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Job Purpose and Impact

The Accounting Specialist will be responsible for supporting financial reporting and controllership activities for AG Pakistan, ensuring accurate and timely US GAAP reporting, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial analysis. Assist Business Controller in complex accounting and reporting activities for business operations across multiple sites, maintain effective internal controls, support compliance with corporate and statutory requirements, and partner with cross-functional teams including commercial, treasury, tax, legal, HR, and business leadership. Deliver actionable financial insights, drive process improvements, identify and mitigate risks, and contribute to business performance while upholding Cargill's values and compliance standards. Coordination with external auditors for timely completion of the annual audit and financial statements

Key Accountabilities

• Trading performance, P&L analysis and business partnering. Prepare trading and EKA position based P&L, detailed reconciliation of the Accounting PNL to the Trading and EKA position based PNL including analysis of the position gains/FX and hedge PNL. Coordination with regional TPC team for reconciliation of trading PNL.
• Financial reporting and close. Lead monthly, quarterly and year-end close for the Pakistan business. Ensure accurate U.S. GAAP reporting and complete, timely OneStream submissions; explain results and escalate significant or unusual accounting matters to Business Controller, APAC regional controllership and FP&A, RMG etc.  
• Fiduciary taxes. Handle all matters related to tax including income tax, sales tax, service tax, stamp duty, FED and ensure compliance with all applicable tax laws. Provide assistance across the BU with respect to application of tax laws to ensure appropriate taxes are charged and withheld on transactions.
• Statutory reporting and audit. Coordinate Pakistan statutory financial reporting and audit support. Partner with Tax, Legal and Treasury to meet reporting obligations and facilitate internal and external audits.
• Continuous improvement in controls and risk management. Improve reporting, control and data processes, and support finance-system and strategic-program changes relevant to the business in line with controllership priorities. Maintain and optimize the control 2.0 framework.
• Balance sheet and accounting integrity. Preparation substantiation and timely reconciliation of balance-sheet accounts (Blackline and etc), including inventory, accruals and other trade balances. Resolve aged items and review inventory or derivative mark-to-market where applicable.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Accounting or finance degree and professional accounting qualification such as CA, CPA, ACCA or equivalent.
• At least 5 years of accounting or finance experience, including close, reporting and internal controls.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong U.S. GAAP knowledge and experience coordinating Pakistan statutory reporting (preferably exposure of Big 4 firms).
• Ability to interpret trading results, balance-sheet positions and inventory accounting, including mark-to-market concepts where applicable.
• Grain or commodity trading, origination or supply-chain finance experience, including commodity position risk. Able to interpret trading PNL with respect to beginning of month [BOM], new trades and execution.
• OneStream, JDE or SAP experience and familiarity with shared-service or retained finance models is a plus.