Senior Accountant

BWAY; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Mauser Packaging Solutions is seeking an experienced accounting professional to manage plant close processes, prepare JEs for accruals, and deliver monthly balance sheets and P&Ls for multiple plants in accordance with GAAP.

You will establish the plant closing calendar, lead monthly plant P&L reviews, and support intercompany reconciliations while collaborating with FP&A and the broader finance team.

Qualifications

• Accounting degree required.
• Experience with close processes and month-end close for accruals, prepaid, and inventory.
• 5+ years of accounting experience, including month end close.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with a large ERP system (Microsoft Dynamics SL is a plus).
• Strong Excel skills and attention to detail are essential.
• Excellent negotiation and problem-solving abilities.
• Dispute resolution and claims management experience.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare JEs to accrue unrecorded revenue or cost items and handle plant events.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations for plant-controlled accounts.
• Produce monthly BS & P&L for plants in accordance with GAAP.
• Establish and track the plant closing calendar.
• Lead monthly plant P&L review meetings.
• Support intercompany reconciliations.
• Liaise with FP&A and finance teams.
• Explain variance fluctuations in plant P&L.
• Provide accounting guidance to plant managers for invoice coding.
• Perform ad-hoc analytics for plant sites' BS & P&L.
• Track and report progress of projects.
• Foster communication and collaboration among project teams and business units.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders across the company.

Skills

Excel

Attention to detail

Negotiation

Problem solving

Communication skills

Dispute resolution

Interpersonal skills

Month-end close

Variance analysis

Education

Accounting degree

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics SL

Job description

Responsibilities

• Prepare JEs to accrue any unrecorded revenue or cost items; accruals, handle special plant events accounting - e.g. closures, start-ups, insurance claims etc.
• Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations for "plant-controlled" balance sheet accounts per company policy
• Produce accurate monthly BS & P&L's for the plants in accordance with GAAP
• Establish, communicate, and track plant closing calendar
• Lead monthly review meetings of plant P&L's
• Support inter/intra company reconciliations
• Liaise with FP&A and finance team members
• Explain variance fluctuations in plants P&L's
• Provide accounting guidance to plant managers for invoice coding
• Ad-hoc analytics for responsible sites' BS & P&L's
• Track and report progress of assigned projects
• Lead effective communication, coordination and cooperation amongst the project team and between other company functions or business unit leaders.
• Build and develop relationships with key stakeholders across the company.

Requirements

• Accounting degree
• experience with accounting Close Process
• 5+ years of accounting experience, including month end close for Accruals, prepaid, inventory
• Comfortable working in a Fast-Paced Environment
• Large ERP system (Microsoft Dynamics SL a plus)
• Strong Excel skills a must
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent negotiation and problem-solving skills
• Dispute resolution and claims management experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

About Us

Do you want to work with people who are dedicated to innovation and making the world a better place? Do you want to build a career with a company that provides opportunities for growth and development?Mauser Packaging Solutions is that company.

Our mission is to help our customers achieve better sustainability with their packaging. And we do that by giving our people the opportunity to do important work, solve interesting problems and be part of a diverse, forward-looking team.

At Mauser Packaging Solutions, you can be proud to work for a company that's always striving to innovate and serve customers better-and help them be better stewards of the environment.

Whether you're a seasoned professional-or just beginning your career-there's a place where you can help make a difference at Mauser Packaging Solutions. Join us!

Mauser Packaging Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.