Full job description

Midwest Hardwood Company LLC is one of North America’s largest manufacturers of hardwood lumber. We produce and trade high-grade hardwood lumber, logs, flooring and value-added wood products for clients worldwide. We are committed to utilizing the latest proven technologies in equipment and procedures, ensuring consistently high quality for our customers. We operate our own sawmills, dry kilns and distribution centers, providing the finest hardwood products and excellent service.

We are looking to add a Staff Accountant to our sawmill division team in Reedsburg, WI.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support month-end closing and reporting process and assist with year-end external audits
• Reconcile month-end cash disbursements, accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory and accrued expense accounts
• General ledger responsibilities for inventory and timber deposit reconciliations on a weekly and monthly basis
• Complete the weekly processing from log purchases; enter accounts payable data for these settlement financial transactions
• Maintain the Timbersoft and Agility databases and all related documentation
• Complete the weekly processing of logs consumption from being sawn, sold or transferred utilizing the Timbersoft database
• Analyze production costs and provide regular variance and investigative reports for operating management
• Compile data and prepare various export log sales, logger, trucker and commission reports
• Identify and research discrepancies in expense/cost accounts and inform management and other appropriate personnel; recommend corrective action as needed
• Provide back-up support, as needed, for invoicing, cash application, accounts payable, timber contract payments

Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
• Knowledge of GAAP and cost accounting
• Two or more years of related experience
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong ethical standards and high degree of integrity
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, Internet and financial management software
• Experience in a lumber-related or similar industrial manufacturing environment is a plus