Corporate Controller

At American Packaging Corporation (APC), you’ll find the packaging career you’ve been looking for. With competitive salaries, excellent benefits, 401(k) plans and tuition reimbursement programs, we nurture our employees while advancing and promoting diversity and inclusion. As a leading flexible packaging converter in North America for over a century, APC’s longstanding success is fueled from the inside out. We’re constantly seeking to improve our internal operations and were named a “Best of the Best” in the Best workplaces in the America’s awards for 12 years in a row. It’s how and why we engage the best and brightest talent to continue propelling our shared success into the future.

LOCATION: Columbus, Wisconsin

SUMMARY: The Corporate Controller position reports to the Chief Financial Officer and indirectly to the Director of Finance and will be responsible for leading the corporate accounting and finance function for this fast growing, privately held company. This role will ensure controls are in place to safeguard company assets and accurately prepare and analyze financial statements. This leader provides reporting and financial insights to facilitate well-informed financial decisions in support of business strategies. The Corporate Controller is a key member of the finance leadership team and will interact with both senior leadership and business unit leadership.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Lead and mentor corporate finance team members promoting a culture of accountability and professional development.
• Oversee the corporate finance function in general ledger, financial reporting, financial controls, budgeting and forecasting, capital expenditures, cash management, tax compliance, risk management and shareholder transactions.
• Responsible for the accurate and timely preparation of the consolidated financial statements by managing the monthly and year-end general ledger closing process. 
• Collaborate with corporate senior leaders in reviews of actual results versus plans. Communicate trends in key performance indicators and develop action plans to achieve company financial goals.
• Distribute financial statements and reporting to internal and external users with executive-level summarization of results.
• Co-lead the annual and long-term financial planning and budgeting process. Partner with executive leaders and senior leaders to assess the financial implications of strategic goals. Oversee the development and reporting of the monthly/quarterly/annual budgets and forecasts.
• Co-lead the daily execution of the company’s accounting policies and procedures in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and tax regulations providing guidance on complex accounting issues and new accounting standards.
• Oversee daily liquidity, cash flow planning, and short- and long-term financing strategies.
• Manage capital structure initiatives, including debt and equity transactions, refinancing, and banking relationships.
• Manage the preparation and execution of the company’s year-end financial statement audit, various benefit plan audits and bank covenant reporting. Provide information and records as requested by independent auditors.
• Direct point of contact for shareholder relations and ownership family office support.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting (B.A./B.S.) from four-year college or university and fifteen years experience with demonstration of progressive responsibilities. CPA or CMA, Industry, and Public experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, general accounting, cost accounting, internal controls and company policy.
• Ability to analyze complex legal concepts, communicate the implications in clear and simple language, and recommend appropriate courses of action. 
• Self-Motivation – ability to engage in all activities required in a rapidly growing environment focused on cost containment, revenue enhancement, and essential operating income performance.
• Intellectual curiosity- comfortable challenging the status quo and identifying new approaches to existing processes.
• Strong interpersonal skills. Sound business acumen, with the ability to think strategically in addition to tactically. Ability to build and grow relationships.
• Prior experience required in system implementations and transformations.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills. Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively from board room to plant floor.
• Ability to analyze details and work quickly and accurately.
• Possess a positive attitude and establish good working relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• High sense of urgency in providing strong level of service and follow-through.
• Experience working/interacting with manufacturing operations and geographically dispersed teams.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, Outlook), variety of financial software and BI tools.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

American Packaging Corporation is committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. American Packaging Corporation will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. EOE/AA Disability/Veteran.

If you are interested in applying for an employment opportunity and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, please contact our Human Resources department at:

talentacquisition@americanpackaging.com