Employment Type : Full-Time
We are global, we are impacting the lives of millions every day, we are making a difference!
At Amcor we are inspired to change the packaging industry and are taking on the aspirational challenge to make all our products recyclable or reusable by 2025. Through our products and global footprint, we are in a unique position to truly make a difference in the packaging space. Our products impact the lives of millions of people across the globe every day from food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home- and personal-care, and other essential products. Amcor is a thriving S&P 500 organisation listed both on the NYSE (AMCR) and ASX (AMC) with US$13 billion in sales. We have a proud history dating back to the 1860’s and come a long way from a single paper mill based in Melbourne to becoming the global leading packaging company. Today, Amcor is an international organisation empowering its 50,000 employees in over 40 countries and across 250 sites.
Will you be next to join our journey towards a more sustainable future? At Amcor we are always looking for talented and passionate individuals who are motivated to make a difference. Working at Amcor means you will have a unique opportunity to be a part of an organisation that is committed to providing sustainable packaging solutions. To find out more about our commitment to sustainability and about Amcor, visit www.amcor.com .
Amcor Flexibles North America (AFNA), a division of Amcor, operates across 35 plants and employs 9,000 colleagues within North America with headquarters in Chicago, IL and Oshkosh, WI. AFNA makes flexible packaging solutions for food and beverage, healthcare, and home and personal care applications.
Job Description
This role (i) assists the accounting and operations support teams in its daily duties and (ii) provides accurate and timely service in regards to one or more of the following general accounting areas a) invoicing b) general ledger c) cost data and pricing. This is the second level accounting role, which focuses on initiative while providing support and obtaining information across functional areas.
WHAT YOU GET TO DO
Act as a safety leader and put safety first in all responsibilities, promoting an environment where each employee makes safety their first priority
Train and mentor team members on policies and procedures
Ensure adequate controls and procedures exist
Provide/obtain information across functional areas to support business needs
Actively participate on WCOM Teams
Invoicing:
Generate customer and intercompany invoices for product shipments, warehouse shipments, export shipments, graphics charges, and miscellaneous items.
Review invoices exception reports, and investigate held invoices for charges/discounts.
Partner with Customer Service on special request invoices
General Ledger:
Assist in various aspects of daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly/yearly close process (i.e. journal entries, account reconciliations, expense analysis , trend analysis and reporting)
Assist in the annual budgeting process
Prepare receiving reports, purchase orders, RGM’s (Returned Goods Memorandum), acknowledgements, invoices for forwarding to Corporate Accounting.
Generate daily, weekly and monthly reports on: sales and margins, inventory, and inventory valuations.
Review and process deductions, special request AP requests, and miscellaneous credits rebills
Review aged A/R and assist sales/collections with gathering documentation
Cost Data and Pricing:
Confirm incoming order pricing is accurate and valid. Communicate price variance to Marketing and Customer Service.
Assist in maintaining various quoting/costing systems including establishing and updating of machine hour rates, bill of materials, machine routings, raw material costs, set up time, run speeds, and waste percentages.
Prepare intracompany and intercompany customer quotes
Partner with sales/marketing/costing/accounting to prepare cost and pricing analysis as required.
Demonstrate and foster Amcor Core Values
Accuracy and timeliness
Continuous communication with applicable departments
Contribute to the department/plant continuous improvement efforts through the effective management of resources
Business Acumen
WHAT WE VALUE
Results Orientation - Being focused on the improvement of business results
Collaboration & Influencing - working well with others who do not work for you; working as a team to have a positive impact on business performance
WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU
Education - Associates Degree in Accounting or equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience – 4+ years of related accounting experience
Our Expectations
We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when:
Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team
Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation
Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns
The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products
Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
Amcor Flexibles North America is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click on the links "EEO is the and "EEO is the Law" Poster Supplement . If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call 224-313-7000 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
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