Plant Accountant

Company Statement

Graham Packaging is a people, planet and values-based company and a leader in sustainable packaging manufacturing. From the kitchen to the laundry room, Graham Packaging is part of your everyday life. For employees at Graham, our Blue Culture is part of their everyday lives, too. In other words, Blue is how we do things here. At Graham, we are united by a clear vision.

We know our part and help those around us know theirs, encouraging one another to continuously improve. We create a safe, challenging environment to innovate by supporting creative ideas and new ways of thinking. We take the initiative to cultivate our individual growth and help others do the same, while keeping ourselves and one another accountable. And we actively promote cooperation, collaboration, integrity and respect across regions and teams to foster an engaged, diverse and connected workforce.

We value our employees, and a Blue Culture allows for the most rewarding employee experience as part of the Graham family. Blue is how we feel about what we do—together—to create a better tomorrow. Working at Graham means you lead constructively with clear goals, use diverse thinking to drive excellence, accountability, innovation, as well as demonstrating collaboration, embracing learning, and taking action for continuous improvement and growth.

The Plant Accountant serves as the primary financial leader for the Atlanta manufacturing facility and is a key business partner to plant operations. Reporting to the Regional Controller, this position is responsible for providing financial guidance, operational analysis, cost management support, forecasting, budgeting, and internal controls that drive plant performance and profitability.

This role works closely with plant leadership to identify opportunities for productivity improvement, cost reduction, waste elimination, and capital investment optimization while ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting.

• Partner with Plant Management and Operations Leadership to drive financial performance and support key business objectives.
• Serve as the primary financial advisor for the manufacturing facility.
• Collaborate with operations teams to identify opportunities to improve productivity, reduce conversion costs, and enhance profitability.
• Translate financial and operational data into actionable recommendations for plant leadership.

• Lead all plant financial close activities, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
• Analyze monthly financial results and communicate key drivers of variances versus budget, forecast, and prior year.
• Prepare and present monthly financial reviews to both plant and finance leadership.
• Ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies and procedures.

• Develop plant-level monthly forecasts, annual budgets, and long-range financial plans in partnership with the Regional Controller.
• Collaborate with plant leadership and the Regional Controller to identify financial risks, opportunities, operational assumptions, and key business drivers impacting forecast performance.
• Track and report key manufacturing and financial performance indicators, providing actionable insights to improve plant results.
• Monitor plant spending, labor, overhead, and conversion costs, proactively identifying variances and recommending corrective actions.
• Assist the Regional Controller in scenario modeling, sensitivity analysis, and strategic planning initiatives.
• Provide detailed variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior year results, communicating key drivers and recommended actions to plant and finance leadership.
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