The Senior Accountant – Corporate & Manufacturing plays a vital role in financial reporting, reconciliation, and planning. This position ensures the accuracy of financial data, supports budgeting and forecasting, and provides insights to enhance operational and financial performance. Working closely with cross-functional teams, they oversee inventory accounting, assist with audits, and contribute to cost analysis and decision-making. With a focus on data integrity and process improvement, this role helps drive efficiency and financial accuracy across corporate and manufacturing operations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct detailed reconciliations between sub-ledger accounts and general ledger balances, resolving discrepancies and ensuring data integrity for financial reporting.
• Support monthly internal profit and loss reporting, comparing actual results to budget and forecast to provide insights into financial performance.
• Assist in developing and managing the annual plan and forecasts, aligning financial targets with corporate and operational strategies.
• Oversee inventory accounting, including valuation, reconciliation, and physical inventory counts, ensuring accuracy.
• Participate in weekly and monthly operations cost review meetings, providing financial insights and recommendations.
• Coordinate and support external audits, preparing documentation and explanations to ensure compliance and a smooth audit process.
• Support ad hoc financial analysis and projects as needed.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field
• 2+ years of accounting experience
• Extensive knowledge in computer systems including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Able to deal professionally, courteously, and tactfully with the public and coworkers.
• Ability to pass a hair follicle drug test, post-offer pre-employment physical, and background check.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in cost accounting, inventory management, and financial reporting within a manufacturing environment.
• 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
• Repetitive use of hands – continually for clerical duties
• Stand/walk - frequently
• Sit – Continually
• 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 based on 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)