Accountant II - Fixed Assets

LP Building Solutions • Nashville, TN

42d • Hybrid

About The Position

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP Building Solutions) is a leading provider of high-performance building solutions that meet the demands of builders, remodelers, and homeowners worldwide. We manufacture engineered wood building products that include an extensive offering of innovative and dependable building materials and accessories. LP’s values-driven culture creates an environment where talented and hardworking people thrive in an ethical, inclusive, challenging, and rewarding place to work. Since our founding in 1972, we’ve developed careers and provided advancement opportunities in the building products industry. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, LP operates more than 20 facilities across North and South America. For more information, visit LPCorp.com . Job Purpose To provide complex support within an assigned area by providing accurate, consistent, and timely accounting information and support to facility or corporate management. This position will primarily focus on recording fixed asset transactions and tracking capex projects. The ideal candidate will live within a 3-hour driving distance to Nashville, TN and position may require travel to Nashville, TN once per month. In this position you will have the opportunity to: Perform the accounting for capital additions, transfers, and disposals. Issue internal orders (project cost trackers) for approved capex projects Communicate with project managers on status of projects for accruals, in service dates, and closing projects Identify and recommend process improvements Generate capex and other ad hoc reports Compile and analyze information gathered from assigned plant locations and prepare for journal entries. Reconcile Balance Sheet accounts; research discrepancies and make appropriate adjusting entries Perform physical audit of manufacturing equipment, requiring occasional travel to the plants Perform Sarbanes Oxley compliance testing as needed Maintain, monitor, and analyze accounts Perform all duties in accordance with safety rules and regulations Review and analyze monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial statements and operating reports Participate on special project teams as needed Perform other duties as necessary

Requirements

• 3-5 years’ professional accounting experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Excel skills, including lookups and pivot tables
• Good communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
• Must live within a 3-hour driving distance to Nashville, TN and position may require travel to Nashville, TN once per month.

Nice To Haves

• 3 to 5 years’ Fixed asset / capex experience preferred
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred but not required
• Experience with SAP preferred
• Knowledge of manufacturing equipment and construction industry preferred

Responsibilities

• Perform the accounting for capital additions, transfers, and disposals.
• Issue internal orders (project cost trackers) for approved capex projects
• Communicate with project managers on status of projects for accruals, in service dates, and closing projects
• Identify and recommend process improvements
• Generate capex and other ad hoc reports
• Compile and analyze information gathered from assigned plant locations and prepare for journal entries.
• Reconcile Balance Sheet accounts; research discrepancies and make appropriate adjusting entries
• Perform physical audit of manufacturing equipment, requiring occasional travel to the plants
• Perform Sarbanes Oxley compliance testing as needed
• Maintain, monitor, and analyze accounts
• Perform all duties in accordance with safety rules and regulations
• Review and analyze monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial statements and operating reports
• Participate on special project teams as needed
• Perform other duties as necessary

Benefits

• LP offers competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits and programs including health and welfare benefits, 401(k) program, career mobility, tuition reimbursement, volunteer opportunities, profit sharing and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees