Accounting Manager

Berlin Packaging is the premier supplier of rigid packaging. With over $3 billion in revenue, we grow 5x faster than the overall packaging industry.  

Chances are you enjoy products supplied by Berlin Packaging every day! We serve virtually every end market: automotive, beverage, food, home care, industrial chemical, pet care and veterinary, personal health and beauty, wine and spirits, and cannabis.  

Combine that with our “Anything is Possible” mindset and our winning culture, our 2,000+ employees agree, 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!

Are you up for the opportunity of a lifetime? If so, we are seeking an Accounting Manager, who will serve a key role in our Controllers organization that helps our Company continue 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: This role is an integral part of the Berlin’s America’s accounting team and is the primary face to our business units throughout the monthly close process.  The Accounting Manager is responsible for all aspects of America’s inventory accounting, including analyzing and maintaining inventory reserves, reviewing account reconciliations, processing journal entries, and performing analytical reviews of account fluctuations.  In addition, this role is responsible for the daily review and analysis of Company sales and margins and identifying underlying drivers with business unit leaders, as well as leading the Company’s annual physical inventory. 
• Process Redesign & Improvement: The Accounting Manager is responsible for maintaining the Company’s Peoplesoft general ledger and serves as the key liaison between IT and the business to design and test change requests. Further, this role will represent the Accounting function in system related projects, as well as identify and troubleshoot issues within the system with IT, 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 relevant accounting experience in manufacturing / consumer products industries
• Peoplesoft or similar experience large ERP 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:  

• Hybrid work schedule consisting of three days in our Corporate office, headquartered in downtown Chicago.
• **Our Chicago headquarters office will be relocating from 525 W. Monroe to the Merchandise Mart in 2026.

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Berlin Packaging offers an outstanding compensation and benefits package including:

• Competitive PTO including vacation, personal days, holidays, and sick time
• 1Berlin Shared Ownership Plan
• Profit sharing
• 401(k) with company match
• Medical insurance including dental insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for transportation, medical, and dependent care expenses
• Vision insurance options
• Paid parental leave for up to 12-weeks
• Health club reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement
• 529 college savings plan
• Employee Assistance Program for mental health and well-being
• Calm app to improve mental wellbeing
• Employee referral program
• Company sponsored life insurance with optional voluntary life insurance
• Company sponsored short- and long-term disability

At Berlin Packaging, we look at candidates’ skills but hire based on traits. 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 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.

*Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based on candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

*This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

*Berlin Packaging maintains a smoke-free workplace.

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