Senior Plant Accountant

From a small family business to a multi-billion-dollar global company, Sonoco has been changing the face of products and packaging since 1899 — all while keeping the heart of “People Build Businesses” alive.

Our talented people are at the core of our growth, constantly reinventing the Sonoco wheel with brilliant solutions every year. Today we are a world leader in global packaging solutions with diversified operations in over 34 countries. We're extremely proud of our portfolio of brands, our achievements in sustainability and industrialization and the groundbreaking work accomplished by our people. 

While reporting to the Area Controller, you will support accounting and business policies and procedures necessary to close the books and support the business unit including; the monthly closing of assigned plants within the network, preparing and submitting journal entries, preparing balance sheet reconciliations, supporting and maintaining various division and business unit financial processes, preparing and maintaining various summary reports.

What you’ll be doing:

• Monthly general ledger close and support for assigned plants
• Detect and correct obvious errors during the closing process
• Review monthly operating statements and balance sheets for reasonableness, ensuring that financial statements are complete and accurate
• Support and maintain various division and business unit financial processes
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, as assigned
• Prepare and maintain various reports, as assigned
• Maintain effective communication and collaboration with plant personnel
• Analyze and report plant operational performance. Utilize data to monitor and validate performance by machine, by department, or by shift.
• Maintain a high quality and professional level of customer service to both internal and external customers
• Partner with FP&A team on budgets, forecasts and standards
• Stay up to date with accounting concepts, practices and procedures
• Responsible for maintaining strong internal controls
• Participate in plant audits
• Support physical inventory and fixed asset counts
• Identify opportunities to improve standardization and process for efficiency of tasks. Implement new procedures as required by leadership.

This position is in DeForest, WI.  

We’d love to hear from you if:

• You have a Bachelor’s degree; Accounting, Finance or Business Administration preferred
• You have 3+ years of related experience
• You have manufacturing/cost accounting experience

Compensation: 

• Accountant III: The annual base salary range for this role is from $74,000 to $83,250.
• Accountant IV: The annual base salary range for this role is from $84,640 to $95,220.
• Senior Accountant: The annual base salary range for this role is from $102,080 to $114,840, plus an annual target bonus of 7.5% of base salary. 

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