Accountant - Financial Manager
Welcome to Berrybrook Enterprises!
We are a medium-size, diversified operation located in Southwest Michigan. Berrybrook Enterprises has three core operations; row crop production (corn and soybeans), specialty crops (asparagus, green beans and apples) and custom harvest services. We are a 2nd generation company, family owned and managed. We’re committed to the continuous improvement while providing excellent and rewarding jobs for our team members. We pride ourselves on being a progressive operation and our team shares a passion for what we do.
We’re Hiring
We’re currently looking for a full-time Accountant / Financial Manager to be located in Dowagiac, Michigan. Your role will change by the season from daily bookkeeping and regularly scheduled activities to seasonal crop reporting to annual budgeting, governmental reporting and other ad-hoc projects throughout the year.
This position is well suited for someone that:
Why Berrybrook
Berrybrook Enterprises provides competitive compensation packages, health insurance, 401k retirement plan with some flexibility in your schedule. Compensation is highly determined by skills and prior work experience. Hours will average a consistent 40 +/- hours throughout the year.
Essential Duties
Required Position Competencies
Desired Qualifications
Work Conditions
Work location Dowagiac, MI Office Environment
Occasional out-of-office and out-of-area assignments and tasks (daily with no overnight stays)
Description of Benefits
Other Info
To Apply
email resume to jobs @ berrybrook.us
No phone calls please. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.
We are a medium-size, diversified operation located in Southwest Michigan. Berrybrook Enterprises has three core operations; row crop production (corn and soybeans), specialty crops (asparagus, green beans and apples) and custom harvest services. We are a 2nd generation company, family owned and managed. We’re committed to the continuous improvement while providing excellent and rewarding jobs for our team members. We pride ourselves on being a progressive operation and our team shares a passion for what we do.
We’re Hiring
We’re currently looking for a full-time Accountant / Financial Manager to be located in Dowagiac, Michigan. Your role will change by the season from daily bookkeeping and regularly scheduled activities to seasonal crop reporting to annual budgeting, governmental reporting and other ad-hoc projects throughout the year.
This position is well suited for someone that:
- Is passionate about agriculture and loves numbers
- Possesses almost near perfect organizational skills, reliability and consistency
- Is excited by variety in your daily work
- Is proactive and does not need to be told what to do every day
- Is energetic and has the ability to produce quality results in a consistent and timely manner over extended time periods
Why Berrybrook
Berrybrook Enterprises provides competitive compensation packages, health insurance, 401k retirement plan with some flexibility in your schedule. Compensation is highly determined by skills and prior work experience. Hours will average a consistent 40 +/- hours throughout the year.
Essential Duties
- Bookkeeping
- Process payments for all bills, loans and other obligations
- Process all accounts receivable invoicing and payment receipts
- Collect, quantify and distribute specialty crop harvest data
- Inventory and A/R report to management
- Preparation and distribution of financial statements
- Preparation annual operating budget
- Manage all accounting functions of the business
- Manage all property & casualty, health and workman’s compensation insurance policies
- Manage all banking and lending functions of the business
- Supervise the payroll function of the business
- Manage the human resources function of the business
- Maintain real estate portfolio database records and information
- Manage IT functions of the administrative department (QuickBooks, Microsoft Office Suite, Tsheets, Fastfield Forms and others)
- Contact person for all non-crop outside advisors and service providers (CPA, attorney, banking, insurance, IT, etc.)
Required Position Competencies
- Associates Degree in Business or Accounting with minimum of 2 years full-time bookkeeping experience, with an agricultural background preferred.
- Valid driver’s license
- Moderate to advanced skills with computers (Windows PC environment) and office equipment
- Near perfect organizational skills, reliability and consistency
- Ability to effectively multi-task
- Honesty
- Proactivity: Act without being told what to do by senior management
- 1 year of supervisory experience
- 2 years of experience, QuickBooks
- 2 years of experience, Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, charts, etc.)
- 2 years of experience, Microsoft Outlook
Desired Qualifications
- Bilingual - Spanish
Work Conditions
- Requires ability to work in an office environment sitting for long periods of time, repetitive use of hands and eyes with computer technology (keyboards, monitors, etc.) and other office equipment for long periods at a time.
- Must have the ability to lift 25 pounds from floor level to a 4ft height and carry a 25-pound box of paper up and down a flight of stairs.
- May occasionally be required to drive short-distances of 20 miles or less.
- Must be able to interact and communicate with visitors and employees
Work location Dowagiac, MI Office Environment
Occasional out-of-office and out-of-area assignments and tasks (daily with no overnight stays)
Description of Benefits
- Two weeks paid vacation
- Health insurance and 401k benefits per company policies
Other Info
- Relocation assistance is not available with this position.
- Berrybrook Enterprises requires the successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen and a background check.
- Berrybrook Enterprises is an EOE for minorities, females, protected veterans and individuals with a disability.
To Apply
email resume to jobs @ berrybrook.us
No phone calls please. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.
