Controller

Right Hire Consulting LLC; Leola (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits starting Day 1

Competitive starting pay

On-the-job training

Promotions from within

Job summary

Right Hire Consulting LLC seeks a skilled Controller for our Leola, Arkansas-based sawmill to lead financial operations, reporting to the Mill Manager and guiding office staff.

You will manage monthly closes, budgeting, forecasting, inventory analysis, and internal controls under SOX, ensuring timely, accurate reporting and profitability insights for plant leadership.

Qualifications

• 4-year degree in business, accounting, or finance.
• 3–5 years related work experience, preferably in manufacturing.
• Proficiency in MS Excel; Word and PowerPoint required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and develop office staff; oversee financial reporting.
• Manage monthly close, general ledger reconciliations, and account analyses.
• Prepare budgets, forecasts, and inventory analysis.
• Maintain internal controls to ensure SOX compliance.
• Provide timely financial and operational data reporting and analysis.
• Support accounts payable and payroll processes as needed.
• Plan, organize, and control the main office.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

SOX

Supervisory experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, or finance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

We seek a highly motivated, experienced Controller to be based at our Leola, Arkansas sawmill. The Controller, reporting to the Mill Manager, is a key part of plant management providing analytical support for all financial decisions.

The Controller is responsible for supervising and developing office staff, all financial reporting, monthly closing, budget preparation, forecasting, inventory analysis, daily problem solving, and other items as assigned.

What you will do:

Learn and develop a strong understanding of the various aspects of the mill to provide insight into areas of improvement and accounting processes.

Support the timely and accurate reporting of financial, operational, and statistical data.

Develop and maintain reporting of financial and non-financial key performance indicators.

Support West Fraser accounting activities including accounts payable, payroll, and financial reporting.

Manage month-end close process and reporting, general ledger reconciliations, account analyses, etc.

Maintain adequate internal controls to ensure compliance with company policies and SOX.

Weekly cost reporting and forecasting

Inventory control and analysis.

Ad-hoc assignments from mill management or other projects as assigned.

Plan, organize, coordinate, and control main office.

The successful candidate will have:

• A 4-year degree in business, accounting, or finance
• Related work experience of 3 to 5 years (depending on the type); preferable in manufacturing
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and a working knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint is essential
• Must successfully complete a pre-employment background and drug screen
• Experience with SOX
• Supervisory experience
• Innate sense of integrity and ethics
• Must be highly motivated and a self-starter with the initiative to learn and grow
• Flexible and able to adjust to changing workloads and tasks

Outstanding benefits package including:

• Benefits starting Day 1
• Competitive starting pay
• On-the-job training and
• A culture that strongly believes in promoting from within