Senior Accountant

Berlin Packaging is the premier supplier of rigid packaging. With over $3 billion in revenue, we grow 5x faster than the overall packaging industry.  

Chances are you enjoy products supplied by Berlin Packaging every day! We serve virtually every end market: automotive, beverage, food, home care, industrial chemical, pet care and veterinary, personal health and beauty, wine and spirits, and cannabis.  

Combine that with our “Anything is Possible” mindset and our winning culture, our 2,000+ employees agree, we love it here. Our engagement scores are 2x the national average. And every single employee shares in Berlin’s profitable growth. 

Now you understand why since1898, our 100+ year-old company has grown 5x faster than our industry!

Are you up for the opportunity of a lifetime? If so, we are seeking a Senior Accountant at our corporate headquarters in downtown Chicago is a key role in our Controller’s organization that helps our Company continue to drive improvement through organic and acquisitive growth. This position will play a key role in analyzing financial results and helping our Company maintain a financial statement cadence and regiment. 

Key Responsibilities:   

• Day-to-Day Accounting Activities: This role is an integral part of the monthly close for America’s month-end close reporting, review, and reconciliation process. The Senior Accountant will be responsible for the preparation and first level review of financial statement areas including:
  • Fixed assets and CIP
  • Cash/Banking reconciliations
  • Corporate Accounting including: debt, equity, intangibles and intercompany
  • Month-end accruals and expense analysis
  • ASC 606 Revenue Recognition analysis
  • Other variance and ad-hoc analysis, as necessary
  • Assist in the Company’s annual physical inventory
• Teamwork: Ability to be flexible, multi-task, work well and effectively communicate with Berlin’s Finance Team as well as business unit Operations teams throughout the America.
• Process Redesign & Improvement: Assist with the evaluation of current processes and procedures with a lens toward streamlining cumbersome or manually intensive work.
• Internal Controls & Regulatory Compliance: Assist in the formulation of internal controls, control documentation and policies to help the Company maintain a strong control environment.  Research current and new accounting guidance and be able to draft associations between guidance and company compliance and processes.
• Annual Audit: Participate in relevant areas of the annual audit.
• Fulfill employee portion of the Berlin Values.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:  

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting required; CPA preferred.
• Approximately 4 years of increasingly relevant accounting experience
• Strong knowledge of accounting, financial processes, internal controls (Sarbanes-Oxley a plus but not required).
• Good communicator; ability and desire to interface cross-functionally, and with outside service providers.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interact with business unit and global management teams in a fast paced and dynamic environment.
• Working knowledge of accounting and financial software systems (PeopleSoft and OneStream preferred, but not required)
• Strong Excel, Power BI and other data management capabilities required.
• Detail and project oriented with the ability to juggle multiple priorities.

Working Environment:

Hybrid work schedule at our Corporate Headquarters office (Merchandise Mart) in Chicago, IL.  We recently moved to a new space in the Merchandise Mart.

IL Base Pay Range

$100,000 - $110,000 USD

Berlin Packaging offers an outstanding compensation and benefits package including:

• Competitive PTO including vacation, personal days, holidays, and sick time
• 1Berlin Shared Ownership Plan
• Profit sharing
• 401(k) with company match
• Medical insurance including dental insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for transportation, medical, and dependent care expenses
• Vision insurance options
• Paid parental leave for up to 12-weeks
• Health club reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement
• 529 college savings plan
• Employee Assistance Program for mental health and well-being
• Calm app to improve mental wellbeing
• Employee referral program
• Company sponsored life insurance with optional voluntary life insurance
• Company sponsored short- and long-term disability

At Berlin Packaging, we look at candidates’ skills but hire based on traits. We believe in hiring smart, passionate people who are thirsty for knowledge and enthusiastic to learn and develop their skills. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the points outlined in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Berlin Packaging provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

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*Please note that any salary information shared is a general guideline only. Salaries are based on candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

*This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

*Berlin Packaging maintains a smoke-free workplace.