What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting position at Rayonier?
Company Overview
Come grow with us! We are One Rayonier, a team that works together to create value by prioritizing safety, challenging the status quo, giving back to our communities, and driving innovation through continuous learning. With nearly 100 years of experience, we’re still discovering new ways to make lives better with our trees, our land, and — our most important resource — our people.
At Rayonier, we strive to create an employee experience where you feel valued and proud to be part of our team. We foster a respectful, inclusive and collaborative environment that celebrates your unique talents and perspectives. Experience the Rayonier difference: We’re big enough to offer exciting career paths, but small enough for you to know your colleagues by name. Come join a team that empowers you to make a difference!
Our team is looking for a detail-oriented and analytical Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting to play a key role in our corporate financial reporting function. Reporting to the Manager, SEC / Financial Reporting , you will support the financial reporting process through the timely and accurate preparation of financial statements, footnotes, and earnings release and investor relations materials, ensuring all reporting complies with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), SEC rules and regulations, and the company’s accounting policies.
This role researches, collects, and analyzes financial data to support quarterly and annual SEC filings — including those associated with the company’s dual-registrant UPREIT (umbrella partnership real estate investment trust) filing structure — and technical accounting matters, including evaluation and implementation of new accounting standards and their impact on the company. The Senior Accountant partners closely with internal teams and external auditors to support the annual financial statement audit and quarterly reviews, strengthen internal controls, and drive improvements to reporting processes and procedures, while contributing to special projects as needed.
How You Will Contribute
Financial Reporting & SEC Filings:
Education Level Required: Bachelor's degree in Accounting or higher.
Experience Required: Minimum of at least three (3) years of progressive accounting work experience. CPA license required.
Knowledge/Skills Required
Office environment with general office conditions: extended periods of computer use and sitting, moving, lifting (up to 20 lbs), and carrying of supplies.
What We Offer
Come grow with us! We are One Rayonier, a team that works together to create value by prioritizing safety, challenging the status quo, giving back to our communities, and driving innovation through continuous learning. With nearly 100 years of experience, we’re still discovering new ways to make lives better with our trees, our land, and — our most important resource — our people.
At Rayonier, we strive to create an employee experience where you feel valued and proud to be part of our team. We foster a respectful, inclusive and collaborative environment that celebrates your unique talents and perspectives. Experience the Rayonier difference: We’re big enough to offer exciting career paths, but small enough for you to know your colleagues by name. Come join a team that empowers you to make a difference!
Our team is looking for a detail-oriented and analytical Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting to play a key role in our corporate financial reporting function. Reporting to the Manager, SEC / Financial Reporting , you will support the financial reporting process through the timely and accurate preparation of financial statements, footnotes, and earnings release and investor relations materials, ensuring all reporting complies with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), SEC rules and regulations, and the company’s accounting policies.
This role researches, collects, and analyzes financial data to support quarterly and annual SEC filings — including those associated with the company’s dual-registrant UPREIT (umbrella partnership real estate investment trust) filing structure — and technical accounting matters, including evaluation and implementation of new accounting standards and their impact on the company. The Senior Accountant partners closely with internal teams and external auditors to support the annual financial statement audit and quarterly reviews, strengthen internal controls, and drive improvements to reporting processes and procedures, while contributing to special projects as needed.
How You Will Contribute
Financial Reporting & SEC Filings:
- Prepare the annual report and quarterly SEC filings, including footnotes and management’s discussion and analysis (MD&A).
- Prepare the quarterly earnings release and investor supplement.
- Review iXBRL tagging in SEC filings.
- Prepare benefit plan financial statements, including Form 11-K filings with the SEC.
- Prepare selected monthly journal entries, where appropriate.
- Maintain and reconcile selected balance sheet accounts.
- Assist with the monthly consolidation process.
- Assist in the annual financial statement audit and quarterly financial statement reviews by providing supporting documentation and explanations to the external audit team.
- Support the internal control environment, including maintenance of process control narratives and coordination of annual walkthroughs with external auditors, with the opportunity to expand responsibility in internal controls and audit coordination over time.
- Serve as a point of contact for internal and external audit requests.
- Perform technical accounting research, including evaluating new GAAP or SEC reporting requirements, and compile research into summarized results for management to outline the impact to Rayonier.
- Recommend and implement improvements to existing systems, work processes, and procedures.
- Other special projects as assigned.
Education Level Required: Bachelor's degree in Accounting or higher.
Experience Required: Minimum of at least three (3) years of progressive accounting work experience. CPA license required.
Knowledge/Skills Required
- Current understanding of U.S. GAAP (and its application), SEC rules and regulations, and internal controls.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong time management skills with the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines and turnaround requests in a high-pressure, time-constrained situation.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word, with strong hands-on general ledger, account reconciliation, and financial systems skills appropriate to a senior-level accounting role.
- Self-starter with strong attention to detail.
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues from various departments within the organization.
Office environment with general office conditions: extended periods of computer use and sitting, moving, lifting (up to 20 lbs), and carrying of supplies.
What We Offer
- We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, accident, disability, identity theft protection, and paid parental and caregiver leave. We also offer a health savings account, a dependent care spending account, and an employee assistance plan. We provide wellness reimbursements, employee discount programs, annual health screenings, wellness incentives, wellness seminars, and financial counseling and planning tools.
- Our 401(k) retirement savings plan includes company matching contributions (60% match on the first 6% of base and bonus deferrals) as well as a 3% enhanced retirement contribution that does not require an employee contribution.
- We recognize the importance of work-life integration and offer flexible work schedules and hybrid work-from-home options for most positions, along with a minimum of three weeks of paid vacation, five paid personal days, 11 paid holidays, and paid sick leave each year.
- We provide a comprehensive employee development program with career-planning tools and resources, a mentoring program, leadership development, training programs, and 80% tuition reimbursement.