Job Purpose

Bunge Limited (www.bunge.com, NYSE: BG) is a leading global agribusiness and food company operating in over 40 countries with approximately 35,000 employees. Bunge buys, sells, stores and transports oilseeds and grains to serve customers worldwide; processes oilseeds to make protein meal for animal feed and edible oil products for commercial customers and consumers; produces sugar and ethanol from sugarcane; mills wheat, corn and rice to make ingredients used by food companies; and sells fertilizer in South America. Founded in 1818, the company is headquartered in White Plains, New York. Bunge has implemented a Shared Services Center in Chandigarh, India to support Global Operations in areas of Finance & Accounting, Trade Operations, Treasury and IT Support and other back-office support Services.

The Candidate is responsible for support Record to Report (RTR_Trade Accounting) function in managing/performing Reconciliation of Accounting PL with Business estimates, General Ledger, Intercompany, and Balance sheet Reconciliations etc. EOM activities.

Key Responsibilities

·       Posting Trade & freight accruals for timing differences in PnL and inter co (JPM, Brokerage, Prepaid amortization)

·       Preparation of reports of monthly accounting results along with trader’s estimates to controller and Finance business partners

·       Perform Monthly variance analysis  various P&L and BS line items by comparing the same to last year comparative numbers

·       Preparation report of daily executions to reconcile with estimate

·       Identify & resolve mismatches in IC balances with counterparties

·       Weekly preparation of extra costs i.e. Unplanned costs and after review by reviewer, send to business partners for their confirmation

·       Preparing monthly working capital details for Finance business partners.

·       Responsible for preparation and & posting of Manual Journal Entry (JEs) in system post approval from Country Finance Team.

·       Responsible posting futures/FX hedging in SAP

·       Reconciliation of Balance sheet accounts in One stream

·       Complying with Sarbanes Oxley Standards

·       Preparing and updating process documentation and to keep up to date all the time

·       Responding to auditors’ (Internal and external) queries

·       Business Unit Accounting or Factory accounting will be preferred

Knowledge and Experience

Essential:

·       1 year minimum of work experience in a similar role

·       Experience in Agribusiness/Commodity trading industry preferred 

·       Minimum Education Qualification –CA, ICWA will be preferred

·       Good knowledge of concepts and procedures related to General Ledger, Mark to Market, Options,  Futures, Intercompany and Reporting activities

·       Ability to provide high quality level of customer service for General Ledger, Intercompany & Reporting activities

·       Strong communication & Interpersonal skills to work effectively with internal/external teams across the Globe.

·       Strong problem solving & organization skills

·       Develop knowledge of the business, Accounting systems, Reconciliation policy, Finance Control standards and Quality Framework and ensure compliance with these

·       Good computer skills and competency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Advance Excel, Outlook)

·       Experience in ERP/ Accounting systems (SAP) and Reporting tool (One stream) will be added advantage

·       Strong Team Player

Distinct Advantage

·       Experience working in a similar Shared Services Centre setup a distinct advantage

·       Experience in SAP, workflow tools and document imaging systems