Senior Consolidations 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. 

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.

The Senior Consolidations Accountant will report directly to the Manager, Global Consolidation and Corporate Accounting and will play a key role within the Controllership and broader finance organization. This position is responsible for supporting Corporate Accounting and Global Consolidation team and process on a monthly and quarterly basis to deliver accurate and timely financial statements of a $5+ billion publicly traded organization.

What you’ll be doing:

• Assist and coordinates the monthly, quarterly, and annual close and worldwide consolidation of actuals, including the submission of monthly financial information and reporting schedules from the business units.
• Assist the consolidation procedures, including investigation and clearing of inter-company balances as needed.
• Assist and support the OneStream system Cash flow procedures timely and complete Corporate cash flow workflow.
• Assist in compilation of consolidated balance sheets, income statements, statements of cash flows, and other executive reporting schedules.
• Aid with the review of the 10-Q/10-K, and review of audit committee materials.
• Assist of the preparation of the periodic financial presentations for the CFO (earnings conference calls, Board meetings, internal management presentations, etc.).
• Assist Corporate Balance sheet flux analysis quarterly.
• Assist with system transformation, and process improvement projects as sponsored by the Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller.
• Assist with governance over organizational structure and general ledger account changes.
• Prepare and manage quarterly Government Surveys
• Assist with Quarterly/ Annual Audit deliverables.
• Provide ad hoc Financial analysis and reporting as needed.

This is a hybrid position at our Corporate Headquarters in beautiful Hartsville, SC and may also be considered for our Charlotte, NC office. We are close to exciting destinations (Myrtle Beach, SC Charleston, SC, Columbia, SC and Charlotte, NC).

We’d love to hear from you if:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting; CPA preferred.
• Knowledge of financial accounting / reporting with a balance of external reporting and operational analysis, preferably within or associated with publicly traded multinational manufacturing companies.
• Solid understanding of the concepts of control design and operational efficiency.
• Strong systems skills preferred (e.g., OneStream, Oracle Finance, supporting data warehouse systems, etc.).
• Keen eye for accuracy and a solid understanding of accounting principles and a desire to contribute to a dynamic team. 
• Proficiency with excel and other Microsoft Office products with ability to retrieve data, manipulate such data and create useful analytical information.
• Experience performing complex consolidations of global businesses preferred and strong GAAP understanding.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical skills with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines.
• Transformative, process oriented and forward-thinking mindset.

Compensation: 

Senior Accountant: The annual base salary range for this role is from $102,080 to $114,840 with an annual incentive bonus of 7.5%

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