Senior Manager Analysis - United States

Location(s): Palatka, FloridaCompany: Georgia-PacificCareer Field: Accounting & FinanceJob Number: 193241Apply: JobGeorgia-Pacific LLC is seeking an experienced Sr. Manager of Analysis to join our Operations Finance team at our Palatka, FL Paper Mill!The Palatka Paper Mill is a large, integrated manufacturing operation with significant scale, complexity, and visibility across Georgia-Pacific’s Consumer Products business. This role offers the opportunity to support a major site where financial insights directly influence operational performance, strategic planning, capital decisions, and long-term value creation. You will gain direct exposure to the full manufacturing environment, including paper machine operations, converting, utilities, maintenance, capital projects, inventory, and cost performance drivers.Our onsite Sr. Manager of Analysis will support the organization by providing actionable manufacturing and financial analysis, forecasting, planning, and business partnering with our operations leaders to create value and close gaps.This is a highly visible business partnering role where you will work directly with operations leaders to connect financial performance, operational drivers, and strategic priorities into actionable decisions.We are recruiting contribution-motivated candidates with strong critical and entrepreneurial thinking skills who demonstrate initiative, natural curiosity, and a drive to transform. As an experienced Sr. Manager and financial analyst, you will be able to leverage your expertise to drive operational improvements and support strategic decision-making at the Palatka Mill. We serve as the primary financial business partners for the site and our division. The Sr. Manager of Analysis will report to the site Operations Finance Leader and will be part of a larger finance team supporting multiple Consumer Products locations.Location: This role is based at our Palatka, FL paper manufacturing facility. Being embedded at the mill allows you to stay close to operations, build strong relationships with mill leadership, observe and hear manufacturing decisions firsthand, and translate operational activity into financial insight.How You Succeed: Build and develop trusted business partnering relationships with Palatka operations and leadership teams. Bring a strong analytical mindset and challenge the process. Help coach our operations partners on economic decision-making, project support, and value creation by identifying, measuring, and tracking key bets and performance gaps. Become a valued financial voice for the site. Work with sister sites and peer groups to identify shared opportunities and support broader CPG finance capability.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 Angel Soft bath tissue, Brawny paper towels, Quilted Northern bath tissue, and Dixie cups and tableware.What You Will DoDevelop strong relationships with the operations team to better understand and anticipate their business needsObtain a solid working knowledge of the primary drivers of operations and their impact on financial performance including fixed and variable costsProvide financial and economic decision-making support by preparing and interpreting financial results, cost and variance analysis, operational gap analysis, capital planning, project support, and other ad hoc analysis while creating real, long-term value for the organizationExecute operations bet tracking and performance analysisPerform internal and industry benchmarking to identify operational, productivity, variable cost, and fixed cost improvement opportunitiesSupport the Palatka Mill in creating and maintaining short- and long-term strategic plansPerform capital investment analysis and support prioritization of key initiativesContribute to the monthly forecasting and annual planning processes, including monthly P&L, balance sheet, cost reviews, and mill performance reviewsUse relevant internal and external data to improve forecast accuracy to better inform business and operations decisionsContinuous financial performance assessment, outlook updates, and opportunity identificationCollaborate with cross-functional teams to seek and share knowledge, identify opportunities for improvement, challenge the status quo, and propose solutionsAdvance our Principle-Based Management culture by applying and reinforcing the company’s Core Values and PrinciplesWho You Are (Basic Qualifications)Career experience in financial analysis, accounting, cost accounting, operations finance, or related roles that demonstrates understanding and application of financial concepts, economic principles, marginal analysis, variance analysis, IRR, ROI, and other valuation metricsTransformation focused: You are flexible and able to prioritize your work in a dynamic environment, embrace and lead change, and seek to improve processesSystems and tools savvy: You have experience sourcing large volumes of data from multiple systems, performing analysis, and developing a point of viewConfident communicator: You have experience presenting complex financial concepts to various audiences and engaging effectively with stakeholders in multiple formats. You are comfortable being a key voice on the teamLeadership: You have the ability to work independently and as part of a team; you have experience leading projects and mentoring/coaching less experienced team membersLegal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorshipWhat Will Put You AheadBachelor's degree or higher in Finance or AccountingFinance or operations accounting experience in a manufacturing organizationAdvanced 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 systemsAt 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 PhilosophyAll 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 AreAt 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 BenefitsOur 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 OpportunitiesEqual Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. 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