Senior Accountant
Overview:
Join Reynolds Consumer Products…and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities! We provide amazing job opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, dynamic, fast-paced, and fun workplace environment. If you are looking to build a strong career, we have an opportunity for you!We are searching for a Senior Accountant to join our team located at our headquarters in Lake Forest, IL.
Responsibilities:
Your Role:
As a Senior Accountant, you will be responsible for month-end close activities, including data analysis that is used in reports to management. This role will have direct interaction with business segment finance teams and corporate departments.The individual will be placed in a collaborative environment to drive continuous improvements in our financial close process, with a focus on harmonization efforts around both system- and people-driven processes.
You will have the opportunity to Make Great Things Happen!
Projects you may be asked to participate in include, but are not limited to:
- Collaborate on financial and strategic projects to drive continuous improvements and growth opportunities to our internal and external stakeholders, such as our ongoing SAP S/4 implementation.
- Identify and execute automation initiatives to reduce manual entries.
- Engage the accounting teams across the organization in standardization efforts around the creation of journal entry and account reconciliation support.
- Build upon the culture at RCP, focused on the evolution of our people resources and fostering a culture that values teamwork, ethics, and respect for others in our actions and decisions.
In this role, you have the potential to influence the profitability of our business and will also be able to make substantial improvements to our processes.
You will love it here if…- You put safety first, always
- You listen, learn, and evolve
- You are passionate about collaboration, teamwork, and achieving shared goals
- You treat all people with respect, operating ethically, and embrace inclusivity
- You are committed to improving our impact on local communities
Qualifications:
We need you to have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
- 4+ years of accounting experience.
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP, especially for SG&A, prepaids, accruals, and leases.
- Proven analytical skills and ability to recognize unusual trends.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Detail-oriented and organized, able to multi-task and work within strict deadline-oriented environment.
Icing on the cake:
- CPA Certification or another advanced degree.
- 2-4 years of “Big 4” public accounting or related large public company experience.
- Experience with SAP or other large ERP systems. Ideally experience with both SAP ECC and SAP S/4.
- Oracle EPM system experience.
- Intellectual Curiosity: Do you have an inquisitive nature?
- Problem Solving: Do you have a knack for tackling issues head-on?
- Entrepreneurship: Do you enjoy taking ownership of your work?
- Customer Centricity: Do you always act in the best interests of the customer, putting their needs first?
- Growth Mindset: Do you focus on progress rather than perfection?
- Continuous Improvement: Are you never satisfied with the status quo?
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Local candidates only, no relocation assistance available
Join Reynolds Consumer Products and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities!
For applicants or employees who are disabled or require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, you may request assistance by emailing us at Recruitment@ReynoldsBrands.com.
No recruiter calls or emails please.
RCP affords equal employment opportunities to applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, disability status, sex, marital status, protected veteran status, pregnancy, national origin, genetics, genetic information, parental status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.RCP conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.
Posted Salary Range: USD $85,600.00 - USD $120,900.00 /A