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About the Role

We are seeking a Farm Accounting Officer to focus on service and retention of larger, more complex customers, marketing and promoting accounting services, attending prospective customer calls, and providing specialized accounting expertise. This role requires deep product and accounting knowledge to act as a trusted advisor, building relationships with customers and prospects.

Responsibilities

• Provides timely and accurate accounting services for farming operations and owners of farmland, including depreciation, payroll, bill pay, cash and accrual statements, enterprising, and full-service accounting.
• Educates farm accounting customers and teammates on the importance and effectiveness of timely and accurate reporting.
• Acts as the primary contact for accounting-related service for the customer.
• Manages time to complete customer work by deadlines.
• Remains current on accounting rules.
• Shares expertise by delivering internal presentations and answering questions from other officers and teammates.
• Invoices customers according to price minimums and percentage increases.
• Follows department and association established processes.
• Actively participates in presentations at industry events and customer meetings to promote accounting expertise.
• Represents the Associations at industry and agricultural events in the region.
• Proactively provides referrals to other teammates, identifying opportunities for collaboration and cross-selling.
• Promotes and builds reputation and image within the community, region, and association.
• Volunteers for and collaborates with the team on special projects and initiatives.
• Develops and maintains solid knowledge of applicable systems.
• Provides accounting services to a portfolio of customers, progressing in operations complexity and oversight independence.
• Develops competence, eventually performing the job role independently and supporting a portfolio of customers.
• Provides financial and business consulting to customers.
• Continues to grow professionally through professional development.
• May work toward CPA Certification or other applicable certifications.
• Coordinates with team members on complex transactions and provides customer problem resolution.
• Addresses all aspects of farm accounting processes, even in complex situations.
• Participates in department projects and committees.
• Provides training and mentorship to less experienced tax teammates.
• Independently provides accounting services to a portfolio of larger, more complex customers.
• Actively participates in sales calls with Business Development Officers.
• Proactive involvement in regional go-to-market strategy.

Requirements

• Experienced officers with a breadth of first-hand accounting experience skilled at taking care of customer relationships.
• Deep product & accounting knowledge.
• Ability to act as a trusted advisor.
• Ability to build relationships with customers and prospects.
• Solid knowledge of applicable systems.
• Competence in performing job role independently.
• Ability to support a portfolio of customers.
• Ability to provide financial and business consulting to customers.
• Ability to address all aspects of farm accounting processes, even in complex situations.
• Ability to provide training and mentorship to less experienced tax teammates.
• Ability to participate in department projects and committees.
• Ability to share expertise by delivering internal presentations and answering questions from other officers and teammates.
• Ability to proactively provide referrals to other teammates, identifying opportunities for collaboration and cross-selling.
• Ability to actively participate in presentations at industry events and customer meetings to promote farm accounting expertise.
• Ability to represent the Associations at industry and agricultural events in the region.
• Ability to actively participate in sales calls with Business Development Officers.
• Proactive involvement in regional go-to-market strategy.

Skills

• Accounting
• Tax
• Finance
• Customer Service
• Sales
• Financial Consulting
• Business Consulting
• Time Management
• Communication

Location

• Fargo, North Dakota
• Omaha, NE
• Eastern Kansas

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 0 - 4 years experience in Accounting
• Experienced Officers
• Newer Officers

Education Level

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Tax, Finance or other related business field
• CPA Certification or other applicable certifications encouraged
• CPA certification, advanced degree or other applicable certification

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Vacation, sick leave, paid holidays, and parental leave
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wellness programs
• Tuition assistance
• Short-term incentive pay

About the Company

• AgCountry Farm Credit Services (AgCountry), Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) and Frontier Farm Credit are financial cooperatives that operate under shared management across eight states.
• Each association is owned by its local farmers and ranchers.
• They collaborate by pooling resources, expertise, and talent to provide affordable credit, crop insurance, and financial services.
• Our associations are united by a common mission and commitment to serving rural America and supporting each other, which drives the success of the farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness we serve.
• We take pride in being a great place to work, and this enthusiasm is reflected in the relationships our team members foster with one another and with our customers.
• AgCountry has 43 offices, is based in Fargo, North Dakota and serves portions of North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
• FCSAmerica is based in Omaha, NE and has 42 local offices serving rural communities and agriculture in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
• Frontier Farm Credit has six offices serving eastern Kansas.
• Together, we support nearly 82,000 producers and agribusinesses, meeting the needs of today’s agricultural industry with our combined 2600+ employees providing lending, risk management, technology, commodity marketing, and customer and employee education.

Equal Opportunity

• AgCountry Farm Credit Services, ACA, Farm Credit Services of America, ACA, and Frontier Farm Credit, ACA are Equal Employment Opportunity employers, and they comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.