Accountant

Description

Your Job  Georgia-Pacific is always ready to meet top Accounting Talent! We are seeking an Accountant to join our team! This role will provide the fiduciary support for multiple manufacturing locations within our Building Products’ Gypsum business. If you know your way around debits and credits and are looking to advance your career and gain valuable experience with a large company - check us out! We are hiring motivated candidates that are able to manage multiple responsibilities, set priorities for themselves, meet deadlines, and who seek to improve processes along the way. With us you will gain an excellent knowledge of large integrated accounting systems and tools, as well as build an understanding of manufacturing and multiple business operations. 

Our Team  Our GP Controllers Organization provides onsite fiduciary and analytical support to 125 manufacturing locations across the US, as well as at our corporate HQ in Atlanta, GA. Georgia-Pacific Building Products business is North America's No. 1 producer of wood panels – namely plywood and oriented strand board – and is a leading producer of gypsum products and lumber. Georgia-Pacific is also a major supplier to large do-it-yourself warehouse retailers.

What We Do  In an Accounting role with us, you create value for the organization as you provide month end close support, accounting reconciliation and analysis for one of our Business Segments or in a Corporate role. You will also ensure that reporting is accurate and timely, and you will partner with key stakeholders to identify opportunities for process improvement and transformation. We serve as the fiduciary business partner to our operations teams and leveraged capabilities, with support from Centers Of Excellence in Manufacturing Cost & Analysis, Internal Financial Controls, and Capital Accounting.

How We Work Everyone is expected to be a team player, principled entrepreneur, and lifelong learner. We leverage comparative advantage to maximize team results while also focusing on the development of each team member to help them achieve their career and personal goals.

Where We Work  This role will support our central region and will work from our Sweetwater, TX location. At our plants and mills, and in Atlanta, we work a schedule that includes 3-4 in office days a week. If our hybrid model aligns with your expectations and commuting capability, we want to hear from you!

What You Will Do

• Fiduciary oversight of multiple manufacturing locations within the Region – ensuring the accuracy of the general ledger through proper accounting treatment, performed by shared services and third-party partners
• Management of month end closing process and review
• Balance sheet analysis and income statement oversite
• Partner with our Internal Financial Controls Center of Excellence to educate the sites on IFC expectations and drive any corrective actions
• Audit support and relationship contact with external auditors
• Partner with other Centers of Excellence & finance teams, including the Analysis COE, BP Shared Services, Capital COE, and the Koch Global Services Accounting Organization
• Promote innovative ideas for accounting workflows to create efficiency and reduce waste
• Drive transformation by respectfully challenging historical practices and leveraging technology enablers and automation
• Understand the division and overall corporate vision and partner with location leadership and others to ensure alignment
• Be a champion of Market Based Management ® philosophy and application

• Ability to travel when needed (typically once a month; depending on location and timing of need, may include overnight stays)

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field
• Education or working experience that demonstrates knowledge of financial accounting principles, the general ledger, the period close process and financial statements
• Systems and Tools savvy: You have some experience with Microsoft Office Suite or Office 365; (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, SharePoint) and a desire to learn multiple accounting systems and tools
• Contribution/Collaboration mindset: You seek to build relationships and partner with others to solve problems 
• Confident Communicator: You engage effectively with others via telephone, email, chat, and video calls - you are comfortable being seen and heard

What Will Put You Ahead

• One or more years of experience in an Accounting or Analysis role
• Demonstrated understanding of key costing concepts, operations, financial economics, and manufacturing
  
• Ability to maneuver through non-integrated financial systems and BI reporting platforms
• Manufacturing or Building Products industry experience is a plus!

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy  All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are  Georgia-Pacific Who We Are: As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day –to make everyday products even better. 

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits  Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf

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