Accountant - Agribusiness

Perm Recruitment RF/BDT; Ballarat; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

CHS Broadbent in Ballarat is seeking an Accountant to support financial control, reporting and analysis of grain trading activities. You will work with trading, risk, logistics and finance teams across inventory, P&L, valuations and budgeting, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting standards.

The role also involves process improvements, including AI tooling, to unlock opportunities and drive efficiency.

Qualifications

• A degree in Accounting, Finance or Commerce, with CPA or CA qualification.
• Experience in commercial accounting or commodity accounting.
• Strong understanding of inventory reconciliation, financial reporting and P&L analysis.
• Exposure to grain/commodity trading or agribusiness is valued.
• Advanced Excel, ERP and BI tools experience.
• Ability to partner with trading, operations, logistics and finance teams.

Responsibilities

• Support weekly and monthly grain and trading P&L reporting.
• Perform inventory reconciliations and commodity valuations.
• Prepare management reporting, budgeting and forecasting.
• Drive process improvements including AI tools and opportunities.

Skills

Analytical ability

Attention to detail

Stakeholder collaboration

Data analysis

Advanced Excel

Education

Accounting/Finance/Commerce degree

CPA or CA qualification

Tools

ERP systems

Power BI

Power Query

Commodity trading platforms

Job description

The Company
CHS Broadbent is a leading Australian agribusiness supply chain company with grain marketing, storage, logistics and export operations on the east coast of Australia. CHS Broadbent own and operate grain storage, container packing, and grain freight operations through Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria. They are widely recognised by grain producers and markets as leaders in providing reliable, dependable, customer focused service.

The Opportunity

As part of their continued growth, CHS Broadbent are looking for a Accountant to join their Finance team. This role will support the financial control, accounting, reporting and analysis of CHS Broadbent's grain trading activities, providing independent oversight across commodity positions, grain inventories, mark-to-market valuations, profit and loss reporting, hedging activities and trading exposures.

Working closely with the Trading, Risk, Logistics, Operations and Finance teams, you will support commercial decision-making while ensuring compliance with accounting standards, internal controls and risk management frameworks. The role will be involved in weekly and monthly grain and trading P&L reporting, inventory reconciliations, commodity valuations, management reporting, budgeting, forecasting and process improvement initiatives including integration of AI tools and identifying new opportunities and solutions previously not explored.

About You

To be successful in this position you will have:

• A degree in Accounting, Finance or Commerce, with CPA or CA qualification.
• Experience in commercial accounting, management accounting, commodity accounting or a related finance role.
• Strong understanding of inventory reconciliation, financial reporting, P&L analysis and management accounting.
• Exposure to grain, commodity trading, logistics or agribusiness operations would be highly regarded.
• Strong analytical capability, attention to detail and confidence working with large volumes of financial and operational data.
• Advanced Excel skills, with experience using ERP systems, commodity trading platforms, Power Query, Power BI or similar reporting tools beneficial.
• The ability to partner effectively with trading, operations, logistics, risk and finance stakeholders.

Why This Role

In return, you will be joining an expanding agribusiness with multiple domestic assets and a growing export operation, in a role that provides broad exposure across trading, finance, risk and operations.

Additional information

• Grain Trading, Inventory and P&L Focus
• Finance Business Partnering Across Commercial Teams
• Based in Ballarat Head Office