Corporate 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.

 

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The Corporate Accounting and Financial Reporting department is a very dynamic team and in high demand of great talent. The primary objective of the team is to manage the general ledger close process, consolidate and report on the global financial results of the Company. Additional objectives include supporting business unit finance teams with extracting and analyzing accurate data, creating and enforcing accounting and reporting policies, supporting the audit function and ensuring financial and reporting controls are timely and accurate.

 

We have an opportunity for an Accounting Manager to join our team Corporate Accounting and Financial Reporting team. 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 be responsible for the end-to-end accounting to reporting processes while working on challenging and rewarding tasks in a dynamic and innovative environment!  

 

Role:

The Accounting Manager is responsible for managing the processes, accounting and reporting for the company’s pension plans, leases, fixed assets and other monthly accounting tasks such as medical benefits 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. He/She assists in researching and documenting the appropriate accounting treatment of transactions based on Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). This position will direct senior accountants and an offshore business process provider while working closely with business partners across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Perform full-cycle general ledger accounting, including journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Reviews balance sheet reconciliations in accordance with Company policies and standards on a monthly and quarterly basis with an emphasis on quality.
• Ensures smooth quarter-end and month-end close processes regarding the consolidated general ledger with a focus on corporate accounting based centralized entries such as significant medical expenses and accruals.
• Provides strong process documentation of key close processes to allow cross training and effective re-performance.
• Conducts technical accounting research and analysis in specific subject matters such as fixed assets, operating leases and pension accounting, ensuring compliance with company policies.