Senior Accountant

at  AMCOR

Senior Accountant
Location:Cali, VAC, CO
Maua, BR
Function: Finance
Part-time or Full-time: Full-Time
Job Type: Employee
Workplace type: Hybrid

JOIN AMCOR AND YOU CAN BE PART OF THE TEAM THAT MAKES THE PACKAGING OF THE FUTURE BETTER FOR PEOPLE AND OUR PLANET.

Here at Amcor, we work together every day to make a positive impact on the lives of millions of people across the globe by providing packaging for essential products, including food, beverages, pharmaceutical, medical, home and personal care. We are sustainability leaders in our industry, and we were the first global packaging company to commit to making all our products recyclable or reusable by 2025. In addition, our products play a vital role in a circular economy as we are working toward 30% recycled material across our portfolio by 2030, and we are one of few packaging companies committed to using science-based targets and achieving net zero emissions by 2050.
We are always looking for talented and passionate individuals who are motivated to make a difference. Working at Amcor means you will have a unique opportunity to be a part of an organization that is committed to innovating and driving new solutions to create more sustainable packaging solutions.
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1. Job Overview
The Senior Accountant will be responsible for handling and overseeing all aspects of monthly financial closing of the regional HQ cost center and providing support and guidance for the other Business Units (BUs) within the LATAM region.
2. Principal Accountabilities

Accounting Process (HQ entity only, except where noted)

• Prepare, document and post manual journal entries on SAP Vision
• Prepare, document and post manual intercompany invoices
• Perform calculation and book amortization Prepaid and Intangibles
• Review intercompany recharges and reclass expenses as needed
• Investigate, analyze and record general accruals
• Analyze and book regional allocations (recharges) from BU’s
• Post HFM Manual Journal Entries on AAA Entities
• Calculate and book monthly Tax accrual on SAP
• Review and follow up of accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Calculate and book quarterly Profit in Stock adjustment for the region
• Prepare and upload account reconciliation in Blackline

Financial Reporting Process

• Extract financial data from SAP and upload monthly results to FDM/HFM
• Review BG IC reconciliations
• Submit Supplemental data on HFM
• Submit AAA entities Closing Balances including supplementals
• Generate Bunsiess Group (BG) Validations Report and follow up with BU’s until all validations are clear.
• Prepare quarterly Business Reporting Package (“BRP”) for the FLA Corp group.
• Prepare annual Statutory Reporting Package (“SRP”) for the FLA Corp group.
• Supports local BU’s finance teams on compliance with Corporate reporting and trouble shooting of Corporate Reporting tools.

Internal Control Process HQentity only, except where noted)

• Assure approval of manual journal entries in compliance with policy.
• Assure execution and approval of the Quarterly Movement control over manual journal entries.
• Supports management of quarterly and year end audits perform by GIA and external auditors
• Supports BG controller on preparation of BG SOX controls.
• Supports BG Controller on communication and execution of group accounting policies and complex transactions.
• Supports management and creation of new vendors on SAP Vision.
• Supports communication and solves issues with the North America shared service center.
• Submission of Inter-company and vendor invoices to North America SSC.

1. Major challenges & complexities

• Working with multi-cultural teams across different time zones
• Dealing with different stakeholders with different motivations and competing priorities for their time
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
• Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment

1. Relationships

Internal

• Business group FPA
• BU Finance leaders and accounting teams
• Shared Service center
• Amcor Corporate team

External

• External Auditors

1. Qualifications/Requirements

Knowledge and Experience

• 5+ years’ experience in an internal controls / internal or external audit / risk management environment preferably gained in a large global Corporate and/or a Big 4 Accounting firm.
• Strong and practical working knowledge of current SOX requirements preferably in the Manufacturing sector.
• Demonstrated accounting and controls knowledge across the core financial processes
• IT controls aware in areas such as configurable controls and IT General Controls
• Experience of driving process change and improvement
• End-to-end process minded; experience with data analytics a plus;
• BS Education, Certifications & other
• BA or BS in Accounting or related field or Internal Audit specialization;
• Masters a plus; professional certifications desirable (CIA, CPA or CFE)

Job Specific skills and abilities

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to collaborate within a team environment and with internal and external stakeholders
• Be customer focused and understand the needs and expectations of all stakeholders.
• A self-starter with the confidence to drive and support change and influence others
• Positive, hands-on, and “can do” attitude; ability to present ideas and information in a clear, concise, and organized manner;
• Ability to manage ambiguity at all levels
• Listens to others to responds effectively to ideas and questions;
• Continuously challenge, motivate and improve processes, people and results;

Amcor is a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home and personal-care, and other products. Amcor works with leading companies around the world to protect their products and the people who rely on them, differentiate brands, and improve supply chains through a range of flexible and rigid packaging, specialty cartons, closures, and services. The company is focused on making packaging that is increasingly lighter weight, recyclable and reusable, and made using an increasing amount of recycled content. In fiscal year 2022, 44,000 Amcor people generated $15 billion in annual sales from operations that span 220 locations in 43 countries. NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC

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