Business Partner, Corporate Accounting

Business Partner, Corporate Accounting

Primient is a century old company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are a leading producer of food and industrial ingredients made from plant-based, renewable sources. We deliver value through deep technical, commercial, and operational excellence that is backed by our long-standing corn wet milling heritage. Wherever we are in the process, from field to customer, our priorities are focused on ensuring we produce the safest, highest quality products through practices that uphold both our responsibility and commitments to the challenge and drive for excellence, our people and our planet.

We are a privately held company with locations across the US, Mexico, Poland, and Brazil. W e're investing in our plants and people to unlock our potential in the industrial and food sectors. Guided by our values of Safety, Excellence, Integrity, and Growth, we're focused on growing our business, our reputation, and the career of every teammate.

The Business Partner, Corporate Accounting sits within the Business Performance team and focuses on enterprise-level accounting and financial control activities. This role is responsible for maintaining the integrity of consolidated financial reporting, overseeing key general ledger areas, and supporting balance sheet and cash flow forecasting. The Business Partner partners with senior management and other departments to ensure accuracy, compliance and transparency in corporate financial reporting, providing critical insights to inform decision making at the enterprise level.

This role interprets complex financial data, highlights trends, and tells the story behind the numbers to support informed business decisions.

Key responsibilities:

Business Partner, Corporate Accounting

• Financial Reporting & Analysis:
Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements in accordance with GAAP

• Technical Accounting:
Conduct technical accounting research and support application of complex GAAP principles. Be able to explain them clearly to non-finance stakeholders

• General Ledger and Month End Close:
Own general ledger activities for certain key areas, perform month-end, quarterly and year-end close procedures (e.g. journal entries, consolidated account roll forwards, account reconciliations, analysis and investigate discrepancies independently. Be able to identify root causes and propose action to leadership.

• Budgeting and Forecasting:
Support the preparation of balance sheet and cash flow budgets and forecasts.

• Maintain Financial Controls:
Implement and oversee controls to mitigate risk and ensure accuracy and compliance.

• Support Audit Process:
Assist with internal and external audits/auditors to ensure financial statements are reported correctly.

• Partner Across the Organization to Support Decision-Making:
Partner with senior management and cross-functional team members to deliver decision-making support for key deliverables and business initiatives.

• Manage Policy Training:
Deliver training and guidance on accounting policies and procedures for business partners.

• Conduct Ad Hoc Analysis:
Respond to business needs with timely and accurate reports and analysis as needed to support overall business.

About You

Knowledge (Required)

• Proven experience in financial reporting preparation (including prior experience of statement of cash flows) providing clear analysis and insights

• Consolidation processes (eliminations, functional currency, translation, revaluation)

• US GAAP Technical Accounting Research & Application (i.e. ASC 606,842, 805 etc)

Knowledge (Preferred)

• Balance Sheet/Cash Flow Forecasting

Skills

• Data analytics and interpretation

• Exceptional attention to detail with a strong focus on accuracy

• Inquisitive, analytical mindset, able to connect dots across statements and explore underlying drivers

• Time management and prioritization

• Independent problem-solving

• Risk monitoring and mitigation

Mindsets

• Flexible and adaptable

• Curious and motivated

• Business-oriented

• Continuous improvement

• Collaboration

• Proactive problem-solver

Required and Preferred Education/Certification

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related…