Hayward Lumber

Role Description This position is responsible for overseeing the organization's financial operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency. Key responsibilities include: - Overseeing and directing programs and initiatives of Finance, Accounting and Operational Data to support the organization in achieving its annual goals and targets as well as its long-term strategic plan. - Leading and managing all accounting functions and staff of direct reports. - Developing and overseeing financial reporting processes, including sales, operational, and management data. - Driving continuous improvement in financial processes, reporting, and internal controls to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and strategic insight. - Developing and mentoring each administrative function to ensure best practices are utilized, and the best investments of resources are made. - Taking initiative and providing leadership in annual goal setting, budgeting for the company. - Functioning as a business partner to operations, providing financial insights and recommendations to improve overall performance. - Providing operational data and metrics to assist in achieving operating results. - Ensuring that all financial information is complete, timely and within acceptable accounting practices. - Providing oversight to direct reports in financial accounting, tax reporting, finance reporting and legal requirements to include the annual financial audit, tax returns and 401K audit. - Collaborating with leadership with a cross-department team to champion and maximize usage of an ERP system to ensure that the company has best in class information and reporting capabilities as well as access to emerging technologies where it makes sense. - Working closely with management, operations and other partners to ensure that all necessary documentation is in place, and communication is frequent, accurate and complete. Qualifications - 4 - 6 years of progressive experience in accounting and finance, with at least 3-5 years in a leadership or Controller role. - Hands on, roll up your sleeves, get it done attitude with proven track record. - Strong operational focus and business acumen. - Desire to understand underlying details of financial analysis. - Curiosity and proactive thinking regarding future trends. - Less talk more action type personality. - Understands big picture but not afraid of detail. - Strong people management skills in an open office culture. - Solid finance experience and up to date skills. Expertise in finance. - Strong project management skills, well organized. - High energy to support a fast-paced environment. - Highly flexible. - Excellent reasoning/analytical abilities. - Good negotiating skills. - Strong persuasive skills. - Comfortable providing a minority point of view. - Mastery of Excel at advance level, database queries and reporting. - Ability to own the numbers and results as if it were a personal investment. - Commodity/ manufacturing experience a plus but not required. - Experience in a privately owned and operated business desirable but not required. Requirements - Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred). - Public accounting experience preferred. - CPA or equivalent preferred. Benefits - Medical. - Dental. - Vision. - Life insurance. - 401K. - Paid time off including vacation, holiday, and sick leave. - No weekends.