Accountant

Accountant

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.(NASDAQ: PTVE) is a leading manufacturer and distributor of fresh foodservice and food merchandising products and fresh beverage cartons in North America and certain international markets. It supplies its products to a broad and diversified mix of companies, including full service restaurants and quick service restaurants, foodservice distributors, supermarkets, grocery and healthy eating retailers, other food stores, food and beverage producers, food packers and food processors. To learn more about the company, please go to the company website at pactivevergreen.com.

Pactiv Evergreen is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Pactiv Evergreen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, religion, creed, age national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, veteran status or other characteristics or statuses protected by law. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, pleasecall (847) 482-4320 or email [email protected].

All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines and applicable laws.

This Position is for Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

Job Description:

• Responsible for accounting, analysis, and reporting related to property accounting, including, but not limited to, fixed assets, leases, and property taxes.
• Responsible for ensuring accounting transactions are accurate, appropriately booked, and reconciled.
• Analyze monthly P&L and balance sheet activity for assigned areas.
• Create and post journal entries in SAP.
• Setup Capital projects and perform project closeout.
• Create and process transactions in fixed asset sub ledgers in SAP.
• Assist to Create and process amortization schedules and transactions in lease accounting system (CoStar).
• Perform month end balance sheet reconciliations inside of Blackline.
• Directly responsible for reconciling, analyzing, preparing, and maintaining schedules for key P&L and Balance Sheet accounts in an accurate and timely fashion.
• Ensure monthly reconciliations for balance sheet accounts are accurate, submitted in a timely fashion, and fully supported with proper documentation.
• Conduct data mining and interpretation.
• Manage tight deadlines for close and reporting purposes.
• Document/update processes and continue to look for new ways to improve accurate and efficient practices.
• Continually focus on improving systematic approach to identifying, solving, and preventing problems.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, company policies and internal controls in a SOX environment.
• Collaborate with external/internal auditors and other departments.
• Will be backup for other positions from time to time as a job enhancement and business need.
• Other analysis, projects and tasks as required.

Qualifications:

• BS/BA in accounting or finance required.
• SAP experience required.
• 1 plus years of experience in corporate accounting environment.
• Needs to be a team member and enjoy collaboration.
• General accounting experience and exposure required.
• Must possess a deep understanding of accruals, prepaids, depreciation, and the like.
• Be able to analyze large amounts of data and understand what the transactions represent.
• Demonstrated experience with general accounting, ERP systems (SAP -preferred), OneStream, and Microsoft Excel.
• Must be detail-oriented and have advanced analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills required.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule during key reporting deadlines.
• Sage and CoStar experience a plus.