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Farm Credit East, ACA · 3 days ago

Accounting Associate

Hudson, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

New Grad, Entry Level

$53K/yr - $65K/yr

Farm Credit East is the leading provider of loans and farm advisory services to agricultural business owners across the northeast. The Accounting Associate will work as part of a team to improve customers’ financial reporting and ensure compliance with tax laws, while providing high-quality accounting services to clients.

AgricultureBankingFinancial ServicesLendingRetail

Responsibilities

Accurately manages the following services per ACA and regulatory standards: preparation and management of customer accounting records, financial analysis in support of our business consulting and tax programs, setup and maintenance of depreciation schedules, 1099 preparation, quarterly payroll reports, income tax preparation, and generation of management and compliance reports, among others

Delivers accurate, high quality, high impact tax and accounting services to customers in a manner that motivates and enables them to better accomplish their objectives

Contributes to the success of customer businesses and the Association through the timely and accurate delivery of financial services to customers for a profitable fee

Actively cross-sells all Farm Credit East services and adequately document in Agworx

Maintains accounting standards knowledge, as well as federal and state tax knowledge and have a thorough understanding of all tax and records software programs

Follows up on customer communication within 24 hours

Actively manages CCH workstream data and Agworx dashboards to ensure data integrity

Adheres to Farm Credit time and billing practices and procedures ensuring timely and transparent billing

Qualification

Accounting principlesTax knowledgeFinancial analysisCustomer serviceAgworx softwareCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Agriculture, Agri-Business, Economics, Finance, Business or a related field

Benefits

Short-Term Incentive to reward business results

401k match up to 6% of salary; or for those unable to take full advantage of the 401(k) match, verified student loan payments may qualify for an employer match in your 401(k) up to 6% of salary

Defined Contribution retirement plan funded at 2-9% of salary depending on years of service

15-25 days of vacation leave per year, depending on years of service

12 days of holiday leave per year

7.5 days of sick leave in your first year, followed by 12 days of sick leave per year thereafter; unlimited rollover of unused sick leave year to year

Paid Parental Leave: Up to 80 hours of paid leave for birthing, non-birthing, and adoptive parents

Family Care Leave: Additional leave options available under FMLA and company policy

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, including preventive care and wellness programs to support your overall health and well-being

Health Savings Account

Life insurance at 2x base pay

Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance at 2x base pay

Long-term disability insurance at 2/3 base pay

Tuition reimbursement

Continuing education and training

Employee Assistance Program offering a wide variety of tools and resources

Company

Farm Credit East, ACA

Farm Credit East provides a full range of credit and financial services to more than 18,000 customers in our eight-state territory: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Founded in 1916