Senior Accountant - Manufacturing (Coeur d'Alene)

Idaho Forest Group

Experience: 2+ yrs
Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States
Job type: Full-time

Required skills

accounting
compliance
cost accounting
cross-functional

About the role

As a Manufacturing Senior Accountant at Idaho Forest Group, you will be a key member of our finance team, focusing on the financial operations and reporting specific to our manufacturing activities. Your role will involve overseeing the accounting processes related to inventory management, cost accounting, and production analysis. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate financial reporting, provide valuable insights into manufacturing performance, and contribute to the strategic decision-making process. The Manufacturing Senior Accountant will prepare monthly journal entries, reconciliations, and help prepare consolidated financial reports.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Prepare detailed monthly journal entries for logs and lumber inventory adjustments, adhering to close schedule and checklist.
Prepare month-end accrual journal entries.
Assist with the preparation of monthly internal site profit and loss reporting, comparing actual results to budget and forecast.
Analyze budget/forecast to actual profit and loss variances, providing detailed variance explanations.
Generate monthly capital reporting, comparing budget and actual cost by project.
Assist with developing incremental cash flow comparisons for expansion capital projects.
Provide weekly production cost estimates, comparing estimates to budgets/forecast.
Participate in weekly and monthly operations cost review meetings.
Quarterly, observe lumber and log cycle counts.
Partner with Finance Managers and Senior accounts to develop consistent manufacturing accounting processes and procedures.
Prepare government surveys and compliance reporting.
Assists with preparing annual budget and forecasts.
Other duties as needed.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in accounting required
2+ years of relevant experience
Skills:
- Able to deal professionally, courteously, and tactfully with the public and coworkers.
- Accurate and consistent attention to detail.
Ability to pass a hair follicle drug test, post-offer pre-employment physical, and background check.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

CPA certification
Valid driver’s license

PHYSICAL DEMANDS-

Ability to sit and/or stand for shift, reach with hands and arms, stoop, squat, bend at the waist, kneel, walk varying distance, and climb stairs.

Bend at waist – occasional
Twist upper body – occasional
Stoop – occasional
Lift above waist height – occasional
Lift over 50 lbs. - rare
Repetitive use of hands – constant for clerical duties
Stand/walk – occasional
Sit – frequent
Vision – near and far correctable; depth perception
Hearing – preferred for awareness of surrounding machinery, mobile equipment, emergencies

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Must be able to tolerate all weather elements, loud conditions, airborne particles (sawdust).

Idaho Forest Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, family medical history, or any other status protected by law.

About Idaho Forest Group

Lumber manufacturer and distributor of sustainable wood products.

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