Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet.  More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

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Job Description

Position Overview:

The Accountant III is responsible for supporting both general and sales accounting functions within a centralized accounting environment that includes multiple manufacturing locations. This role ensures accurate and timely financial reporting, compliance with internal controls and company policies, and provides operational and financial analyses to support business decision-making. The position also contributes to process improvement initiatives, supports external audits, and provides training and guidance within the accounting team. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, analytical, and able to work independently while collaborating effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties: 

General Accounting

• Prepare month-end closing journal entries with appropriate supporting documentation.
• Prepare monthly account reconciliations and supporting schedules for numerous accounts.
• Provide ongoing support to the general accounting team.
• Conduct weekly freight review and allocation.
• Provide financial and operational month-end and ad-hoc analyses and reporting.
• Manage various other month-end close responsibilities.

Sales Accounting

• Manage all aspects of accounting for customer rebates, including coordination of rebate payments, processing in the SAP rebate module, and monthly account reconciliations.
• Oversee accounting for customer-paid tooling, including project setup, tracking, invoicing, reporting, and month-end reconciliations.
• Provide backup support for processing pricing updates in SAP and customer price action forms in Salesforce (SFDC).
• Manage royalty and signing bonus accounting, including account reconciliations.

Other Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of forecasts and budgets.
• Establish, monitor, and enforce internal controls, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures.
• Identify and implement opportunities for process improvement.
• Provide ongoing support and training in General and Sales Accounting.
• Support external audit inquiries and requests.
• Support other business initiatives as needed.

Qualifications:

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting (required).
• Minimum 5 years of professional accounting experience in a centralized accounting function, ideally supporting multiple manufacturing sites.
• 2+ years’ experience with ERP Fixed Assets modules (SAP preferred).
• Strong systems aptitude; experience with SAP ERP and SAP Business Planning & Consolidation (BPC) preferred.

Skills & Competencies

• High attention to detail, organized, and accurate.
• Self-starter with ability to work independently.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; capable of clearly articulating thoughts and ideas.
• Effective team player who collaborates well with others.
• Solid problem-solving, analytical, and independent thinking skills.
• Ability to make sound and timely decisions.
• Experience working with external and internal auditors.
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines in a fast-paced business environment.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and Windows proficiency.
• Professional demeanor with strong overall business acumen.
• Occasional travel via automobile or airplane may be required.

Competencies:

Amcor Leadership Framework Competencies

Core Competencies:

• Customer Focus
• Learning on the Fly
• Interpersonal Savvy
• Drive for Results

3-5 Applicable ALF Competencies:

• Business Acumen

• Functional/Technical Skills

• Priority Setting

• Organizing

ADA Requirements:

Physical Requirements

Normal Vision

Distant Vision

Near Vision

Hearing/ Listening

Sitting

Talking/Speaking

Hand/Finger Dexterity

Walking

Standing

Work Environment : Office Environment

The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties, responsibilities, skills and/or abilities.

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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 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 "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" Poster. 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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Benefits

When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:

• Medical, dental and vision plans

• Flexible time off, starting at 80 hours paid time per year for full-time salaried employees

• Company-paid holidays starting at 9 days per year and may be slightly higher by location

• Wellbeing program & Employee Assistance Program

• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

• Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary accident disability benefits are available

• Paid Parental Leave

• Retirement Savings Plan with company match

• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)

• Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)