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Compeer Financial is a member-owned cooperative located in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. We bring together team members with a variety of backgrounds and experiences to help provide financial services to support agriculture and rural communities. Join us in a culture that not only promotes meaningful work and professional development, but provides a flexible, hybrid work environment and excellent benefits, which empower you to thrive both personally and professionally.
How we support you:
- Hybrid model – up to 50% work from home
- Flexible schedules including ample flexibility in the summer months
- Up to 9% towards 401k (3% fixed Compeer contribution plus up to 6% match)
- Benefits: medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA, life & AD&D insurance, short-term and long-term disability, wellness program & EAP
- Vacation, sick leave, holidays/floating holidays, parental leave, and volunteer paid time off
- Learning and development programs
- Mentorship programs
- Cross-functional committee opportunities (i.e. Inclusion Council, emerging professional groups, etc.)
- Professional membership/certification reimbursement and more!
Casual/seasonal & intern team members are not eligible for benefits except for state-mandated programs.
Specified location(s): This position offers a hybrid work option up to 50% remote and is based out of the Mankato, MN office.
The contributions you will make:
This position manages assigned team members within Lease Accounting. The incumbent provides guidance to direct reports by analyzing requests and using appropriate procedures and accounting principles. Ensures processes and procedures are documented and business continuity documentation and testing are in place. Serves as a technical resource to other team members with regard to accounting processes and responsibilities within assigned areas. Leads the team in the ongoing design of process improvement to provide exceptional service, accurate and timely financial information.
A typical day:
Team Management and Leadership
- Selects, develops, motivates, engages, evaluates, and compensates team members.
- Promotes a positive work environment that leverages the talents and abilities of team members in achieving organizational and team goals.
- Determines performance standards and development plans and effectively communicates them to team members.
- Drives continuous process improvement within the team, developing best practices.
- Assigns and adjusts team member workload based on skill sets and priorities.
- Participates in the ongoing creation and revision of processes to create efficiencies and provide exceptional service.
- Champions the brand; serves as a role-model for the vision, mission and values of the organization. Supports Compeer's strategic initiatives.
Expertise and Analysis
- Interprets and communicates financial data, provides guidance and effectively translates technical finance, regulations and/or accounting information into non-technical terms.
- Serves as a resource for proactively identifying, analyzing and interpreting new regulations, various financial data.
- Serves as a resource/mentor for team members in trending and understanding financial data.
- Keeps abreast of industry best practices. Identifies and executes efficient and effective practices that enhance the team's value.
- Builds and maintains knowledge and skills sufficient to achieve Compeer goals within area of responsibility.
Project and Vendor Management
- Manages various projects, workloads, and deliverables, ensuring that business requirements and goals are met.
- Educates and supports team members learning to lead projects and other initiatives.
- Facilitates and supports strong relationships between Compeer, Odessa, SunStream, and other vendor/partners. Creates standards for new vendor relationships and how to find the best available supplemental vendor/partners; as well as maintaining boundaries (i.e. service levels, financial strength) for current vendor standards requirements
- Proactively works with the vendor network on continuous system improvements and enhancements to ensure quality and compliance to Compeer standards.
Client Service.
- Provides prompt turn around in responding to team members, audits, partners and vendor requests.
- Collaborates across the organization to supports and achieve Compeer's business goals.
The skills and experience we prefer you have:
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, accounting or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job.
- Minimum of 5 years of advanced accounting experience in a financial services industry.
- One or more years of leadership and management experience preferred.
- Must have a solid working knowledge of accounting, financial principles and project management.
- Knowledge of current industry standards, best practices, and security measures.
- Strong proven time management, organizational, analytical and problem solving skills, as well as attention to detail are required.
- Effective interpersonal, collaboration, team building, problem solving, decision making, analytical, organizational and time management skills.
- Strong listening, written and verbal communication skills, with ability to communicate at all levels of the organization.
- Proven track record of proactive and continuous development of skills, knowledge and abilities.
- Strong computer skills, including MS Office applications and accounting software.
- Flexible and adaptable to changing situations.
- Ability to remain objective in balancing business needs and risk.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with other teams to achieve goals and represent the business.
- Valid driver's license.
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How we will take care of you:
Our job titles may span more than one career level (associate, senior, principal, etc.). The actual title and base pay offered is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role is eligible for variable compensation and other benefits.
Base Pay
$66,000—$99,700 USD
Compeer Financial is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Compeer is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
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