Senior Accountant
About The Position
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. 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
Requirements
- 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.
Nice To Haves
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for month-end close activities, including data analysis that is used in reports to management.
- Direct interaction with business segment finance teams and corporate departments.
- Drive continuous improvements in our financial close process, with a focus on harmonization efforts around both system- and people-driven processes.
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
