Bookkeeper (McLeansboro, IL)

Bunge Iberica SA; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid vacation/holidays

Job summary

Bunge Iberica SA in Illinois seeks a detail‑oriented bookkeeper to support accounting transactions, invoicing, and month‑end closing. You will input data, post to ledgers, balance accounts, and prepare reports while ensuring accurate records and filing.

Responsibilities include coordinating with commercial teams and customers to record shipments, settle invoices, manage journal entries, and identify process improvements.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 2–5 years of experience in a related field preferred.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and communicate with commercial team and customers to record shipments and apply to contracts.
• Create tickets, apply to contracts, settle/invoice shipments with vendors and customers.
• Perform daily controls for balance and postings, prepare journal entries, and assist month-end close.
• Manage dispute cases and resolve differences with customers in a timely fashion.
• Ensure reconciliation of recorded transactions and identify process improvements.
• Handle purchases of grain as needed.

Skills

Detail oriented

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Education

High school diploma / GED

Job description

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City : McLeansboro State : Illinois (US-IL) Country : United States (US) Requisition Number: 47717

A Day in the Life

The Bookkeeper will perform a variety of accounting transactions and/or financial support functions, such as compiling, sorting, and preparing documents and reports, issuing bills and invoices, creating tickets and applying to contracts, and posting transactions to appropriate accounts. Ensure the appropriate filing and maintenance of accounting records, input data into financial systems and ensure reconciliation of reports.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Coordinate and communicate with commercial team and customers to efficiently record and apply truck/barge/rail shipments to the appropriate contract, along with prepare and assemble necessary documents for settlement/invoicing,
• Create tickets, apply to contracts, settle/invoice truck/barge/rail customers and vendors, and interface truck/barge/rail tickets to/from the terminals,
• Perform daily controls required for balancing and ensuring proper general ledger postings, prepare miscellaneous journal entries and conduct month end bushel balancing,
• Manage dispute management cases and work with the customer to resolve the differences in a timely fashion,
• Ensure reconciliation of recorded purchase and sales transactions for interoffice partners,
• Analyze and propose process improvements to support continuous improvement environment, compare accounting results to commercial estimates, communicate and analyze any differences, and identify gaps in controls and recommend corrective actions,
• Work on more complex accounting assignments as assigned.
• Purchases grain as needed.

Skills/Experience Requirements:

• High school diploma / GED
• 2-5 years of experience in related field is preferred
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc) is preferred
• Detail oriented and high attention to detail
• Flexible working overtime based on business demands

Bunge offers a variety of benefits including health and wellness plans, retirement contribution and paid vacation/holidays.

At Bunge (NYSE: BG), our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world. As a premier agribusiness solutions provider, our team of ~34,000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where they’re grown to where they’re needed—in faster, smarter, and more efficient ways. We are a world leader in grain origination, storage, distribution, oilseed processing and refining, offering a broad portfolio of plant-based oils, fats, and proteins. We work alongside our customers at both ends of the value chain to deliver quality products and develop tailored, innovative solutions that address evolving consumer needs. With 200+ years of experience and presence in over 50 countries, we are committed to strengthening global food security, advancing sustainability, and helping communities prosper where we operate. Bunge has its registered office in Geneva, Switzerland and its corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Learn more at Bunge.com.

Every day our people exemplify these values, which represent Bunge at its core:

• We Are One Team – Collaborative, Respectful, Inclusive
• We Lead The Way – Agile, Empowered, Innovative
• We Do What’s Right – Safety, Sustainability, With Integrity

If this sounds like you, join us! We value and invest in people who believe in our purpose and are excited to live it every day – people who are #ProudtoBeBunge