Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill's global team of 160,000 employees who use new technologies, dynamic insights and over 154 years of experience to connect farmers with markets, customers with ingredients, and people and animals with the food they need to thrive.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Accounting Assistant will perform a variety of support tasks in one of our accounting departments. We seek a detail-oriented individual with basic financial business knowledge to conduct tasks using standard procedures.

Key Accountabilities

• Verify the accuracy of invoices and other accounting documents or records, including detailed financial business transactions.
• Provide customer service to internal clients, suppliers and customers.
• Assist in the development and implementation of our records information management policies and best practices.
• Enter data or use technology tools to upload data into the computer system using defined computer programs.
• Compile data and prepare, review, and audit a variety of reports.
• Handle complex clerical, administrative, technical or customer support issues under minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma, secondary education level or equivalent
• Minimum of four years of related work experience
• Experience with email, spreadsheet, word processing and presentation applications
• Ability and willingness to work overtime if needed by the business to connect with the Japan Accounting Team

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous work experience working with a Japanese company
• Experience with SAP
• Experience with Great Planes system
• Experience working with multiple time zones
• Bilingual in English and Japanese (written and oral)

Position Information

*The business will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
*Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.
*This position is located in Irvine, CA

Cargill highly encourages vaccinations but does not mandate at this time. Upon hire, you will be asked to provide your vaccination status, and if unvaccinated or if you choose not to disclose, you would be expected to follow Cargill’s safety protocols for unvaccinated employees (i.e., mask mandates, and social distancing).

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.