Corporate Controller

Georgia Pacific; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

medical

dental

vision

flexible spending and health savings

life insurance

ADD

disability

retirement

paid vacation/time off

educational assistance

infertility assistance

paid parental leave

adoption assistance

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific seeks a Corporate Controller to lead the Controllers organization and strengthen the control environment while guiding strategic financial stewardship. The leader reports to the Chief Accounting Officer and shapes long-term value through sound decision support and robust controllership.

The role requires broad accounting and leadership experience, and the ability to manage through complexity, change, and ambiguity with principled leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience leading accounting, controllership, or finance organizations in a complex environment.
• Experience overseeing financial reporting, accounting ops, internal controls, and audits.
• Experience coaching and developing leaders; building organizational capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing accounting organization with clear accountability.
• Oversee integrity of financial reporting, accounting operations, internal controls, audits, and risk management.

Skills

Leadership capability

Talent development

Controllership

Financial reporting

Internal controls

Audit activities

Decision support

Transformation mindset

Analytics

Education

CPA or relevant accounting certification

Job description

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Corporate Controller to serve as a key leader within the Controllers organization. Reporting to the Chief Accounting Officer, this role will strengthen trust in financial results, build organizational capability, advance a robust control environment, and help the business create long-term value through sound financial stewardship and decision support.

The successful candidate will bring broad accounting and leadership experience, strong business acumen, and the ability to lead through complexity, change, and ambiguity. This leader will combine disciplined controllership with a transformation mindset and will influence outcomes through trusted relationships and principled leadership.

What You Will Do

• Lead and develop a high-performing accounting organization by strengthening leadership capability, building talent pipelines, establishing clear accountability, and aligning resources with the highest-value opportunities
• Prott the integrity of financial reporting through effective oversight of accounting operations, financial statements, internal controls, audit activities, and risk management processes.
• Partner with business and manufacturing leaders to translate business and operational priorities into capability priorities that enable strong decision support and actions that improve long-term business outcomes.
• Drive disciplined execution across reporting, controls, audits, compliance activities, and strategic initiatives by establishing clear priorities, ownership, operating cadences, and measures of success.
• Champion transformation through simplification, standardization, automation, and the effective use of technology, data, analytics, and AI to improve scalability, insight, control effectiveness, and organizational efficiency.
• Communicate complex accounting and business matters clearly and effectively to senior leaders, providing transparent recommendations, surfacing risks early, and enabling informed decision-making.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience leading accounting, controllership, financial reporting, or finance organizations within a complex business environment
• Experience overseeing financial reporting, accounting operations, internal controls, and audit activities
• Experience developing leaders and building organizational capability through coaching, delegation, and accountability
• Experience partnering with senior leaders across finance and business functions to support strategic decision-making
• Experience leading process, systems, technology, data, or organizational transformation initiatives within accounting or finance functions
• Experience leveraging technology, analytics, automation, or artificial intelligence to improve finance and accounting outcomes

What Will Put You Ahead

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or other relevant professional accounting certification
• Experience researching, interpreting, and applying complex accounting guidance
• Experience leading accounting or controllership functions within a large, multi-business, or global organization
• Experience leading through transactions, organizational change, system implementations, investigations, or other high-impact events

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• flexible spending and health savings accounts
• life insurance
• ADD
• disability
• retirement
• paid vacation/time off
• educational assistance
• infertility assistance
• paid parental leave
• adoption assistance

Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

Equal Opportunities

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.