At a Glance
- Tasks: Support financial control and reporting for grain trading activities.
- Company: Join CHS Broadbent, a leader in Australian agribusiness.
- Benefits: Gain broad exposure across trading, finance, and operations.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for growth and innovation.
- Why this job: Be part of an expanding company making an impact in agribusiness.
- Qualifications: Degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or CA preferred.
The predicted salary is between 94500 - 115500 $ per year.
The Company
CHS Broadbent is a leading Australian agribusiness supply chain company with grain marketing, storage, logistics and export operations on the east coast of Australia. CHS Broadbent own and operate grain storage, container packing, and grain freight operations through Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria. They are widely recognised by grain producers and markets as leaders in providing reliable, dependable, customer focused service.
The Opportunity
As part of their continued growth, CHS Broadbent are looking for an Accountant to join their Finance team. This role will support the financial control, accounting, reporting and analysis of CHS Broadbent's grain trading activities, providing independent oversight across commodity positions, grain inventories, mark-to-market valuations, profit and loss reporting, hedging activities and trading exposures. Working closely with the Trading, Risk, Logistics, Operations and Finance teams, you will support commercial decision-making while ensuring compliance with accounting standards, internal controls and risk management frameworks. The role will be involved in weekly and monthly grain and trading P&L reporting, inventory reconciliations, commodity valuations, management reporting, budgeting, forecasting and process improvement initiatives including integration of AI tools and identifying new opportunities and solutions previously not explored.
About You
- A degree in Accounting, Finance or Commerce, with CPA or CA qualification.
- Experience in commercial accounting, management accounting, commodity accounting or a related finance role.
- Strong understanding of inventory reconciliation, financial reporting, P&L analysis and management accounting.
- Exposure to grain, commodity trading, logistics or agribusiness operations would be highly regarded.
- Strong analytical capability, attention to detail and confidence working with large volumes of financial and operational data.
- Advanced Excel skills, with experience using ERP systems, commodity trading platforms, Power Query, Power BI or similar reporting tools beneficial.
- The ability to partner effectively with trading, operations, logistics, risk and finance stakeholders.
Why This Role
In return, you will be joining an expanding agribusiness with multiple domestic assets and a growing export operation, in a role that provides broad exposure across trading, finance, risk and operations.
Additional information
- Grain Trading, Inventory and P&L Focus
- Finance Business Partnering Across Commercial Teams
- Based in Ballarat Head Office
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