Where you will work

This is a hybrid local opportunity for candidates who reside in the Spokane, Washington; Cypress Bend, Arkansas; or Lewiston, Idaho areas. Clearwater Paper is proud to embrace a remote workforce model for specific positions. Our Company has proven success with remote and flexible work locations while maintaining a collaborative and supportive work environment. We use effective communication tools to foster teamwork and collaboration.

Clearwater Paper (NYSE: CLW) is a publicly held company and a premier supplier of private brand tissue to major retailers, including grocery, drug, mass merchants, and discount stores. In addition, the company produces bleached paperboard used by quality-conscious printers and packaging converters, and offers services that include custom sheeting, slitting, and cutting. Clearwater Paper's employees build shareholder value by developing strong relationships through quality and service. Working at Clearwater Paper provides an opportunity to enrich your career through challenging and meaningful work and ongoing training and development—all in a supportive environment. We know our success depends on your success.

What you will do

Leadership

• Promote a culture of high performance and continuous improvement that values learning and a commitment to quality
• Mentor and develop staff using a supportive and collaborative approach: assign accountabilities, set objectives, establish priorities, and monitor and evaluate results

Accounting Support

• Responsible for accurate and timely financial close, consolidate and reporting cycle for the division
• Responsible for division-level consolidated financial statements including balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow
• Establish and maintain a highly effective system of financial controls for the mill network
• Working in connection with Corporate Accounting and Director, Operations Controller, provide US GAAP accounting and reporting guidance to the finance and accounting departments of all sites within the division
• Assist in establishing operating procedures for the division to drive accounting standardization across the division
• Drive the creation of mill-level P&Ls and asset-level cost statements
• Responsible for all actual financial reports to the Finance Director, General Manager, and corporate.
• Review of significant customer and vendor contracts for contract terms including revenue recognition, supply agreements, and various other contracts with oversight from the Director, Operations Controller
• Detailed understanding and documentation of end-to-end processes (data and reports) that impact accounting such as freight, purchasing, and others at the division level

Continuous Improvement

• Drive continuous improvement, standardization, and automation of divisional accounting processes.
• Foster an environment of learning and development that goes beyond reporting results and variances, and helps the business understand drivers of performance
• Other special projects as applicable.

Key Competencies and Attributes

• A high degree of business curiosity; quick learner with a proactive and agile mindset
• Optimistically looks toward the future for opportunities to innovate and improve
• Change agent with the ability to identify and implement best practices into the accounting and reporting systems

What you will need

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting (required)
• Minimum of five (5) years of work experience in a manufacturing environment, which includes exposure to manufacturing operations
• Knowledge of finance, accounting, and control principles including U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Hands-on experience and capabilities in analyzing financial data and preparing financial reports
• Experience with JDE ERP system a plus
• CPA (preferred)
• 2-3 years of supervisory experience.
• Broad appreciation and understanding of accounting, as well as a thorough knowledge of cost accounting and general accounting operations.
• Leadership skills with the ability to influence and engage direct reports and peers
• Self-sufficient, organized, good problem solver, results-oriented
• Energetic, flexible, and collaborative team player who can positively and productively impact both strategic and tactical finance and administration initiatives
• Strong critical thinking and organizational skills, and detail orientation.
• High level of integrity to ensure accurate reporting of financial data.
• Primarily office environment: personal protective equipment is required in mill areas.
• Long periods of sitting and viewing a computer monitor.
• Monthly travel to mills.

Total Reward Details

We’re committed to providing an exceptional workplace experience, including a comprehensive total reward package. The base salary range for the position is $141,000 - $211,500 and is eligible for our Annual Incentive Plan and our Long-Term Incentive Plan. Base pay offered will consider internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, education, and experience among other factors. Benefits are generally available after 30 days and include medical, dental, vision, life, disability coverage, employee assistance program, and a 401k plan. Starting paid time off includes 15 vacation days, 5 floating holidays, and 9 company holidays per full year.

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#LI-Hybrid

Clearwater Paper does not offer sponsorship for employment-based visa status (including, but not limited to, H-1B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require Clearwater Paper's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)