Commodity Financial Analyst

Aggressive Hunt LLC; Golden Valley (MN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agricultural company in Minnesota is seeking a Commodity Financial Analyst to manage daily hedge tasks and conduct analysis to support profitability. The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and have 4-6 years of experience in commodity trading. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and familiarity with ERP solutions is required. This role involves oversight of financial reconciliations, reporting, and compliance adherence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• 4-6 years in commodity trading or agricultural processing is strongly desired.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily hedge tasks with accurate reconciliation.
• Oversee grain exchange broker statement confirmations.
• Conduct analysis supporting grain origination profitability.

Skills

Commodity trading expertise

Financial analysis

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Business

Tools

Microsoft AX

Great Plains

Job description

About the job Commodity Financial Analyst

Responsibilities

• Daily central hedge task management with proper reconciliation and representation of the grain, flour, and co-product risk positions.
• End of day trading closing processes and procedures.
• Management of flour sales component contract pricing and reporting.
• Monthly and daily oversight of grain exchange broker statement confirmations and reconciliations. Balance sheet equities and central hedge equities represented accurately.
• Supports understanding and conducts product profitability, product formulation profitability, grain usage cost variances and least cost computations.
• Assist with month end management of commodity contract mark-to-market equity calculations and general ledger postings.
• Conduct analysis and metric reporting supporting gain origination profitability
• Department process and practices assessments. Seeking continuous improvement with data automation eliminating waste in process inefficiencies.
• Assist and support external auditors as part of the annual audit.
• Ensure standard company controls and compliance adherence.
• Create ad hoc reporting and analysis as needed.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Business, and/or equivalent job experience.
• Four to six years of experience in commodity trading and/or agricultural processing (e.g. milling, crushing, or refining) or other commodity processing is strongly desired.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications is required.
• Experience with Microsoft AX or Great Plains or similar ERP solutions a strong plus.