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Job Description Summary: job desc TBD Job Description: ESSENTIAL RESPONSBILITES AND DUTIES: • Lead all accounting and financial reporting activities for Timberlab Laminators' manufacturing operations across multiple locations • Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting • Prepare and review financial statements and supporting analyses in accordance with U.S. GAAP • Lead all manufacturing cost accounting activities, including standard costing, inventory valuation, overhead absorption, and variance analysis • Develop, maintain, and improve product costing methodologies and cost accounting controls • Analyze material, labor, overhead, scrap, production, and yield variances and communicate results to operational leadership • Maintain a strong understanding of Bills of Material (BOMs), routings, production processes, and manufacturing master data • Partner with Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain teams to ensure BOM accuracy, inventory integrity, and product cost accuracy • Oversee inventory accounting, cycle count programs, physical inventories, and inventory reconciliations • Prepare monthly management reporting packages and key performance indicator dashboards • Establish and maintain strong internal controls, accounting policies, and audit-ready processes • Lead annual audits and serve as the primary accounting contact for external auditors • Partner with plant leadership to identify operational improvement opportunities and support performance management initiatives • Drive process improvement initiatives within SAP S/4HANA and other financial systems • Develop and implement accounting procedures that promote consistency across all Timberlab manufacturing locations • Lead, mentor, and develop accounting team members while fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field • Minimum 10 years of progressive accounting and finance experience • Minimum 5 years of manufacturing accounting and cost accounting experience • Demonstrated experience supporting multi-site manufacturing operations • Strong knowledge of cost accounting principles, including: Standard costing Inventory accounting Product costing Manufacturing variance analysis Overhead allocation methodologies • Extensive experience working with Bills of Material (BOMs), routings, work centers, and manufacturing master data • Experience utilizing ERP systems in a manufacturing environment • Strong financial analysis, problem-solving, and business partnering skills • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills • Demonstrated leadership experience managing accounting teams • Ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting critical deadlines • Self-motivated with a strong work ethic, proactive, and accountable Preferred Skills: • Certified Management Accountant (CMA) designation strongly preferred • SAP S/4HANA experience strongly preferred • Experience in manufacturing, industrial products, engineered wood products, building materials, or related industries • Experience with standard costing systems, manufacturing reporting, inventory management, and production accounting in a multi-site environment • Experience supporting ERP implementations, system optimization initiatives, or finance transformation projects • Experience working in high-growth manufacturing organizations with multiple operating locations