Experienced Accountant

Weyerhaeuser; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Health savings account

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Volunteer programs and mentoring

Job summary

Weyerhaeuser seeks a Senior Accountant to support the Accounting team in Seattle. You will record, verify, and report financial results, and provide analysis to leaders for informed decision-making.

You will lead and mentor peers on processes, contribute to controls and audits, and help identify improvements while advancing within a dynamic finance organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance with one or more years of progressively responsible experience.
• CPA licensed or CPA eligibility preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Perform financial closing activities, such as preparing journal entries and other work papers
• Analyze financial results and communicate them with stakeholders
• Support audit requirements including internal, external and compliance audits
• Identify and implement process improvements with peers and leaders
• Participate in special projects and developmental opportunities

Skills

Financial closing

Financial analysis

Audit coordination

Process improvement

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

CPA eligibility

Job description

At Weyerhaeuser, we are an industry leader, with a strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) foundation. We sustainably manage forests and manufacture wood products that make the world a better place. We’re committed to being a leader in climate change solutions and to our company’s core values: safety, integrity, citizenship, sustainability, and inclusion; driven to achieve excellence; and proud of what we do. With multiple business lines in locations across North America, we offer a range of exciting career opportunities for smart, talented people like you who are passionate about making a difference.

The Weyerhaeuser Accounting team is dynamic and well respected. The team has a strong reputation, established and maintained by knowledgeable team members who deliver accurate accounting as well as financial analysis and results to our stakeholders.

We are focused on your personal and career development, giving you opportunities to see all aspects of Weyerhaeuser’s financial environment and gain the skills to advance to different roles throughout the company.

You will be a key contributor that supports our businesses and corporate functions, our team, and our broader accounting organization. Your role will be responsible for recording, verifying, and reporting our financial results, while providing key analysis and recommendations to leaders and decision makers.

As a senior accountant, you will also be an emerging leader on our team, involved with review and approval, as well as working with other accountants on their processes and development.

Your impact - You have the drive to make a difference, provide value, and have great judgement. You act with urgency. You are accountable, courageous, and innovative. While you can understand complex topics, you have the ability to keep it simple and articulate what really matters. You have a strong attention to detail but can also see the bigger picture. You are smart, authentic, adaptable, and you listen. You bring energy to everything you do, and you like to win.

Are you ready to join us? In this role, your essential functions will be to:

• Perform financial closing activities, such as preparing journal entries and other work papers
• Analyze financial results and communicate them with stakeholders
• Support audit requirements including internal, external and compliance audits
• Work with your peers and leaders to identify and implement process improvements
• Participate in special projects, developmental opportunities, and other tasks as assigned

Your qualifications – You have a bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance with one or more years of experience with progressing levels of responsibility. CPA licensed or CPA eligibility is preferred but not required.

Our investment in you:

• Clear and transparent role progression focused on your development, including:
• Daily work and projects that stretch and grow your capabilities
• Networking and coaching opportunities with a wide array of professionals, including senior leaders
• A focus on developing the skills necessary to be a successful manager in our organization

Compensation:

• This role is eligible for our annual merit-increase program, and we are targeting an hourly range of $33.36 - $50.05 based on your level of skills, qualifications and experience.
• You will also be eligible for our Annual Incentive Program, which offers a cash incentive targeting 5% of base pay.
• Potential plan funding may range from zero to two times that target.

Benefits:

• When you join our team, you and your dependents will be offered coverage under our comprehensive employee benefits plan, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life insurance.
• We offer a pre-tax Health Savings Account option which includes a company contribution.
• Other benefit options are also available such as voluntary Long-Term Care and Employee Assistance Programs.
• We also support personal volunteerism, sponsor a host of diversity networks, promote mentoring, and provide training and development opportunities to help you chart your path to a fulfilling career.

Retirement:

• Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, which includes a paid company match in addition to our contribution equal to 5% of your eligible pay.

Paid Time Off or Vacation:

• We provide eligible employees who are scheduled to work 25 hours or more per week with 3-weeks of paid vacation to use during your first year of employment.
• In addition, after being employed for six months, eligible employees begin to accrue vacation for future use.
• We also recognize eleven paid holidays per year, providing a total of 88 holiday hours and paid parental leave for all full-time employees.

We know you have a choice in your career. We want you to choose us! If you believe in the same core values that we do - safety, integrity, citizenship, sustainability, and inclusion – then we believe the Weyerhaeuser Accounting team will be an incredible place for you to develop and grow your career.

Weyerhaeuser is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to taking affirmative action to employ and advance in employment women, minorities, qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

About Weyerhaeuser At Weyerhaeuser, we are the world’s premier timber, land, and forest products company. Sustainability is the founding concept of our business, and our values drive every decision to ensure we continue to lead the forestry industry in sustainability practices. And we know about sustainability – we led it in the forestry industry when we planted our first seedling by hand in 1938. We recognize that our success is dependent on the success of our people. For over 100 years, our Weyerhaeuser team has been making a difference in the world – from the seedlings we plant, to the forests and trees we nurture, we ensure every acre is managed with diligence, patience and pride. That’s the Weyerhaeuser way.

We know you have a choice in your career. We want you to choose us! If you believe in the same core values that we do - safety, integrity, citizenship, sustainability, and inclusion – then we believe Weyerhaeuser will be an incredible place for you to develop and grow your career.

We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and supporting an equitable and inclusive environment that inspires people of all backgrounds to join, stay and thrive with our team.