities

GL Accounting· Completes month-end close duties accurately and on time, including recording journal entries, performing variance analysis, and supporting the payroll department.· Prepares and reviews reconciliations for various accounts and analyzes balances to ensure accuracy.· Ensure compliance with organizational guidelines and standard procedures.· Analyze and resolve GL, accounts payable, and receivable issues or queries.· Assist in internal and financial audits and general ledger preparation.

Financial Analysis and Insight Generation· Pull and interpret basic data and reports from business intelligence tools.· Coordinate with management and staff to manage financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting.· Design and build dynamic reports and visualizations that help monitor financial performance relative to strategic goals and objectives.· Sets and tracks key performance indicators (KPIs) and objectives.

Business Partnership and Collaboration.· Propose ideas for improving business processes using digital technologies. Ensure that the implementation of process improvements is carried out effectively.· Serve as a trusted finance partner and develop strong, collaborative relationships with executive-level business partners and key stakeholders throughout the organization.

Skills/Qualifications

Essential Knowledge and Skills· MS Office Suite: Extremely proficient with Excel and PowerPoint, experience working with large data sets.· Analytics: Critical thinker. Superior analytical and quantitative skills

Preferred Knowledge and Skills· SQL, PowerBI, or Microsoft Power Platform knowledge is a plus.· BI and ERP: Advanced proficiency with various BI tools and ERP systems.

Essential Abilities· Detail Oriented: Meticulous attention to detail with superb organizational skills.· Learning and coaching: Self-starting abilities with a continuous improvement mindset. Ability to learn fast, implement, and train others.· Influencing: Demonstrated success in influencing and engaging stakeholders.· Communication: Excellent report writing and communication skills.

Preferred Abilities· Team management · Stakeholder management: Ability to work effectively with all levels of employees, including senior leadership

Education/Experience Requirements

Essential Educational Qualifications· Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance

Preferred Educational Qualifications· Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.· Certified Professional Accountant (CPA.)

Essential Experiences· Accounting: 1 to 3 years of accounting work experience Preferred Experiences· Financial planning: 1 to 3-plus years of experience in an FP&A or planning role.· Applying Planning tools: Experience in the use of financial planning tools (e.g., Adaptive, Anaplan, Essbase.)· Data insight generation: Experience conducting quantitative/financial analysis and developing recommendations.