Staff Accountant

Missouri Walnut Group is located in Neosho, Missouri, our facility covers over 130 acres. We are embarking on changing the lumber industry by combining technology and process control to drive safety, quality and precision manufacturing in order to continue to push the limits on growth and innovation. Here at Missouri Walnut, we are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We strongly believe when creating a culture based on core values such as integrity, honesty, passion, accountability and trust it will allow us to focus on getting better every day and push the limits of what we can achieve together.

• Medical, Dental and Vision Health Benefits
• 401K Retirement Planning with Company Match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Growth and Advancement Opportunities
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Profit Sharing Bonus

Missouri Walnut Group is seeking an experienced Staff Accountant to become an integral member of the accounting team. Our ideal candidate has a natural passion for math and eagerness to learn. Must be a self‑motivated, reliable individual interested in joining our growing organization. This position will be under the direction of the Controller and will be responsible for a variety of accounting assignments.

• Setting up and maintaining vendors
• Processing purchase orders against vendor invoices and lumber grade tallies
• Accurately review, code and process vendor invoices and reconcile vendor statements
• Process invoice payments accurately and on time including transmittal of ACH
• Address and respond to vendor inquiries
• Able to understand inventory flow and process daily inventory transactions

• Process bi‑weekly payroll through Paycom for hourly and salaried employees
• Ensure compliance with wage and hour laws, payroll tax regulations, garnishments, and company policies
• Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date human resource files, records, and documentation
• Perform periodic audits to ensure employee payments are accurate
• Reconcile monthly benefit bills and approve for payment
• Analyze payroll data providing reports to management using Excel
• Annual open enrollment and 401K audit
• Other duties as assigned

• Provide backup support for month end close and accounts receivable
• Prepare and record journal entries, ensuring accuracy and adherence to accounting standards
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and assist with month end journal entries
• Assist with Inventory physical and cycle counts
• Assist with annual audits

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting preferred
• 3+ years of related experience
• Knowledge of payroll administration as well as a solid understanding of basic accounting principles and procedures
• Experience with third party payroll software and MS office, especially Excel
• Strong organizational skills, deadline oriented, problem‑solving, and analytical skills; able to manage priorities, workflow and multiple projects simultaneously
• Accuracy and high‑level attention to detail is essential
• Demonstrate high integrity and ethical standards, professionalism, and confidentiality
• Willing to work above and beyond in order to meet deadlines
• 8am – 4:30pm
• Full‑Time In‑Office

We may conduct an internal and external search simultaneously, to select the most qualified candidate.

Missouri Walnut Group is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. Missouri Walnut Group is an equal opportunity employer and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.