Senior Agribusiness & Farm Accounting Manager

AppleOne Employment Services; Fowler (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services seeks an experienced Ag Accounting Manager to lead accounting operations for a large-scale farming division in California’s Central Valley. You will oversee general ledger, close, and reporting for farming operations and guide a team in a hands-on agribusiness setting.

The role emphasizes process improvements, cross-functional collaboration, and strong internal controls, with a focus on accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience in agriculture or farming.
• Strong background in general ledger accounting, financial reporting, reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and management reporting.
• Advanced Excel skills with strong reporting, analysis, and data management capabilities.
• Strong leadership, communication, collaboration, and team development skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee general ledger accounting, journal entries, reconciliations, month-end close and financial reporting for farming operations.
• Manage farm accounting functions related to revenues, expenses, crop costs, inventory, cost allocation and documentation.
• Prepare, review and analyze financial statements, management reports, budgets and forecasts.
• Lead, mentor and develop accounting staff while promoting accuracy, efficiency and internal controls.
• Collaborate with AP, AR, Payroll, Finance and operations to improve workflows and reporting.
• Use advanced Excel tools to analyze data, identify trends and provide financial insights to leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Team development

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Cross-department coordination

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

AppleOne Employment Services seeks an experienced Ag Accounting Manager to lead accounting operations for a large-scale farming division in California’s Central Valley. You will oversee general ledger, close, and reporting for farming operations and guide a team in a hands-on agribusiness setting.

The role emphasizes process improvements, cross-functional collaboration, and strong internal controls, with a focus on accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement across the organization.