Staff Accountant II

Fall Creek is creating a world with better blueberries through its friendly, collaborative team spread across the globe. To help us accomplish this, we are seeking a qualifiedStaff Accountant II. This position will be located in Eugene/Springfield, Oregon (United States).

The Staff Accountant II is an experienced accounting professional responsible for supporting accurate financial reporting, maintaining strong accounting controls, and managing complex accounting activities across the organization. This role prepares and reviews journal entries, account reconciliations, financial analyses, and reporting schedules while ensuring financial information is complete, accurate, and recorded in accordance with company policies and accounting standards.

This role plays an important role in the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes and supports audit activities, compliance requirements, and accounting process improvements. This position takes ownership of assigned complex accounting areas, provides insight into accounting matters, and contributes to improvements in accounting processes, controls, and reporting practices. Provides accounting expertise, resolves complex accounting matters, and helps strengthen accounting practices across Fall Creek. The Staff Accountant II also serves as a resource for less experienced accounting team members by sharing knowledge, providing guidance, and supporting the development of other accounting employees and support staff.

Success in this role requires strong technical accounting knowledge, analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to independently manage complex accounting assignments. The Staff Accountant II must be able to evaluate financial information, interpret accounting guidance, resolve accounting issues, and communicate recommendations clearly to financial and non-financial partners.

ORGANIZATIONAL FIT: 
This position is part of the Finance department and reports to the Accounting Manager and supports accounting activities across multiple business functions.  

The Staff Accountant II works closely with Finance, Operations, FP&A, and other business partners to support Fall Creek’s financial objectives while demonstrating expertise, integrity, accountability, and a commitment to continuous improvement. This role requires the ability to work effectively across functions, regions, and cultures in a global, matrixed environment.

JOB SETTING:
Office and hybrid work setting with office presence 3 days per week. This position is based in Eugene/Springfield, Oregon (United States).

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: (Other duties as assigned)

• Prepare and review complex journal entries and supporting documentation to ensure accurate and complete financial reporting.
• Lead assigned monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities.
• Own assigned complex balance sheet and income statement accounts, including reconciliations, analyses, and supporting schedules.
• Ensure transactions are recorded accurately, completely, and within the appropriate accounting period.
• Prepare advanced account analyses, reporting schedules, financial reporting packages, and management reports.
• Investigate and resolve complex accounting issues, reconciliation discrepancies, and variances.
• Review reconciliation documentation and support consistent standards for accounting accuracy and completeness.
• Support management, corporate, statutory, and audit reporting requirements.
• Perform accounting activities related to fixed assets, accruals, prepaid expenses, inventory, and standard cost accounting.
• Support complex accounting areas including capitalization, depreciation, inventory analysis, and assigned balance sheet activities.
• Assist with technical accounting research, interpretation of accounting guidance, and implementation of accounting policies and procedures.
• Support compliance with U.S. GAAP, applicable statutory requirements, company policies, and internal control requirements.
• Coordinate and support audit requests for assigned accounting areas by preparing documentation, schedules, and responses.
• Identify financial risks, control gaps, and opportunities to strengthen accounting processes and reporting accuracy.
• Lead assigned process improvement initiatives and support improvements related to automation, reporting, and accounting efficiency.
• Participate in system implementations, upgrades, testing, and validation activities while ensuring data integrity within assigned accounting processes.
• Utilize ERP systems, including NetSuite, and advanced Excel tools to perform accounting activities, reconciliations, and financial analyses.
• Partner with Accounting Managers, Regional Controllers, FP&A, and operational teams to provide accounting guidance and financial insight.
• Communicate accounting issues, risks, and recommendations clearly and professionally to appropriate stakeholders.
• Serve as a resource for assigned accounting processes and provide guidance, training, and knowledge sharing to other accounting team members.
• Maintain confidentiality of financial, employee, and business information and adhere to ethical business practices, including FCPA standards.
• Foster a collaborative, customer-focused work environment that reflects Fall Creek’s values.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND TRAINING:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
2. Minimum of 4 years of progressive accounting experience.
3. Demonstrated experience with general ledger accounting, financial reporting, account reconciliations, accruals, fixed assets, and internal controls.
4. Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting practices.
5. Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other financial reporting tools.
6. Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
7. Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities while meeting deadlines.
8. Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across departments.
9. Strong communication, relationship-building, and problem-solving skills.
10. Effective leadership, communication, influencing, and interpersonal skills paired with strong attention to detail.
11. Must demonstrate professional and ethical business practices, adherence to Fall Creek’s values, and a commitment to personal and professional development.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation.
• Experience with inventory and cost accounting.
• Experience working in manufacturing, agriculture, biotechnology, life sciences or related fields
• Experience supporting accounting process improvements or system implementations.
• Experience using ERP systems; NetSuite experience is strongly preferred.
• Professional bilingual proficiency (English/Spanish or English/Chinese)
• Experience working in global, multi-region environments, multi-location organizations or matrix organizations.

Who is Fall Creek? 

We’re a US-based company with a keen focus on blueberry genetics, plants, and grower support delivered to the world’s premier blueberry growers. From our humble beginnings in Lowell, Oregon more than 40 years ago, we now also have wholly-owned nurseries in Mexico, Peru, Spain, South Africa, Netherlands, China, and Chile. Additionally, we have built a global team of the finest breeders, researchers, propagators and nursery professionals, grower support technicians, sales and customer service experts and more. We’re a deeply-planted link in a global chain, ready to serve our customers and our industry throughout North, Central, and South America, Greater Europe, Asia, and Africa. Our mission is to serve the growers and to support the blueberry industry, helping to ensure growers maximize success through our delivery of the best genetics and plants, technical know-how and global market intelligence. To fulfill our mission, we focus on cultivating exceptional plants, building strong relationships and providing responsive customer service. This is all part of how we’re helping to build A World with Better Blueberries™.