Senior Accountant and Financial Analyst

BHS Corrugated North America is seeking a Senior Accountant/Financial Analyst to join our growing team in our Hanover Park, IL facility!

Job Description:

The Senior Accountant/Financial Analyst will be responsible for preparing and recording journal entries, maintaining accurate product costing, and providing financial analysis supporting BHSNA Group value streams. This is a hybrid position requiring a minimum of 60% in-office work and up to 10% travel.

Job Responsibilities:

• Plan work to deliver accurate financial statements, narratives, and supporting schedules monthly per closing schedules. 
• Responsible for month end close for multiple value streams, to include preparation and entry of journal entries, and ensure closing deadlines are met.
• Analyze and reconcile general ledger accounts, with an accurate and appropriate supporting schedule produced by ERP system or with another type of supporting documentation. 
• Update and maintain accounting journals, ledgers and other records detailing financial business transactions.
• Participate in annual audit process.
• Complete special analysis and projects as assigned by Director or CFO.
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting.
• Prepare and distribute regular and special-purpose financial reports.
• Prepare comparative evaluation of actual costs against budgeted costs and determine rationale for variances between budget and actual.
• Assist with cash flow forecasting.
• Provide financial support to other departments as needed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting with 4 to 7 years’ experience.
• Technical skills - Sound working knowledge of accounting principles and theory. Knowledge of financial reporting and analysis.  Manufacturing and multi-divisional experience preferred.
• Computer skills - Excel, Word, Outlook. SAP, SAGE, Tagetiks and Qlik experience a plus.
• Soft skills - Should have strong organizational and communication skills, team player but the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work at a computer for up to eight (8) hours a day.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to work at a computer for up to eight (8) hours a day.
• Ability to stand for at least forty-five (45) minutes at a time.
• Ability to lift up to thirty-five (35) pounds at waist level.
• Must be able to work in-office up to 60% of the time.
• Ability to travel up to 5-10% of the time. 

Salary & Benefits:

This is a full-time position offering a salary of $100k - $115k plus benefits as seen below:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Company-Paid Life Insurance
• Company-Paid Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Company-Paid Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Generous 6% 401(k) Match
• Vacation / Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Legal Assist and ID Theft
• Employee Assistance Program

About BHS:

BHS is the world’s largest provider of solutions for the corrugated industry.  We are a privately-owned company, headquartered out of Germany, with more than 50 years in the corrugated industry.  BHS has been in North America for 30 years, primarily focusing on the sales and service of corrugated equipment.