Pactiv Evergreen is now a part of Novolex. Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries, including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Our innovative product portfolio is designed to meet the diverse needs of businesses worldwide and the millions of customers they serve. Through continuous investment in research and development, we are committed to engineering more sustainable choices for the future. Our extensive manufacturing network spans North America and Europe, including two world-class plastic film recycling centers. Discover more about Novolex, our 20,000+ family members and our commitment to innovation and sustainability at www.novolex.com.

Pactiv Evergreen is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce.  Pactiv Evergreen is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, religion, creed, age national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, veteran status or other characteristics or statuses protected by law.  For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please call (847) 482-4320 or email TalentHelp@Pactiv.com.

 All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines and applicable laws.

Job Duties:

• Broad-based financial role with a wide range of responsibilities including support of the site facilities, monthly accounting and reporting, financial analysis, technical accounting issues, and internal controls. In addition, must interact regularly with plant manager and other site personnel on key accounting and operational issues.
• Assist Accounting Supervisor with month end close for the site, which includes but is not limited to required journal entries, variance analysis and trend research, along with any other topics that may arise.
• Ensure site maintains compliance with appropriate internal controls
• Support with continuous improvement in the areas of accounting operations and financial reporting processes/systems. This includes proactively taking a leadership role in driving productivity and profit improvement initiatives for the company.
• Provide financial analyses support to the manufacturing business teams.
• Responsible for financial reporting, planning and analysis for assigned manufacturing sites on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
• Interprets financial performance results and translates them into operational improvements.
• Maintain local ERP ledgers and reconcile to Hyperion financial statements
• Analyze and review high quality and timely balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Develop strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external audit teams to ensure effective and accurate reporting for prompt decision-making.
• Liaise with IT function to assure proper IT controls for processes managed by the position.
• Assist in integration activities (Including systematic upgrades) related to key areas of responsibility.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 2-3+ years of solid experience in accounting for a manufacturing company.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting required.
• Results driven, analytical, self-motivated and detail oriented with the ability to logically identify solutions or approaches to complex problems.
• Excellent judgment and decision-making ability.
• Ability to successfully work to reach company goals in an environment in which a wide degree of creativity and flexibility is required.
• This position may require travel less than 5% of the time.