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Sr. Credit Analyst at Benson Hill, Inc

Posted in General Business 30+ days ago.

Type: Full-Time
Location: St. Louis, Missouri





Job Description:

About Benson Hill
Benson Hill empowers innovators to develop more healthy, tasty, and sustainable food by unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants. Benson Hill's CropOS™ platform combines machine learning and big data with breeding techniques and plant biology to drastically accelerate and simplify the product development process. This platform allows for cost-effective and more efficient ways for companies to analyze and make improvements in plant genetics. Benson Hill brings a unique and holistic approach to our product and platform development, as we span a broader workflow involving trait and seed development, genome editing, and breeding all the way to creating better ingredients and varieties that tap a strong consumer demand for more flavorful and nutritious fruits and vegetables. More information can be found online atwww.bensonhill.com. Follow us on Twitter at@BensonHillInc.

Our Purpose and Core Values

Our Core Values are a set of common principles we share that are fundamental to our company's identity.



  • Be Bold! We redefine boundaries by providing new solutions to difficult problems. Together we are driven to transform the future and will not allow the fear of failure to prevent us from innovating. We voice our opinions, embrace change, and challenge each other to think creatively.


  • Be Inspired! We redefine boundaries by providing new solutions to difficult problems. Together we are driven to transform the future and will not allow the fear of failure to prevent us from innovating. We voice our opinions, embrace change, and challenge each other to think creatively.


  • Be Real! We understand who we are, what we want to achieve, and what it takes to get there. We hold each other accountable through timely, candid, and well-intentioned feedback. Together we engage in honest communication and healthy debate that leads to success through true alignment.

Department Overview

The Accounting Department oversees the accounting and reporting functions of the organization. The team oversees accounting functions such as ledger accounts, financial statements, and cost control systems with a focus on regulatory compliance and practices.

Position Summary

We are actively seeking a Sr. Credit Analyst professional to review creditworthiness of individuals or businesses determining their eligibility by evaluating their credit scores and financial history as well as assist with credit applications, account servicing, closing documentation, and monitoring. Moreover, this role will require to support ad-hoc projects related to the inventory accounting team and / or support daily transactional activities related to inventory items that required strong cross functional communication. The role requires a self-directed individual, who is highly organized and has an eye for detail / accuracy. The individual must have an ability to build effective relationships across the team and company and willing to grow their skill set and perform duties as assigned.

You Will:


  • Analyzes credit data and financial statements of individuals or businesses to identify the degree of risk involved in lending money or extending credit.

  • This role will help build and scale billing systems and processes and adapt them to the needs of the fast-growing organization.

  • Review and analyze Accounts Receivable Aging reports and cash applications on a regular basis.

  • Ensure all contract billings are created accurately, processed, and submitted in a timely manner.

  • Researching, investigating, and following up on customer account issues and customer set up.

  • Establish lines of credit and create approval process with Director of Revenue, Controller and CFO.

  • Ability to perform basic math skills, using decimals to compute ratios and percentages, including but not limited to calculations of Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)

  • Provide support for project management on system integrations with revenue and inventory & costing.

  • Support ad hoc activities related to inventory & costing involving transactional activities with attention to details and cross functional communication.

  • A good work attitude and team player, reliable and keen to learn and participate

  • Proactively assist to identify issues and propose process improvements to streamline

  • Help maintain policies and procedures and internal controls

You Have:

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Business/Accounting (Required)
Experience

  • 3-5 yrs. of demonstrated accounting experience in a similar role

  • Experience with ERP systems, NetSuite experience and grain management (iRely) system is a plus

Software/Skillset

  • A Positive Team Oriented Attitude is Key to Our Positive Culture

  • Experience working in, or closely with, an accounting and finance organization

  • Agri-business and commodity experience or similar preferred

  • Knowledge of basic bookkeeping procedures and familiarity with US generally accepted accounting principles

  • Microsoft Office and computer skills are required

  • Good oral and written business communication skills, and comfortable interacting with customers in a professional manner

  • Ability to work to meet month-end deadlines and adapt quickly to change

  • Must be able to troubleshoot, resolve and communicate solutions for issues

Other

  • Attention to detail

  • Strong Customer Focus

  • Collaborative

  • Ability to focus and work independently with little direction

We have a Total Rewards Package at Benson Hill that consists of more than just your paycheck. Total Rewards at Benson Hill covers Pay (salary and bonus), Health (employer benefit contributions) and Wealth (investments). Some of the perks include:

  • A Collaborative Environment

  • A flexible PTO program with a focus on work/life balance

  • Competitive medical benefits and retirement savings plan


  • FREE Dental and Vision Coverage

  • Education reimbursement


  • PAID parental leave

  • And more....





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