Title:  Accounting Manager

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At Graphic Packaging International, we produce the paper cup that held your coffee this morning, the basket that transported those bottles of craft beer you enjoyed last weekend, and the microwave tray that heated your gourmet meal last night. We’re one of the largest manufacturers of paperboard and paper-based packaging for some of the world’s most recognized brands of food, beverage, foodservice, household, personal care and pet products. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we are collaborative, diverse, innovative individuals who create inspired packaging while giving back to our communities. 

With over 25,000 employees working in more than 130 locations worldwide, we strive to be environmentally responsible in our industry and in the communities where we operate. We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefits programs that are among the industry’s best to reward the talented people who make our company successful.

If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, we’d love to hear from you.

A World of Difference. Made Possible.

We are seeking a highly experienced and motivated Financial Reporting Manager to join our dynamic finance team. This role is pivotal in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of our financial reporting, as well as providing expert guidance on technical accounting matters and to ensure all Securities and Exchange Commission filings (i.e., 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, etc.) are completed in an efficient and timely manner.

The primary objective of the team is to consolidate and report on the global financial results of the Company, prepare SEC filings, create, and enforce accounting and reporting policies, support the audit function and ensure financial controls timely and accurately. This team collaborates across the entire organization and provides guidance and support to our business partners. This role has the opportunity to create long-term, sustainable changes that will move the organization forward in supporting the Company’s goals. In addition, this position offers a unique opportunity to develop your technical accounting skills while working on challenging and rewarding tasks in a dynamic and innovative environment!

Responsibilities:

• Provide accurate and timely consolidated financial statements and reports in accordance with U.S. GAAP on a quarterly and annual basis to ensure compliance with SEC reporting and disclosure requirements.
• Provide technical accounting guidance in specific subject matters to the Company’s business unit finance and accounting teams, treasury, tax, supply chain, and other stakeholders.
• Partner closely with the Director of Financial reporting and the Corporate Controller to ensure accounting analysis and conclusions are appropriately documented within technical accounting memos
• Provides strong process documentation of key close processes to allow cross training and effective re-performance.
• Collaborate with internal and external auditors to ensure successful audit results and compliance.
• Assist with the quarterly tie-outs of specific footnotes of the 10Q/10K, including the Statements of Cash Flows.
• Assist with the quarterly tie-outs of press releases and related earnings materials, ad-hoc investor presentations, etc.
• Partner with the paper manufacturing facilities and converting facilities finance leadership to determine appropriate accounting and providing timely analysis to the business units to make strategic decisions as needed.
• Participate in special projects (e.g., purchase accounting, annual goodwill impairment analysis) and initiatives and provide ad hoc support and reporting as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Accounting / Finance / Business
• Professional accounting certification such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent is preferred.
• 6+ years of relevant experience  
• Subject matter expertise and/or a passion for corporate accounting and financial reporting
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and problem-solving capability
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to collaborate and communicate with all levels of employees and management.
• Business partnering and cross-group collaboration skills; ability to steward large groups of diverse stakeholders, gather different points of view, and create recommended approaches, influencing across multiple functions and levels in a complex, global organization.
• High level of integrity and values to ensure accurate reporting of financial data.
• Inquisitive, proactive, self-starter who is results oriented.
• Experience with S/4HANA and/or Central Finance is a plus.
• Experience with Workiva and/or Blackline is a plus.

Graphic Packaging is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All candidates will be evaluated on the basis of their qualifications for the job in question. We do not base our employment decision on an employee's or applicant's race, color, religion, age, gender or sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic identity, genetic information, disability, veteran/military status or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. Click here to view the Poster, EEO is the Law.

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