Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant - Raleigh, NC
Are you passionate about supporting agriculture and rural communities? Do you thrive in a relationship-driven environment where your analytical skills and customer service make a real impact? If so, we want to hear from you!

As a Staff Accountant at AgCarolina Farm Credit, you'll play a key role in account reconciliations, preparing manual journal entries, accounts payable and fixed assets processing, maintaining internal controls, and managing corporate credit/gas card administration. You'll be part of a culture that values mentorship, candid conversations, attention to detail, and timely decision-making-all in service of agriculture and rural communities.

What You'll Do:
- Perform a variety of accounting and administrative functions to maintain day-to-day operations
- Accounts payable and fixed asset processing
- Assist with accounting preparations, reconciliations and Preferred Stock processing
- Manage mileage and expense report processing and assist in Association vehicle administration
- Administer corporate credit and gas cards
- Maintain general accounting knowledge of federal, state, and local legal requirements and enforce adherence and advise management on needed actions

What We Value:
At AgCarolina, we believe in:
- Customer Focus - Building strong relationships through responsiveness and professionalism
- Collaboration - Working closely with your team and other departments to deliver exceptional service
- Excellence - Bringing precision, organization, and integrity to everything you do
- Growth - Enjoying opportunities for development, innovation, and meaningful contribution

What We're Looking For:
- Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance or Associates degree in business, legal or accounting with at least 2 years of experience in these fields
- Strong analytical, judgment, and communication (oral and written) skills
- Ability to be assertive and decisive in making sound business decisions
- Ability to handle high-stress situations professionally
- Intermediate computer skills in Microsoft Office and Outlook
- Ability to travel within and outside AgCarolina's territory for training
- Quick learner, adaptable, and strong problem solver

Our Commitment:
When you join AgCarolina, you become part of The AgCarolina Way-a team rooted in service and purpose. Everything we do is driven by our mission to yield a prosperous future for our members and employees. In exchange for your time, talent, and commitment, we are committed to offering our employees:
- Competitive base pay, and eligibility for incentive pay based on personal and Association performance
- Comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, life, LTD, and others) effective the first day of the month following your date of hire
- Maternity, Paternity, and Caregiving Leave, because we care about our employees and know they have responsibilities outside of work
- A market-leading 401(k) plan (with a dollar-for-dollar match on the first 6% you defer, plus an AgCarolina discretionary contribution)
- Paid Time Off, plus 13 paid holidays annually
- Training and professional development opportunities, and defined career pathways for many roles
- Meaningful work that allows one to make a difference in agricultural and rural communities and to develop professionally
- Opportunities for work-life balance that includes employee appreciation and family events
- A great work environment with colleagues who have a shared commitment to our core values
- Opportunities for everyone to think and act like a leader, regardless of the position you hold
- A comprehensive wellness plan: we recognize that our greatest asset is our people-and for our people to perform at their best, they must be healthy and well.

AgCarolina Individual Competencies:
1. Communicates Effectively
2. Action-Oriented
3. Makes Good Decisions
4. Collaborates
5. Focuses on Our Members
6. Welcomes Everyone and Treats Them Fairly
7. Leadership

Internal candidates must have at least 1 year of Farm Credit experience, a Fully Successful rating or higher on their most recent performance review and have been in their current role for at least 1 year before applying.

Interview Process:
Applications received within the first 2 weeks of posting date will receive pr