Accountant

Fiduciary Oversight

The Accountant will provide fiduciary support for multiple manufacturing locations within the Georgia-Pacific Gypsum business. They will ensure the accuracy of the general ledger through proper accounting treatment, manage month-end closing process and review, balance sheet analysis and income statement oversight for the site manufacturing operations, and contribute to the control environment.

Responsibilities

• Fiduciary oversight of one to three manufacturing locations in our Building Products segment
• Management of month end closing process and review
• Balance sheet analysis and income statement oversight for the site manufacturing operations
• Contribute to our control environment, ensuring ownership and application of our Internal Financial Controls (IFC) Framework
• Provide ad hoc information support and analysis to other departments (Operating Management, Centers of Excellence, Tax, Audit, Corporate, etc.)
• 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
• Advance the Principle-Based Management® (PBM®) culture by applying and reinforcing the company’s Values

Requirements

• Previous experience in a role that required a well-developed understanding of fiduciary accounting concepts including GAAP, the general ledger, the period close process, account reconciliation and analysis, and financial statements
• Collaboration/Contribution mindset: You seek to build working relationships and partner with others to bridge gaps and solve problems
• Process and Transformation focused: You are flexible and able to prioritize your work in a dynamic environment, embrace change, and improve processes
• Confident Communicator: You are able to articulate financial concepts to various audiences, and you engage effectively with your stakeholders in multiple formats
• Systems and Tools savvy: You have experience with Microsoft Office Suite or Office 365; (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, SharePoint) and a desire to learn multiple accounting systems and tools
• Manufacturing industry experience is a plus!

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, or Business
• Previous experience in a role that required a solid understanding of key costing concepts, operations, financial economics, and manufacturing
• Experience with SAP and/or SAP S4Hana, Blackline, OneStream

Skills

• Microsoft Office Suite or Office 365
• SAP and/or SAP S4Hana experience
• Blackline, OneStream

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Disability
• Retirement
• Paid Vacation/Time Off
• Education Assistance
• Infertility Assistance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Adoption Assistance