Finance Manager

$95,000 - $142,500/Yr

Weyerhaeuser - Vancouver, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Vancouver, WA

Forestry and Logging

About the position

The Timberlands Finance Manager will support Weyerhaeuser's Western Timberlands Business and the Finance and Planning organization by developing financial reports and metrics, assisting in budgeting and forecasting processes, and supporting Operational Excellence initiatives. This role is integral to the Timberlands Finance group, responsible for financial planning and analysis for operations across 3 million acres, located in Seattle, WA.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support Timberlands KPI's, financial reports, and analysis tools that drive improved decision making and operational excellence.
• Support the monthly forecasting and annual budgeting processes through frontline meetings with business partners, critical thinking, and consolidation and analysis of information across Western Timberlands.
• Champion data driven analysis within the organization by using empirical evidence and critical thinking to ask key business questions and improve business performance.
• Enhance the insights and timeliness of financial analysis across the segment through innovation and process improvement.
• Help maintain and govern standard financial internal controls across the Western Timberlands business to eliminate the opportunity for fraud.
• Prepare presentations supporting monthly business reviews, senior management meetings, and board of director meetings.
• Collaborate across departments including HR, legal, accounting and information technology to identify and implement systems improvements to increase the efficiency of financial processes across the business segment.
• Other projects in support of the Western Timberlands Finance team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or Management Information Systems.
• 4+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis, accounting, treasury, banking, finance or similar fields.
• Expert in Excel; experience with Power BI and SQL is a plus.
• Effective and concise communication skills, both written and verbal, at all levels of the organization.
• Experience with financial planning, general ledger and reporting applications and systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle, Hyperion/EPM).
• Strong analytical skills and understanding of critical financial concepts, including experience interpreting a P&L, communicating accounting and audit standards, and understanding net present value and internal rate of return.
• Ability to build strong relationships and partner with subject matter experts across multiple functions.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with process improvement initiatives.
• Familiarity with operational excellence methodologies.

Benefits

• Comprehensive employee benefits plan including medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life insurance.
• Pre-tax Health Savings Account option with company contribution.
• Voluntary Long-Term Care and Employee Assistance Programs.
• Support for personal volunteerism and diversity networks.
• Training and development opportunities.
• 401k plan with company match and annual contribution equal to 5% of base salary.
• 3-weeks of paid vacation in the first year and eleven paid holidays per year.