Georgia-Pacific Looking for Senior Accountant (Capital COE) at Remote Full Time

Georgia-pacific is seeking a senior accountant to join our capital coe teamThis role creates value for the organization by providing capital policy guidance, understanding and communicating fixed asset changes, performing balance sheet account recons, and identifying transformation opportunities through process improvementsIn this role, you will partner with project managers, others in the controller’s group, operations, and project controls.

In this role, you will report directly to a manager of accounting for the capital center of excellence teamThis role can office directly from our gp locations in green bay, wisconsin or atlanta, georgia or may be worked remotely from a location in the central or eastern time zoneTravel to a gp location (including overnight stays) may be required for training/onboarding or to meet priority business demands.

Who we are: the capital coe team is currently comprised of 18 individuals (including 3 supervisors) in the united states and 3 individuals located in india.

What we do: this team supports capital assets, turnaround, and aro accounts across the entire gp organization.

How we work: everyone is expected to be an owner and entrepreneur of the locations and businesses they supportDirection to priorities and coaching will be provided to build capability, but the individual will not be micromanaged.

How you succeed: you will be successful by being self-directed, able to manage multiple projects, set priorities and meet deadlinesStrong critical thinking skills, clear communication, adaptability to change, and an affinity for data mining and analysis are key attributes that will be needed in this role.

Georgia-pacific is one of the world’s leading makers of tissue, pulp, packaging, building products and related chemicalsYou may recognize our household brands, such as brawny® paper towels, quilted northern® bath tissue and dixie® cups and tablewareIf you’re in the construction business, you’re probably familiar with our gypsum panels and other quality building materialsEven if you work in aerospace, mining or facilities management, georgia-pacific products may be part of your day!

What you will do in your role

This position will report to and assist the manager of accounting with accounting duties.

Cost analysis and review of project adherence to the gp capital policy to ensure financial statement accuracy and health
Partner with project managers, facility accounting, and corporate accounting to understand fixed asset and turnaround related impacts to financial statements
Understand and communicate accounting and process differences between businesses to drive controller’s organization to a onegp solution
Accounting support for fixed asset month-end closing activities
Aid other process and system improvement initiatives as needed
Exemplify market based management (mbm) guiding principles and drive profitable application of mbm and long term operational excellence

The experience you will bring

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree or higher in accounting, finance, economics or related business field of study
Experience in an accounting or financial analysis role with an understanding of gaap, internal financial controls, and capital accounting principles
You will be a highly motivated principled entrepreneur with the ability to analyze gaps, team with partners to close them, and become a preferred accounting service
Experience learning new systems and improving processesYou will be an early adapter and advocate of transformation.
Experience with microsoft office suite or office 365; that includes intermediate or higher ms excel skills (spreadsheet creation/editing, pivot tables, data manipulation/analysis and formula creation)

What will put you ahead

Familiarity with sap, infinium, hyperion, onestream, infor
Comfortable using tableau, qlik, or power bi to analyze data
Cost controls and forecasting for capital projects experience
Engineering, capital project, and/or manufacturing environment experience
Mba, project management professional or related advanced degree/certification

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy livesWe 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 mostOur 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 assistanceSpecific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable summary plan description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic regionIf you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

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

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.
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