Senior Accountant

Georgia-Pacific Building Products is seeking a Senior Accountant to provide fiduciary accounting support for multiple manufacturing facilities within our Georgia‑Pacific Lumber business. In this role, you will serve as a trusted business partner, ensuring financial integrity while supporting operational decision‑making across the sites you serve.

The ideal candidate is a self‑driven accounting professional who thrives in a dynamic environment, effectively manages competing priorities, and consistently delivers high‑quality results. You bring strong fiduciary accounting expertise, a collaborative mindset, and a passion for creating value through financial insight and continuous improvement. Reporting directly to a Controller, you will receive ongoing coaching, development, and opportunities to expand your impact as you grow your career within Georgia‑Pacific.

Location:

This role can be based in Albany, GA;
Rocky Creek, AL;
Mexia, AL; or Prosperity, SC, with monthly travel expected to the manufacturing locations you support.

Our Team:
The GP Controllers Organization supports more than 125 manufacturing facilities across the United States, as well as our corporate headquarters in Atlanta, GA. We are a team of accounting and analytical professionals committed to financial stewardship, operational partnership, and continuous improvement. Working closely with manufacturing operations, Centers of Excellence, and corporate functions, we serve as fiduciary and analytical business partners who help drive long‑term value creation.

• Fiduciary oversight of one to three manufacturing locations in our Building Products segment – ensuring the accuracy of the general ledger through proper accounting treatment
• 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
• Travel when needed (will range from 10% to 20% depending on candidate geographic location relative to the mills supported and timing of need; may include overnight stays)

• 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, AI integration) and a desire to learn multiple accounting systems and tools
• Travel when needed (will range from 10% to 20% depending on candidate geographic location relative to the mills supported and timing of need; may include overnight stays)

• 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
• Ability to maneuver through non‑integrated financial systems and BI reporting platforms
• Manufacturing industry…