Accountant

Georgia-Pacific LLC; West Wheatfield Township (PA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific LLC is seeking an Accountant to provide fiduciary support across multiple manufacturing locations in the Georgia-Pacific Gypsum business. This role requires managing month-end closing, collaborating with partners, and promoting process improvements. The position involves travel and demands strong communication and accounting skills.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business, experience with GAAP, and proficiency in relevant accounting tools like SAP.

Qualifications

• Experience in fiduciary accounting, including GAAP and financial statements.
• Strong collaboration skills to build relationships.
• Ability to prioritize in a dynamic environment.
• Good communication skills to convey financial concepts.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Willingness to learn other accounting systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage fiduciary oversight across multiple manufacturing locations.
• Conduct month-end closing processes and reviews.
• Perform balance-sheet and income-statement analyses.
• Contribute to the Internal Financial Controls framework.
• Provide support and analysis for other departments.
• Drive improvements in accounting workflows.
• Partner with location leadership to align with corporate vision.
• Travel as needed for business.

Skills

Fiduciary accounting

GAAP

Financial statements

Collaboration

Process improvement

Communication

Microsoft Office Suite

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business

Tools

SAP

Blackline

OneStream

Job description

Georgia‑Pacific Building Products is seeking an Accountant that will provide fiduciary support for multiple manufacturing locations within the Georgia‑Pacific Gypsum business. This self‑directed, results‑oriented accountant will manage month‑end closing, trim the general ledger, collaborate with business partners and drive process improvements.

Location

This is an onsite role at our plant in Sweetwater, TX; Cumberland, TN; or Wheatfield, IN. The employee is expected to work in the office at least three days a week and must be local to one of the sites.

Responsibilities

• Fiduciary oversight of one to three manufacturing locations, ensuring 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 site manufacturing operations.
• Contribute to the control environment, ensuring ownership and application of the 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 to improve accounting workflows.
• Drive transformation by respectfully challenging historical practices and leveraging technology enablers and automation.
• Understand the division and corporate vision and partner with location leadership to ensure alignment.
• Advance the Principle‑Based Management culture by applying and reinforcing the company’s values.
• Travel as needed (10%‑20% depending on geographic location; may include overnight stays).

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in fiduciary accounting, including GAAP, the general ledger, period close process, account reconciliation, and financial statements.
• Collaboration mindset to build working relationships and solve problems.
• Process and transformation focus; flexible and able to prioritize in a dynamic environment.
• Strong communication skills to articulate financial concepts to various audiences.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, SharePoint) and willingness to learn other accounting systems and tools.
• Travel as needed (10%‑20% depending on geographic location; may include overnight stays).

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, or Business.
• Solid understanding of costing concepts, operations, financial economics, and manufacturing.
• Experience navigating non‑integrated financial systems and BI reporting platforms.
• Experience with SAP, SAP S4Hana, Blackline, OneStream.
• Manufacturing‑industry experience is a plus.

Equal Opportunities

Equal opportunity employer – disability and protected veteran status. Some offers are conditioned upon successful drug testing. This employer uses E‑Verify.