What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Assistant-Log Salem, Oregon position at Hampton Lumber?
Company Summary
Hampton Lumber is a family-owned wood products company headquartered in Portland, Oregon. With over 1,700 employees, we operate nine sawmills in Western Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. We also manage timberland and operate a wholesale and export division. With over 80 years in the sawmill business, we are proud to have cultivated the knowledge and experience to grow and prosper, even in challenging times. We always look to the future and invest in our people, new technologies, and continuous improvement processes and techniques.
Overview
The Oregon Accounting Assistant - Log provides accounting support for procuring sawlogs for our Oregon sawmills. This person works closely with the foresters, accounting, and sawlog vendors to ensure timely and accurate payments. This position reports to the Resources Finance Manager and will work out of our Resource office in Salem, Oregon.
Benefits Highlights
- Substantial company-paid assistance for Medical and Dental insurance premiums; mental health coverage; cost effective co-pays and deductibles
- 401(k) with 5% annual company contribution and generous company matching contributions vested over three years
- Paid time off, including eight paid holidays
- Participation in the employee bonus program
- Employee wellness program that includes free counseling sessions, financial and legal guidance, and more
- Opportunities for paid training to support career advancement and personal development
Responsibilities
- Import and manual data entry to the Log accounting system
- Enter purchase orders, logging contracts, and sales pricing
- Assign branding hammers and load tickets & maintain deck code changes for all Mills
- Process Bi-monthly payment settlements
- Month-end close batch creation
- Communicate with foresters, timber owners, loggers, truckers, etc.
- Cash application and reconciliation of accounts receivable
- Backup for Washington Log Accountant counter-part
- Compile periodic reports as needed
- Other duties as assigned vManagement may modify, add, or reallocate job responsibilities to accommodate the needs of the business better.
Qualifications
- Candidates with a wide range of prior accounting experience will be given preference
- Candidates with experience in the timber industry will be given preference
- Must have a solid understanding of basic Excel and Outlook functionality
- The successful candidate will have acute attention to detail
- Ability to manage stress in the work environment.
- Strong organizational and communication skills with a wide range of audiences (verbal and written).
- Resourceful—ability to problem solve and use critical thinking to troubleshoot issues
- Ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines while remaining focused on business priorities.
- Aptitude for learning new technologies.
- Promote and foster positive work relationships and be honest and straightforward
- Strong work ethic, team-oriented, customer-focused, and willingness to embrace change.
- Assertive and responsible while exemplifying the highest level of ethics, honesty, and integrity.
More About Us
Learn more at hamptonlumber.com, or follow us on Facebook: @HamptonLumber. You can also learn about our company and our priorities by visiting our blog.
EEO Statement
Hampton Lumber is an equal opportunity employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by law.
Disability accommodation available: If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process, please contact the Human Resources Office for the location that you are applying.
Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please see these government posters: EEO is the Law and its accompanying temporary supplement.
