Accounting Operations Specialist - GROWMARK, Inc Bloomington, IL

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Company: GROWMARK, Inc.

City:
Bloomington

State: IL

SALARY RANGE: $21.79 - $29.14

GROWMARK is an agricultural cooperative serving almost 400,000 customers across North America, providing agronomy, energy, facility engineering and construction, and logistics products and services, as well as grain marketing and risk management services. Headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois, GROWMARK owns the FS trademark, which is used by its member cooperatives. GROWMARK also owns and operates SEEDWAY, the largest full-line seed company in the United States.

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PURPOSE AND SUMMARY STATEMENT
Provides operational support across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Data Maintenance, and other Accounting Operations functions to ensure accurate processing, timely payments, and strong internal controls.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Perform Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Data Maintenance duties based on departmental needs and project priorities.
Enter and validate invoice data in the Accounts Payable system, including company codes, vendor numbers, payment methods, invoice numbers, currency, and other required fields.
Assign invoice due dates by reviewing vendor payment terms and ensuring accuracy in the AP system.
Process same-day and urgent Accounts Payable invoices to meet critical payment deadlines.
Review and reconcile vendor past-due statements by researching open items, analyzing AP reports, and collaborating with internal departments and external vendors to resolve discrepancies.
Assist in processing Accounts Receivable payments and ensure all required files are received and transmitted to banking partners.
Coordinate cash receipt activities with Treasury Operations and General Accounting to ensure accurate and timely posting.
Reconcile daily bank statements to vendor payments and draft remittances, researching and resolving discrepancies as needed.
Support Data Maintenance by reviewing vendor ACH setup requests, verifying banking information, and confirming data accuracy within SAP.
Assist Data Maintenance with Service Now inquiries and special projects during periods of high volume or peak workload.
Utilize Service Now to track workload, collaborate with team members, and ensure service level agreement (SLA) requirements are consistently met.

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS
Follows GROWMARK’s Environmental Health and Safety, OSHA and DOT policies and procedures, as they apply.
Performs all other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS
Normally requires a bachelor degree or two years or more of accounting related work experience to demonstrate knowledge of accounting processing, reconciliations, controls and problem-solving skills.
Proven professional communication, interpersonal, persuasion, and customer service skills.
Basic understanding of accounting-related areas including payables, receivables, billing systems, overhead, general ledger, and fixed asset systems and software, financial statements, internal controls, and accounting standards.
Demonstrates essential abilities including business knowledge, collaboration, communication, customer focus, decision making and skill development.
Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license and satisfactory driving record.
Ability and willingness to participate in required training that may include education on GROWMARK’s policies and procedures and additional training as it relates to the requirements of the position

At GROWMARK, we are dedicated to supporting the long-term financial well-being of our employees through a fully funded pension, a cornerstone benefit that ensures security for the future. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, along with a variety of supplemental plans like accident, critical illness, disability, hospital indemnity, and identity theft protection. To promote a healthy work-life balance, employees enjoy generous paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, and parental leave, giving you time to recharge and focus on what matters most.

Additionally, our 401(k) plan with…