Lead AP Clerk

Lead AP Clerk

Purpose and Scope/General Summary: We are seeking a Lead AP Clerk to join the Imperial Wagyu Beef Team within JBS Beef USA. This role provides essential support to the Wagyu cattle procurement team through accounting, data management, reporting, and communication-related responsibilities. Key areas of focus include cattle cost and lot tracking, harvest data management, accounts payable, feed yard communication, and cattle producer communication. Success in this position requires accuracy, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage a variety of day-to-day tasks.

Responsibilities:

• Calculate incoming cattle costs, enter feeding bills into cattle tracking software, and process payments
• Assist with month-end and year-end close activities for cattle and bull tracking
• Create, invoice, ship, and track bull leases for JBS cattle producers
• Participate in cattle forecasting meetings and track related agreements
• Track, organize, and ship cattle DNA samples
• Report and track headcount discrepancies for ownership groups and provide monthly supporting documentation
• Communicate with feed yards and review, enter, and update spreadsheets to track costs and performance
• Perform clerical duties, including answering phone calls and emails, reconciling information, maintaining Excel spreadsheets, and completing data entry
• Build and maintain positive internal and external relationships
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications: 

• Associate’s degree in accounting, Agricultural Business, or a related field preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and OneNote
• Valid driver’s license required
• Experience accurately entering high volumes of data within required timelines
• Strong critical thinking, organization, and problem-solving skills
• Experience with SAP, QlikSense, or other data analysis tools preferred
• Can perform the functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation

The applicant who fills this position will be eligible for the following compensation and benefits:

• Benefits: Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage begin after 60 days of employment;
• Paid Time Off: sick leave, vacation, and 6 company observed holidays;
• 401(k): company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule;
• Base hourly pay range:$23.00–$25.00 per hour;
• Career Development:Our company is dedicated to supporting professional growth by offering continuous learning opportunities and a focus on career growth through various learning and development programs.

The posted salary range represents the Company’s good faith estimate of the compensation that the Company reasonably expects to pay for this role at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, qualifications, tenure, internal equity, market data, and may vary accordingly.

This position does not have an application deadline. We will continue to recruit until the position has been filled.

The Company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct drug, alcohol, and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work.

About us: JBS USA is a leading global food company providing diversified, high-quality products to customers in approximately 100 countries on six continents. Our team members and facilities in the United States allow us to offer a diverse portfolio of fresh, value added and branded beef, pork, chicken and prepared foods products. JBS USA is also the majority shareholder of Pilgrim’s, the largest poultry company in the world. JBS USA employs more than 72,000 team members in 31 United States and Canada. Our corporate office is located in beautiful Greeley, Colorado, where our 1,200 team members onsite enjoy more than 300 days of sunshine a year.

Our mission: To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.

Our core values are: Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity

EOE, including disability/vets

Unsolicited Assistance: JBS and its companies do not accept unsolicited assistance from any recruitment vendors for any of our open jobs. All resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee at JBS and its companies or via the applicant tracking system, in any form without a valid written request and search agreement previously approved by HR, will be solely owned by JBS and its companies. No fees will be paid should the candidate be hired by JBS and its companies because of an unsolicited referral.