Manager of Accounting

Georgia-Pacific LLC is currently seeking an experienced leader and Manager of Accounting to join our team! This role creates value for the organization by providing onsite accounting ownership for our Wauna manufacturing facility located in Clatskanie, OR. We are seeking candidates with leadership skills and experience being a change agent who will thrive in our fast-paced environment, with a focus on innovation and transformation.

You will also leverage your advanced accounting and finance knowledge and demonstrated ability to work collaboratively, by identifying and capturing value across the larger mill systems. As the onsite Manager of Accounting, you are a valued member of the facility leadership team and will partner closely with the facility finance leader and operations leadership. If you are a confident communicator and strong individual contributor who is eager to partner with the operations team and "own" a large site financial statement, month end close and control environment - we want to hear from you!

Location:

This is an onsite role. We are seeking local applicants, or candidates that are willing to relocate to the area of Clatskanie, OR. In this visible and collaborative role, a regular weekly onsite presence is required.

Our Team:
The GP Controllers Organization provides support to 125+ operating locations across the US, as well as at our corporate HQ in Atlanta, GA. We are a diverse group of individuals that have a passion for accounting and analytical excellence. Each team member has a strong contribution and transformation mindset, paired with strong technical and critical thinking skills. Collectively we serve as the fiduciary and analytical business partner to our operations teams and leveraged capabilities, with support from Centers Of Excellence in Manufacturing Cost & Analysis, Internal Financial Controls, and Capital Accounting.

How We Work:
Everyone is expected to be a team player, principled entrepreneur, and lifelong learner. We leverage comparative advantage to maximize team results while also focusing on the development of each team member to help them achieve their career and personal goals.

Georgia-Pacific LLC is one of the world's leading makers of tissue, pulp, packaging, and building products. Our familiar consumer brands include Quilted Northern, Angel Soft, Brawny, en Motion, Sparkle , Vanity Fair and Dixie.

• Ownership of the financial statements, month-end close process, and control environment
• Collaborate with mill and business teams to drive process adherence through disciplined operations and hold facility teams accountable to the activities that drive accurate financial results
• Apply a risk-based approach to the application of accounting policies and financial controls
• Implement transformative processes and eliminate processes not creating value
• Onsite partner with the Accounting Centers of Excellence (Internal Financial Controls, Capital, Inventory) as well as the offshore accounting team and external auditors
• Be a decision maker, seek and share knowledge, and respectfully challenge the status quo
• Drive change, with a focus on innovation, process improvement and solving problems
• Advance the Principled Based Management (PBM) culture by applying and reinforcing the company's Guiding Principles

• Career experience in an accounting, cost accounting, financial analysis, operations finance, or related role(s) that demonstrates a professional understanding of accounting and financial concepts and cost accounting principles
• Collaboration/Contribution mindset:
  You must build effective working relationships and partner with others to close gaps and solve problems
• Process and Transformation focused:
  You embrace and lead change and have experience standardizing and optimizing processes and work products
• Confident Communicator:
  You must be comfortable being seen and heard. You have experience translating complex financial concepts to various audiences, including in a way non-financial individuals can understand and relate to.
• Leadership experience: (i.e. developing the capabilities of others, leading transformation,…