Manager of Analysis

Georgia-Pacific LLC is seeking an experienced Manager of Analysisto join our Operations Finance team!

Our onsite Managers of Analysis support the organization by providing actionable manufacturing and financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and business partnering with our operations leaders, to create value and close gaps.

We are recruiting contribution motivated candidates with strong critical and entrepreneurial thinking skills who demonstrate initiative, natural curiosity, and are driven to transform. As an experienced Manager, you will be able to leverage your expertise to drive operational improvements and support strategic decision making. We serve as the primary financial business partners for our sites and our division. The Manager of Analysis will report to the site Operations Finance Leader and will be part of a larger finance team encompassing multiple consumer products locations.

Location: Your team is located at our Naheola Paper manufacturing facility in Pennington, AL. While GP offers some work location flexibility, we have an approach that includes a weekly in-office presence. The individual in this role should be located in relative proximity to the mill in AL.

How You Succeed: Build and develop trusted business partnering relationships. Bring a strong analytical mindset and challenge process. Help coach our operations partners on economic decision making and project support and help drive value through identifying, measuring and tracking our bets. Become a valued financial opinion for the site. Work with sister site(s) and peer group to identify shared opportunities and work as a unit.

Consumer Products | Georgia-Pacific is one of the world's leading makers of tissue, pulp, packaging, and building products. You may recognize our household brands, such as Brawny paper towels, Quilted Northern bath tissue and Dixie cups and tableware.

What You Will Do

• Develop strong relationships with the operations team to better understand and anticipate their business needs
• Obtain a solid working knowledge of the primary drivers of operations and their impact on financial performance
• Provide financial and economic decision-making support through preparing and interpreting financial results, cost and variance analysis, operational gap analysis, capital planning, and other ad-hoc analysis while creating real, long-term value for the organization
• Execute operations bet tracking and performance analysis
• Perform internal and industry benchmarking
• Support site to create a short and long-term strategic plan
• Capital investment analysis and prioritization of key initiatives
• Contribute to the monthly forecasting and annual planning processes (Monthly P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cost Reviews
• Use relevant internal and external data to improve forecast accuracy to better inform business and operations decisions
• Continuous financial performance assessment, outlook updates, and opportunity identification
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to seek and share knowledge, identify opportunities for improvements, challenge the status quo, and propose solutions
• Advance our Principle-Based Management culture by applying and reinforcing the company's Core Values and Principles

Who You Are (Basic Requirements)

• Career experience in financial analysis, accounting, cost accounting, operations finance, or related role(s) that demonstrates understanding and application of financial concepts, economic principles, marginal analysis, variance analysis, IRR, ROI, and other valuation metrics
• Transformation focused: You are flexible and able to prioritize your work in a dynamic environment, embrace and lead change, and seek to improve processes
• Systems and Tools savvy: You have experience sourcing large volumes of data from multiple systems, performing analysis and developing a point of view
• Confident Communicator: You have experience presenting complex financial concepts to various audiences and you engage effectively with your stakeholders in multiple formats. You are comfortable being a key voice on the team
• Leadership: You have the ability to work independently and as part of a team; you have experience leading projects and mentoring/coaching less experienced team members
• Legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance or Accounting
• Finance/Operations Accounting experience in a Manufacturing organization
• Advanced MS Excel capability (i.e. financial modeling, forecasting, graphs, charts, pivots, macros)
• Experience with data analysis/visualization tools (i.e., Power BI, Alteryx, Tableau, VBA, Hyperion, SQL, etc.)
• Experience working with SAP, or similar ERP systems

(This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship)

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

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: As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better. 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. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

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. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).

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