Senior Accountant and Financial Analyst

BHS Corrugated North America is seeking a Senior Accountant/Financial Analyst to join our growing team in our Hanover Park, IL facility!

Job Description:

The Senior Accountant/Financial Analyst will be responsible for preparing and recording journal entries, maintaining accurate product costing, and providing financial analysis supporting BHSNA Group value streams. This is a hybrid position requiring a minimum of 60% in-office work and up to 10% travel.

Job Responsibilities:

• Plan work to deliver accurate financial statements, narratives, and supporting schedules monthly per closing schedules. 
• Responsible for month end close for multiple value streams, to include preparation and entry of journal entries, and ensure closing deadlines are met.
• Analyze and reconcile general ledger accounts, with an accurate and appropriate supporting schedule produced by ERP system or with another type of supporting documentation. 
• Update and maintain accounting journals, ledgers and other records detailing financial business transactions.
• Participate in annual audit process.
• Complete special analysis and projects as assigned by Director or CFO.
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting.
• Prepare and distribute regular and special-purpose financial reports.
• Prepare comparative evaluation of actual costs against budgeted costs and determine rationale for variances between budget and actual.
• Assist with cash flow forecasting.
• Provide financial support to other departments as needed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting with 4 to 7 years’ experience.
• Technical skills - Sound working knowledge of accounting principles and theory. Knowledge of financial reporting and analysis.  Manufacturing and multi-divisional experience preferred.
• Computer skills - Excel, Word, Outlook. SAP, SAGE, Tagetiks and Qlik experience a plus.
• Soft skills - Should have strong organizational and communication skills, team player but the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work at a computer for up to eight (8) hours a day.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to work at a computer for up to eight (8) hours a day.
• Ability to stand for at least forty-five (45) minutes at a time.
• Ability to lift up to thirty-five (35) pounds at waist level.
• Must be able to work in-office up to 60% of the time.
• Ability to travel up to 5-10% of the time. 

Salary & Benefits:

This is a full-time position offering a salary of $100k - $115k plus benefits as seen below:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Company-Paid Life Insurance
• Company-Paid Short-Term Disability Insurance