Senior Accountant - Seattle, WA

VetJobs; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus program

Health benefits

401(k) matching

Paid vacation

Remote work 2 days/week

Job summary

Weyerhaeuser is seeking a Senior Accountant in Seattle to record, verify, and report financial results, while providing key analysis and recommendations to leaders. The role includes mentoring less experienced team members and driving process improvements.

You will participate in audits and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure accurate financial reporting and timely close. A bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance is required, with CPA eligibility preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance with 3+ years of progressive responsibility.
• CPA license or eligibility preferred but not required.
• Experience with financial close, journal entries, and reporting.
• Ability to mentor and coach junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Perform and help oversee financial closing activities, such as preparing and reviewing journal entries.
• Analyze financial results and communicate them with stakeholders.
• Support audit requirements including internal, external and compliance audits.
• Mentor and coach less experienced members of the team, including review and approval of their work.
• Identify and implement process improvements across our team.
• Participate in special projects, developmental opportunities, and other tasks as assigned.

Skills

Financial analysis

Mentoring

Attention to detail

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Job Description

Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post.

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 and help oversee financial closing activities, such as preparing and reviewing journal entries
• Analyze financial results and communicate them with stakeholders
• Support audit requirements including internal, external and compliance audits
• Mentor and coach less experienced members of the team, including review and approval of their work
• Identify and implement process improvements across our team
• Participate in special projects, developmental opportunities, and other tasks as assigned

Auto req ID

483610BR

Minimum Education Required

High School/GED

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

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

Our Investment In You

• 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
• Competitive starting salary with annual bonuses via participation in our Annual Incentive Plan
• Paid vacation, health benefits, 401K matching and retirement plan contributions
• A flexible work policy that allows you to work remotely a minimum of two days per week

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.

What We Offer

Compensation: This role is eligible for our annual merit-increase program, and we are targeting a salary range of $82,533 - $123,800 based on your level of skills, qualifications and experience. You will also be eligible for our Annual Incentive Program, which offers a cash bonus targeting 7% of base pay. Potential plan funding may range from zero to two times that target.

Job Accounting & Finance

Primary LocationUSA-WA-Seattle

Schedule Full-time

Job Level Individual Contributor

Job Type Experienced

Shift Day (1st)

City* Seattle

State* Washington

Job_Category Finance

Job Code Accounting Accountant

Affiliate Sponsor Weyerhaeuser