Cost Analyst – #01GYH

Cost Analyst for St. Louis, MO to conduct closing processes, account reconciliations & production cost variance analysis for global vegetables, row crops and chemistry inventory; develop & maintain standard unit cost estimates by variety; monitor grower liability accruals & payments; provide costing support to plant & field personnel; ensure consistency in costing methodology across business regions; contribute to system enhancements; identify closing, inventory valuation & costing process improvements; support external & internal SOX, inventory & product costing audits; support balance sheet analysis & review; manage annual physical inventory count processes. Qualifications:Requires Bachelor???s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or closely-related field & 2 yrs exp. in accounting or finance position(s) working with intercompany transactions; monitoring balances for balance sheet accounts; using SAP & Oracle Essbase financial reporting systems to perform financial analysis and reporting; applying US GAAP & internal corporate controllership policies; providing accounting support for global operations, including analyzing currency exposure; analyzing SAP issues to improve controls & processes; assisting with internal & external audit requests; performing physical inventories; using MS Access, MS Excel & SQL to analyze and manipulate large amounts of financial data in complex databases. Up to 5% travel to US & Canada for physical inventory counts req???d. Mail resume to Jill Martin, Monsanto Company, 800 N. Lindbergh Blvd. E1NH, St. Louis, MO 63167.