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Accounting Manager
Location: Headquarters and Thomasville Mill
Job Number: D11123
Department: Finance
Type: Full-Time, Salaried Exempt
Reports to: Division Controller – Forest Resources & Wood
General Description: The Accounting Manager will be responsible for overseeing the financial reporting and accounting operations for multiple locations and lines of businesses within the organization. This includes ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance with accounting standards and company policies across all assigned locations. They may manage interns and collaborate closely with both local and corporate leadership to support the overall financial health of the business.
Key Responsibilities:
Financial Reporting: Prepare and analyze financial statements (including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements) for multiple locations ensuring compliance with GAAP accounting principles.
Budgeting and Forecasting: Manage and participate in the quarterly and annual operating budgeting and forecasting process for the assigned locations, analyzing financial data and providing insights to support decision-making.
Oversee Accounting Operations: Manage the day-to-day accounting activities for multiple locations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger entries, cash management and other managerial reports.
Internal Controls and Compliance: Implement and maintain robust internal controls and processes to ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance with regulatory standards and company policies across all locations.
Audits: Conduct internal audit process on a quarterly basis and coordinate with appropriate managers regarding any exceptions. Coordinate with external auditors for audits of financial records and processes, ensuring compliance with audit requirements.
Manage financial administration: Manage LIMS, EAM, Lumbertrack, Durable Resources and Realty, as assigned.
Manage interns to ensure that transactional LIMS reporting is completed accurately and on time.
Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including local management, other finance departments, and external auditors, to ensure seamless accounting operations and effective communication of financial information.
Process Improvement: Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy in accounting operations across different locations, leveraging technology and best practices.
Location: Headquarters and Thomasville Mill
Job Number: D11123
Department: Finance
Type: Full-Time, Salaried Exempt
Reports to: Division Controller – Forest Resources & Wood
General Description: The Accounting Manager will be responsible for overseeing the financial reporting and accounting operations for multiple locations and lines of businesses within the organization. This includes ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance with accounting standards and company policies across all assigned locations. They may manage interns and collaborate closely with both local and corporate leadership to support the overall financial health of the business.
Key Responsibilities:
Financial Reporting: Prepare and analyze financial statements (including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements) for multiple locations ensuring compliance with GAAP accounting principles.
Budgeting and Forecasting: Manage and participate in the quarterly and annual operating budgeting and forecasting process for the assigned locations, analyzing financial data and providing insights to support decision-making.
Oversee Accounting Operations: Manage the day-to-day accounting activities for multiple locations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger entries, cash management and other managerial reports.
Internal Controls and Compliance: Implement and maintain robust internal controls and processes to ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance with regulatory standards and company policies across all locations.
Audits: Conduct internal audit process on a quarterly basis and coordinate with appropriate managers regarding any exceptions. Coordinate with external auditors for audits of financial records and processes, ensuring compliance with audit requirements.
Manage financial administration: Manage LIMS, EAM, Lumbertrack, Durable Resources and Realty, as assigned.
Manage interns to ensure that transactional LIMS reporting is completed accurately and on time.
Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including local management, other finance departments, and external auditors, to ensure seamless accounting operations and effective communication of financial information.
Process Improvement: Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy in accounting operations across different locations, leveraging technology and best practices.