The Finance and Accounting organization is a mission and results driven team that operates with a strong sense of collaboration to support the business, while utilizing our technical expertise, as we manage processes to record, reconcile, and report all financial activity of the enterprise. We bring financial context into the picture when partnering with the lines of business, senior and executive management, and our board of directors.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Proactively monitor AR aging for assigned accounts and take ownership by systemically reviewing, escalating, and triaging vendor discrepancies and follow-through to resolution, including executive-level communication
• Collaborate with and influence upstream business partners to resolve complex problems & escalations and drive to resolution.
• Develop and maintain strong and effective working relationships with internal/external stakeholders to help maximize performance, quality, and service.
• Interact professionally and to a high degree of integrity with internal/external stakeholders and at all organizational levels.
• Analyze data and information quickly and proficiently leveraging data from numerous databases and internal tools to perform reporting and analysis.
• Evaluate accounts for risk of non-collection and make recommendations to management & credit team for credit hold, payment plans or bad debt reserves.
• Initiate and lead a collaborative and coordinated effort with business partners to address collection issues, barriers and escalations driving towards a timely resolution.
• Lead efforts to dive deep into customer account data, drive process improvements, standardize processes, and eliminate root-cause issues.
• Support the execution of special projects and ad-hoc analyses as requested by management or based on need within the organization within defined timelines.
• Continuously develop and enhance skills through ongoing learning and professional development opportunities.
• Subject Matter Expert for critical department processes.

RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS ROLE INCLUDE:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 5+ years prior experience working in AR, Accounting, Finance, or similar function within Order to Cash.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience working with large corporate ERP (JDE or SAP experience preferred).
• Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills (vlookup, xlookup, pivot tables) & proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience with reporting/analytic software preferred (Qlik, Alteryx, PowerBI).
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and written/verbal communication skills with ability to work independently.
• Strong understanding of Order to Cash transaction lifecycle.
• General understanding of SOX audit requirements in a publicly traded company.

What we offer:

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work