Inventory Cost Accounting Manager at Berlin Packaging in Chicago, IL

Berlin Packaging is the nation's premier supplier of rigid packaging and packaging components. With over $3 billion in revenue, we are growing 5x faster than the overall packaging industry.

Don’t know what makes the rigid packaging industry special? Well, chances are you enjoy products supplied by Berlin Packaging every day!Imagine yourself walking into your favorite big-box store. Take a mental look around and think about every glass, plastic, or metal package you see. Berlin Packaging touches virtually every market: automotive, beverage, food, home care, industrial chemical, pet care and veterinary, personal health and beauty, wine and spirits, and now, cannabis too.

Next, combine that with an award-winning culture. Our 2,000+ employees are high-performing - and importantly, collaborative - entrepreneurs who blow through obstacles and embody an “Anything is Possible!” mindset. We love it here. Our engagement scores are 2x the national average. And every single employee shares in Berlin’s profitable growth.

Now you understand why since1898, our 100+ year-old company has grown 5x faster than our industry! And we're not done yet.

In order to continue our record growth streak, we need people like YOU to join our team! Are you up for the opportunity of a lifetime? If so, we are seeking an Inventory Cost Accounting Manager who will play a key role in our Controllers organization. This role will be critical in ensuring that our Company continues to drive improvement through organic and acquisitive growth. This position will play a key role in analyzing financial results and helping our Company maintain a financial statement cadence and regiment.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Day-to-Day Accounting Activities: Responsible for America’s inventory accounting, including daily review and analysis of Company sales and margins and leading the month-end close of inventory and related accounts. The Inventory Cost Accounting manager is responsible for analyzing and maintaining inventory reserves, reviewing month end reconciliations, as well as leading the Company’s annual physical inventory. This role interfaces with the Company’s Americas business units daily to analyze sales margins as well as to function as a resource to investigate and correct inventory related issues within the Company’s Peoplesoft ERP system.
Process Redesign & Improvement: This role will be responsible for serving as the key liaison between IT and the business to identify and troubleshoot issues within the Peopelsoft ERP system, in addition to evaluating current processes and procedures with a lens toward streamlining cumbersome or manually intensive work.
Teamwork: Ability to be flexible, multi-task, and effectively communicate well with the Controllers group as well as business unit Operations teams throughout the Americas.
Annual Audit: Participate in all facets of the annual audit.
Fulfill employee portion of the Berlin Values.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, CPA preferred.
Minimum 6 years of increasingly relevant experience with inventory cost accounting, Peoplesoft experience strongly preferred
Strong knowledge of accounting, financial processes, internal controls, and Sarbanes-Oxley.
Proven technical accounting skills and a strong process orientation.
Outstanding communicator; proven ability and desire to interface cross-functionally, and with outside service providers.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong knowledge of accounting and financial software systems, including Excel, Power BI and other data management capabilities.
Detail and project oriented with the ability to juggle multiple priorities.

Working Environment:

Corporate office headquarters in downtown Chicago. Hybrid work schedule.

We recruit traits, not skills. We believe in hiring smart, passionate people who are thirsty for knowledge and enthusiastic to learn and develop their skills. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the points outlined in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Berlin Packaging offers an outstanding compensation and benefits package including the 1Berlin Shared Ownership Plan, profit sharing, 401(k) with company match, medical insurance, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, health club reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, 529 college savings plan, employee assistance, smoking cessation program, pet insurance, employee discounts, employee referral program, and flexible spending accounts for transportation, medical, and dependent care expenses.

Berlin Packaging provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

Visit our Careers page for more information on our Anything is Possible culture and Total Rewards offerings.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Berlin Packaging maintains a smoke-free workplace

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