Financial Control Accountant - Chicago, IL

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Job Title: Financial Control Accountant - Chicago, IL
Location: Chicago, IL, Midwest United States, USA

Company: Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Industry Type: Input Retail, Cooperative and Related Crop Services
Career Type: Accounting/Finance/Asset Management
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description: Job Description

Financial Control Accountant - Chicago, IL

Position Summary:

The primary role of the Financial Control Accountant is to maintain subsidiary ledgers and account for transactional fees for our futures commission merchant business. Areas of responsibility includes broker commission payouts, and other variable and fixed direct trading costs. This role supports profitability analysis and reporting including return on capital metrics. The Financial Control Accountant will report directly to the Accounting Manager to maximize development, learning and departmental efficiency.

Job Responsibilities:

Accounting and settlement of broker payouts and other transactional expenses
Support development of new commission payout processing system
Calculate monthly payouts using existing Access Database or new commission payout system
Maintain database of exchange, clearing, and NFA fees under the direction of the Accounting Manager
Prepare monthly transactional expense accrual accounting entry and related entries and reconciliations
Other general accounting tasks

Job Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
Strong analytical abilities, initiative and problem solving skills
High proficiency in Microsoft Excel
1-3 years experience in Finance Services as an accountant or analyst a plus
Experience in the futures industry a plus
Ability to meet deadlines
Promotes the ADM Way and Core Values

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ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.

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Job Post Date: 11/04/25