Senior Accountant

Georgia‑Pacific Building Products is seeking an Accountant who will provide fiduciary support for multiple manufacturing locations within the Georgia‑Pacific Structural Panels business. A strong candidate will be self‑directed, able to set priorities and meet deadlines, and will enjoy fiduciary accounting, business partnering, and influencing and creating value. This role reports directly to a Controller who will provide feedback and guidance on your career development journey.

Location:

This is an onsite role located at one of our plants in Hosford, FL;
Lufkin, TX; or Dudley, NC. Candidates are expected to be in the office at least three days a week and be local to the chosen location.

What You Will Do:

• 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 culture by applying and reinforcing the company’s Values.
• Travel when needed (10%–20% depending on geographic location and timing; 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 focus:
  You are flexible and able to prioritize your work in a dynamic environment, embrace change, and improve processes.
• Confident communicator:
  You articulate financial concepts to various audiences and engage effectively with stakeholders.
• Systems and tools savvy:
  Experience with Microsoft Office Suite or Office 365 (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, SharePoint) and a desire to learn multiple accounting systems and tools.
• Travel when needed (10%–20% depending on geographic location and timing; may include overnight stays).

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, or Business.
• Previous experience requiring solid understanding of key costing concepts, operations, financial economics, and manufacturing.
• Ability to maneuver through non‑integrated financial systems and BI reporting platforms.
• Systems/tools experience such as SAP, SAP S4
  
  Hana, Blackline, One Stream.
• Manufacturing industry experience is a plus.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E‑Verify.