Accounting Manager

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Job Title: Accounting Manager
Location: Arden Hills, MN, Midwest United States, USA

Company: Land O Lakes
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Industry Type: Input Retail, Cooperative and Related Crop Services
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description: Accounting Manager

We are hiring an Accounting Manager for our WinField United Business Unit. In this position, you will be responsible for overseeing the Consolidation accounting and system team.

This role is located at our corporate headquarters in Arden Hills, MN. Hybrid work arrangement each week.

Primary responsibilities include:

Provide direct support and leadership to ensure the accuracy of financial statements of Winfield United's subsidiaries including the international subsidiaries in South Africa, Mexico, and Brazil.
Oversee the WinField United accounting month-end close process and financial reporting which includes establishing timelines for deliverables, overseeing the preparation and review of journal entries and account reconciliations.
Identify and review all intercompany activity and validate the transactions have been eliminated so that the Balance sheet and P&L are correct for WinField United.
Review payroll, incentive, and indirect spend related accruals and postings for accuracy.
Work with business partners on accounting system set ups to ensure smooth processes.
Coordinate and monitor preparation of supporting schedules for quarter-end and year-end requests from external auditors.
Ensure compliance with GAAP, corporate policies, and Sarbanes Oxley requirements.
Provide leadership, professional development and coaching to the accounting staff (3 direct reports), including conducting mid-year and year-end performance reviews. Provide guidance and feedback, promote, and develop a team atmosphere, and monitor individual workloads and adjust as needed.
Collaborate with business partners to improve efficiencies and drive process improvement activities through leading or supporting projects and other initiatives.

Experience & Education:

Bachelor's degree in accounting required. CPA preferred.
At least five years of progressive finance/accounting experience required. Public accounting experience preferred.
Knowledge/proficiency of JD Edwards or other ERP systems and consolidation systems
Prior experience leading teams highly desired

Competencies:

Attention to detail and accuracy required.
Ability to work in fast-paced, changing environment under strict deadlines.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Proven ability to build effective teams and relationships with peers and internal customers

$91,120-$136,680. In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges.

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.

Neither Land O'Lakes, nor its search firms, will ever contact you and ask for confidential information over the phone or in email. If you receive a call or email like this, please do not provide the information being requested.

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Job Post Date: 10/28/25