Accounting Manager

We're Not Just in the Packaging Business-We're in the "Wow" Business

Pregis is Hiring!

Why Join Pregis?

Pregis is in the packaging business to protect what matters. We are committed to providing our customers and employees sustainable growth through purpose-driven innovation and customer-centric packaging solutions. If you are looking for a company that is thriving across various high growth industries and is innovative, customer focused, high integrity, believes in strong teamwork and collaboration, Pregis is the company for you. Check out the Pregis Purpose to learn how sustainability and social responsibility is at the very core of our company DNA.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage month-end close procedures ensuring accurate recording of revenue, manufacturing cost, and expenses.
• Direct and oversee the work of accounting team members ensuring accuracy and timeliness of delivery. Accounting team members include AP, general accounting, cost accounting and fixed asset accounting.
• Work with cross functional business partners on continuous improvement initiatives to drive operating efficiency.
• Build and maintain relationship with Pregis Accounting network to drive adoption of best practices.
• Lead and coordinate annual external audit ensuring actions put in place to mitigate and/or remediate audit risk. Coordinate of all audit required reports and information.
• Actively engage in the professional development of staff providing opportunities for growth.
• Partner with the Plant Management teams to ensure clear understanding of performance versus targets and prior year across the P&L and Balance Sheet, identifying areas for improvement and assisting in prioritization.
• Ad-hoc analysis of financial and operating metrics to support business needs.
• Provide key decision support to manufacturing plant and support safety and operating initiatives.
• Lead Cash Management forecasting for Business Unit, identifying opportunities to drive cash efficiency.
• Ensure completion of weekly reviews of operational & financial results variances to identify unusual variances, report root causes, and drive remediation where applicable.
• Support the operating units annual budget process with a complete understanding of opportunities and risks.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in accounting
• 5+ years' experience with progressively increasing responsibility in accounting/finance in a manufacturing environment or in Public Accounting
• CPA, CMA or Masters degree in Accounting preferred
• Strong working knowledge of GAAP
• Large scale ERP experience preferred
• SAP experience a strong plus
• Strong MS Excel skills required

Skills & Training

Success in this position requires the ability to build strong partnerships within and outside of the finance department including frequent communication with peers and management. These relationships must be built on respect, integrity, cooperation, teamwork, and professionalism.

• Ability to build strong working relationships at all levels within the organization
• Clear, precise communication skills
• Strong business acumen and analytics skills
• Continuous Improvement and process optimization experience
• Ability to develop others inside and outside of core team

Diversity and Inclusion

We believe in diversity of thought and bringing together other traits and characteristics that make an individual bring a unique experience to Pregis. We strive to foster an inclusive environment where behaviors and social norms ensure people are welcome.

Affirmative Action/EEO Statement/Inclusion

We offer equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We support inclusion and believe in welcoming a collective sum of individual differences, thoughts, traits, and characteristics to represent Pregis' culture and achievements.

Visit us at www.pregis.com for more information about Pregis LLC.