Senior Accountant

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 the 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, WI

SUMMARY: In this highly visible position the Senior Accountant will provide financial support to our accounting and finance team. Specific duties include budgeting, monitoring of actuals to forecast, and monthly close. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Reporting

• Responsible for the management of daily accounting functions and financial reporting in compliance with generally acceptable accounting principles (GAAP) 
• Manage the monthly closing function including timely preparation and distribution of the monthly financial statements.
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual journal entries, bank reconciliations, GL account reconciliations and financial statements; 
• Maintain lease accounting under ASC 842 including system administration of LeaseQuery.
• Track capital expenditures and commitments to provide a monthly status update on each CER. Review budgeted projects in CIP on a quarterly basis and alert management if a project appears to be going over budget or will not complete by year-end.
• Maintain fixed asset register. Reconcile fixed asset subledger to general ledger. Manage process for disposal of assets and putting new assets into service. 
• Develop reporting for business partners and support internal customers in understanding the financial facts behind business decisions.
• Establish and maintain cycle counting procedures, including follow up on discrepancies.
• Lead quarterly inventory review with management. Reconcile inventory records with third-party warehouse. Review and approve Authorizations For Destruction (AFD). Coordinate year-end inventory testing with outside auditors.  
• Prepare and/or review weekly and monthly reports (inventory, backlog, bookings, anticipated sales, working capital)
• Own and develop monthly reporting to senior leadership.

Budget and Forecasting

• Assist with budget and forecasting activities and timeline for COE.
• Own variances to budget and report out variances to senior leadership.
• Partner with business functions to accurately budget and forecast by business function.
• Prepare annual expense forecast as input to the annual budget process.

Audit

• Lead and prepare the year-end financial statement audit including coordination with external auditors and internal teams.
• Coordinate activities in preparation for other periodic audits and reports and reports such as the Flexible Packaging Association and US Census Bureau

Finance IT Applications

• Support with Business Central and Radius IT support to add new General Ledger accounts as needed and update financial reporting templates and retrievals.
• Assist in current and future accounting/finance system implementation and upgrades.
• Support ERP and bolt on financial product implementations; lead cross functional teams as required.

Cash/Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable

• Reconciliation of payroll accounts
• Credit card management and reconciliation
• Own daily cash balances, entry and/or approval of ACHs/Wires, and monthly cash projection consolidation 
• Assist with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable teams as needed, including processing invoices, check run and supplier finance administration.

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, 3+ years of Accounting experience, preferably within a Manufacturing setting; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

OTHER SKILLS & ABILITIES

Candidate must possess/exhibit the following skills/abilities:

• Effective communication skills, both oral and written, and ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Owns responsibilities and projects, with dedication to driving and achieving results.
• Excellent time management skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Superior organizational skills, high degree of accuracy, and strong attention to detail.
• Competent PC skills, including Microsoft Office Suite with prior experience in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint preferred.
• Experienced in Excel, including analyzing large sets of data and joining data from multiple sources.
• Ability to handle confidential information.
• Understanding of US GAAP, general accounting, and internal controls

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:

Strong understanding of accounting and finance.

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.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, and use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and climb or balance. The employee is regularly required to hear.

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.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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.