Position Title: Sr. Accountant

Location: Nekoosa, WI (on-site)

Reports to: Mill Controller

The Sr. Accountant will report directly to the Mill Controller and is a part of the Finance team at the Nekoosa Mill.  This role is responsible for ensuring SOX and GAAP compliance while supporting the financial needs of the mill related to month-end closing, budgeting and forecasting, capital projects, product costing, and various ad hoc analyses.

The ideal candidate will build effective, trusting business relationships and partnerships across the organization to execute the implementation of plans supporting the company’s strategic business direction in alignment with Domtar’s core values.

Job Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Perform month-end closing responsibilities, including posting journal entries, inventory movements, and running cost allocations.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet account reconciliations for the site’s full listing of asset and liability accounts (including inventory, prepaids, and maintenance/non-maintenance accruals).
• Review/prepare monthly accounting and financial reports including profit and loss statement variance analysis.
• Provide audit support (internal and external).
• Serve as a resource to update and maintain major inventory standard product costs.
• Maintain finished goods product costing system.
• Coordinate with sites for actual/forecast/budget results and analysis.
• Research and apply accounting policies and principles to properly record, report, and maintain financial data.
• Possess ability and track record of challenging reported figures, asking questions, and probing others to ensure that the right answers are obtained.
• Some overtime will be necessary during critical times of month-end close, project delivery, etc.

Key Skills:

• Good communicator at all levels of organization, in both written and verbal formats.
• Ability to understand accounting data, spreadsheets, and concepts; and simplify and communicate a message in both written and verbal communications.
• Excellent time management and organization skills - the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously is key.
• Ability to work a dynamic task list or capability to move and think on the fly without a set checklist from day to day.
• Self-sufficient, proactive, results-driven driven, and detail-oriented mindset.
• Analytical approach to solving problems and critical thinking.
• Willingness to challenge the status quo. Continuously striving to make reporting and processes more effective and efficient.

Required Professional Experience/Qualifications:

• BA/BS Degree in Accounting or Finance with 3+ years related experience in an accounting role.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with advanced Excel capabilities, including advanced formulas and pivot tables (examples may be requested during the interview process).
• Experience working in an ERP system, preferably SAP.
• Working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

Preferred Professional Experience/Qualifications:

• Experience within a manufacturing operations environment/process.
• Accounting experience outside of solely accounts payable/accounts receivable, cost accounting, or public accounting is strongly preferred.

You must successfully complete a selection process that includes interviews, an employment background check, a pre-employment drug and alcohol screen, reference verifications, and aptitude tests (for some positions).

Domtar is an equal-opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, color, sex (including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), marital status, religion, national origin, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.  We are also committed to ensuring reasonable accommodations for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disability Act of 1990.

Our offer:

• A flexible insurance plan (life, medical, dental)
• Competitive compensation, including an annual bonus plan
• A pension plan with matching company contributions
• An employee assistance program
• Employer-paid development and continuing education

About Domtar:

Domtar makes products that people around the world rely on every day.

Serving more than 50 countries, we are a leading provider of a wide variety of fiber-based products including communication, specialty and packaging papers, market pulp and airlaid nonwovens. We make our products at manufacturing and converting facilities in the U.S. and Canada, with a focus on safety, quality, and sustainability.

Through our values of agility, caring, and innovation, we constantly find better ways to serve our customers, support our employees, and strengthen our communities.

Domtar’s principal executive office is in Fort Mill, South Carolina, and Domtar is part of the Paper Excellence group of companies. To learn more, visit www.domtar.com.

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