FORESTRY ACCOUNTANT

John A Biewer Co Inc•Newton, MS

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Biewer Forest Management South, Inc. is seeking a Forestry Accountant to support the Forestry Department at Biewer Sawmill in Newton, MS. This role involves learning essential duties such as reconciling logs and outside products, processing logger payroll weekly, maintaining accurate records of timber tracts, log vendors, and residuals, and collaborating with Corporate Accounting. All job duties must be performed in a safe manner.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s Degree in Business with emphasis in Accounting plus 2 years of experience in a professional office environment or an Accounting Degree.
Strong computer skills to include experience with word processing and spreadsheets
Must be detail oriented
Average eye-hand coordination

Nice To Haves

ability to occasionally lift light items and sit or stand for up to 100% of an 8-hour shift.

Responsibilities

Set up purchased Timber Tracts and contracts associated with the tracts; maintaining accurate records of stumpage and outside sales.
Work closely with the Procurement Foresters to make sure all new jobs, rates, of pay etc. are entered correctly into LIMS and changed as needed.
Set up and maintain spreadsheets on Biewer Timber Tracts for Procurement Foresters, maintaining weekly.
Compile reports and work with corporate accounting on issues as needed.
Generates weekly and monthly reports as needed.
Complete and reconcile scale tickets from Weigh Wiz program for all log trucks to record weights and dockage for input to LIMs ensuring accurate logger/vendor payroll.
Set up Log Vendors and their contracts in the LIMs system before the first load of logs comes from any job to the Sawmill.
Keep record of all required logger insurance policies to ensure they are up to date.
Process weekly Logger Payroll and corresponding reports.
Invoice outside products and residuals after reconciling with settlements.
Submits check requests and wire transfers to corporate office.