Payroll and Corporate Accountant - Chicago, IL

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Job Title: Payroll and Corporate 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

Payroll and Corporate Accountant - Chicago, IL

This is a full-time, exempt position.

Job Scope:

The Payroll and Corporate Accountant is vital member of the GBS accounting team, collaborating closely with the cross-functional teams. This role will be responsible for managing and overseeing a variety aspect of payroll and corporate accounting, ensuring accurate financial reporting, and maintaining compliance with company policies and regulations. Additionally, the Payroll and Corporate Accountant will assist in enhancing the monthly close, ensuring control compliance, and the internal reporting processes.

Overview of Key Responsibilities:

Manage and maintain general ledger account codes in the payroll platform to streamline payroll booking in finance systems.
Enter payroll and corporate journal entries, including accruals, into the accounting system.
Reconcile payroll, payroll taxes, and benefit balance sheet accounts general ledger entries, identifying and resolving discrepancies.
Analyze large sets of data to support payroll and benefits transactions.
Assist with internal and external audits, providing necessary documentation and explanations.
Maintain and update SOP's.
Ensure compliance with accounting standards, company policies, control, and regulatory requirements.
Identify and implement process improvements to enhance accounting efficiency and accuracy.
Work closely with cross function teams and other Corporate Accounting team members.
Provide financial analysis of key metrics, including timely issuance of accurate reports to internal customers.
Provide ad-hoc support to cross-functional teams.
Other duties as assigned.

Level of Education:

Bachelor's degree in accounting.

Work Experience and Skills Required:

5+ years of accounting experience
Experience running accounting/finance operations in a shared-service or GBS model.
Sound knowledge of US GAAP/IFRS and SOX
Proven track record of process improvement
Proficient in Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) and Microsoft Office Suite
Prior experience in managing multiple projects at one time and strong data analytics
Familiarity with financial planning, forecasting and analysis processes
Visualization and communication skills (to a wide range of audiences both technical and non-technical) is required
Strong functional understanding of ADM's operating structure desired
Experience with Power BI and large ERP systems (e.g. JDE, SAP, Blackline, etc) a plus

Excited about this role but don't think you meet every requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.

ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.

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We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our industry, as we strive to ensure our workforce represents the world that we help to feed: people of color, women, gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, veterans and persons with disabilities. For more information regarding our efforts to advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, please visit our website here: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | ADM.

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Job Post Date: 04/16/25