Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific is one of the worlds leading manufacturers and marketers of building products, tissue, packaging, paper, cellulose and related chemicals. The company employs more than 30,000 people at approximately 300 locations in North and South America. Some of our familiar North American consumer tissue brands include Quilted Northern, Angel Soft, Brawny, Sparkle, Mardi Gras, and Vanity Fair, as well as the Dixie brand of disposable cups, plates and cutlery.

We are currently seeking a Manager of Analysis at the Port Hudson Facility in Zachary, Louisiana. The Port Hudson facility is one of the largest of its kind in the United States with Tissue, Towel and Communication Paper operations.

This role is a key business support function for the facility. The role creates value for the business by supplying expertise in economic and critical thinking in order to make sound business decisions. Success in this role requires the development and application of financial models, ability to perform valuation analysis, marginal analyses of competing opportunities, identification of new opportunities, and determining key variables that impact business performance. The ideal candidate must have the ability to both work autonomously or in a team setting, and also possess a high degree of creativity and resourcefulness.

This role reports to the Mill Controller and will provide direct business support to a number of facility executives, but will focus primarily on supporting the mill operations management teams.

This role offers the opportunity to gain an excellent knowledge of the key drivers of success in our business and provides the opportunity to learn from all levels of management in one of the largest private companies in America. The knowledge and experience provided by this position provides an excellent platform for future career growth within the company.

Specific Responsibilities:
Develop value added manufacturing analysis that drives business decisions
Develop competitive business analysis
Develop facility spending and process costing analysis
Development & quantification of actionable insights based upon spending and process costing analysis or evaluation of current as well as proposed business strategies
Develop and maintain relationships with key business leaders to enable improved decision outcomes
Develop detailed financial models to quantify the value of product innovations, capital, and direct material substitutions across a range of business outcomes (sensitivity analyses)
Actively engage with facility senior leadership regarding the economic and strategic implications of key business decisions

Education:
Bachelor`s degree or higher in Finance, Accounting or Economics

Basic Qualification:
At least 5 years of accounting or financial analysis experience
Prior experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Microsoft Word, Excel - spreadsheet creation/editing, pivot tables, data analysis/manipulation and formula creation, etc., PowerPoint presentation creation/editing) is required
Experience in a Manufacturing accounting environment is preferred

Knowledge - Skills - Abilities:
Experience with analysis, financial planning, and financial modeling preferred.
Experience with marginal and incremental cost/profit analysis techniques preferred.
Experience with financial analysis for capital spending programs preferred.
Proven capabilities of strong economic thinking and manufacturing analysis needed.
Knowledge of economic principles and marginal analysis
Requires strong customer focus and sense of urgency
Must be flexible and able to prioritize multiple tasks in a dynamic environment.
Proactive/self-driven work habits with demonstrated ability to lead change and improve processes
Clearly understand integrated financial systems

Georgia-Pacific recognizes that our people make the difference. We offer a competitive salary and an attractive benefit package to include; medical, dental, 401K and more!

We are an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V

Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.