Administration Manager

Administration Manager

Veneer Technologies Inc is seeking a motivated and growth-oriented Administration Manager to join our wood veneer manufacturing company in a hands-on leadership role with significant opportunity for long-term advancement. This position is ideal for a finance professional who wants to grow into a more senior strategic CFO role while helping shape the financial direction, operational efficiency, and long-term success of a manufacturing business.

The Administration Manager will oversee all financial operations, provide strategic insight to ownership and leadership, and develop scalable accounting and reporting systems to support continued growth. This role will evolve into supervising a small accounting team consisting of a Controller and AR/AP personnel.

This is an opportunity to become a key member of leadership within a stable manufacturing environment while building toward broader executive responsibility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with the company's financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and cash flow management
• Provide strategic financial recommendations to executive leadership
• Develop and monitor KPIs related to manufacturing efficiency, margins, inventory, and profitability
• Support long-term growth initiatives, capital investments, and operational expansion
• Assist with banking relationships, financing, and capital structure planning
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting processes
• Ensure accuracy of general ledger, financial statements, and cost accounting functions
• Manage inventory accounting and manufacturing cost analysis
• Coordinate year-end audits, tax preparation, and compliance requirements
• Learn and understand manufacturing workflows: inventory, shipping, log buying, etc.
• Establish and improve internal controls, accounting procedures, and reporting systems
• Partner with operations leadership to analyze production costs, labor utilization, waste reduction, and process efficiency
• Monitor raw material pricing, inventory valuation, and purchasing trends
• Evaluate profitability by product line, customer, and operational segment
• Support ERP/accounting system enhancements and reporting automation
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Accounting or financial leadership experience highly preferred
• Understanding of cost accounting, inventory management, and operational finance
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and financial analysis
• Ability to work both strategically and hands-on
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills
• Proficient Excel experience preferred

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or related field required

Who We Are

We are committed to the success of our customers through productivity and to the future of our industry through technology.

Veneer Technologies Incorporated is a customer-driven, high technology veneer and other wood products manufacturer and supplier with an aspiration to lead the industry not only in the production of the highest quality materials through efficiencies achieved with productivity and superior production but also with an action-not-talk commitment to the overall future of the resource, the industry, the craftsman, and companies who create function and art with wood veneer.

Wood veneer is unmatched in its beauty and is an efficient use of wood resources sustainable with appropriate conservation and regulatory measures. Veneer Technologies actively supports environmental responsibility and sustainability of the resource with actions, not words, including financial support of the Hardwood Forestry Fund (HFF), the Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) and other efforts in resource conservation.

Veneer Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and At-Will Employer

Veneer Technologies, Inc. provides equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, age (40 and over), sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, religion, national origin, ethnic background, military service, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Employment with Veneer Technologies, Inc. is at-will, meaning either the employee or the Company may end the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or notice, as permitted by law. Nothing in this posting creates a contract of employment or modifies the at-will relationship.

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or hiring process may contact Human Resources for assistance.