Job Description
Job Description
Senior Accountant
Location: Decatur, Illinois
Job Type: On-Site
Salary: $80,000-100,000
Client/Job Summary:
Our client is an established, global manufacturer seeking a Senior Accountant to support its accounting, commodities, and finance teams. This role offers the opportunity to partner closely with commercial leaders while owning high-visibility accounting, controls, and investment analysis. It's a great fit for someone who wants hands-on ownership while gaining exposure to commodities and ability to work cross-functionally.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own month-end, quarter, and year-end close and general ledger activities for commodities products.
- Support financial reporting, audits, and licensing requirements.
- Partner with FP&A on forecasts, plans, and estimates.
- Maintain and strengthen financial controls across inventory, cash, and trade cycles.
- Support CAPEX analysis and investment decisions.
- Provide ad-hoc analysis to commercial and senior leadership.
Key Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance, or similar.
- 2-5+ years of accounting, reporting, or financial analysis. Commodities exposure highly preferred.
- Strong understanding of GAAP and core accounting controls.
- Hands-on experience with EPM/ERP tools (ex. SAP, Workday, Adaptive, etc.)
- Able to collaborate cross-functionally and work alongside senior leaders.
Company DescriptionOperating as part of Phaidon International, Selby Jennings is a multi-award winning global recruitment organization focused on servicing the financial industry.
By breaking down financial markets into individual niches and micro-specialisms, Selby Jennings powers a knowledge-led model, delivering global solutions into local markets. Every consultant is an expert in their field. Structuring our teams to mirror the demands of our clients and candidates, we identify, qualify and present the highest caliber candidates, as well as identifying the best market opportunities for leading finance professionals.
We work in partnership with clients to tailor-make a suitable search model based on the type of assignment and client service level requirements, adopting a bespoke combination of solutions to ensure optimum reach into the active and passive market places.
From our offices around the world, we recruit beyond international boundaries, pro-actively sourcing the best talent in the industry. Across contingent, retained, and project solutions, our service is unrivaled; speaking to our level of service provision, search accuracy, and flexibility.
Company Description
Operating as part of Phaidon International, Selby Jennings is a multi-award winning global recruitment organization focused on servicing the financial industry.\r\n\r\nBy breaking down financial markets into individual niches and micro-specialisms, Selby Jennings powers a knowledge-led model, delivering global solutions into local markets. Every consultant is an expert in their field. Structuring our teams to mirror the demands of our clients and candidates, we identify, qualify and present the highest caliber candidates, as well as identifying the best market opportunities for leading finance professionals.\r\n\r\nWe work in partnership with clients to tailor-make a suitable search model based on the type of assignment and client service level requirements, adopting a bespoke combination of solutions to ensure optimum reach into the active and passive market places.\r\n\r\nFrom our offices around the world, we recruit beyond international boundaries, pro-actively sourcing the best talent in the industry. Across contingent, retained, and project solutions, our service is unrivaled; speaking to our level of service provision, search accuracy, and flexibility.