Plant Controller

Graphic Packaging Careers•Stone Mountain, GA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

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 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. As a Plant Controller, you will be providing the financial leadership to our business decision making with the aim of maximizing long-term value, cash flows and shareholder return in the Americas Packaging Division. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5-7 years’ experience in an Accounting / Finance role with 3-4 years in a manufacturing environment and will provide accurate and timely financial reporting to ensure we meet our business objectives. In addition, this position will offer the opportunity to work with cross functional teams to analyze data, provide management with a fair assessment of key projects including how we can optimize it in a way that helps to generate superior business results for the company; as well as support continuous improvement activities to achieve world class financial reporting standards. This position will lead the finance activities for our Stone Mountain, GA location.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a Business-related field required.
Minimum 5-7 years in an Accounting/ Finance role
Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and other Microsoft Office Suite tools.
ERP systems experience required; SAP preferred.
Travel 5-10%; local travel between locations

Nice To Haves

3-4 years in a manufacturing environment

Responsibilities

Partner with plant management and serve as a member of the Site Leadership team.
Review of month end results: P&L and Balance Sheet including variance analysis
Review month end results package for the Plant and present to Regional / Senior Management
Oversee monthly close process including but not limited to oversight of Balance Sheet reconciliations and accurate Revenue and Expense reporting.
Create monthly financial forecasts and analysis.
Ad hoc financial analysis of financial and operating metrics to support business requirements.
Lead the development and analysis of the annual operating plan.
Oversee SOX Compliance
Support Operations with Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives and Appropriation Requests (AR) for capital spending