Manager, Technical Accounting - Charlotte, NC - $116,000 - $139,000

Manager, Technical Accounting

Charlotte, NC
$116,000 - $139,000
Full-Time, Permanent

From a small family business to a multi-billion dollar global company, Sonoco has been changing the face of products and packaging since 1899 — all while keeping the heart of “People Build Businesses” alive.

Our talented people are at the core of our growth, constantly reinventing the Sonoco wheel with brilliant solutions every year. Today we are a world leader in global packaging solutions with diversified operations in over 34 countries. We're extremely proud of our portfolio of brands, our achievements in sustainability and industrialization and the groundbreaking work accomplished by our people.

Responsible to work across the business to identify, track, analyze and document complex accounting issues. The role will have significant visibility to senior leadership and will work alongside many senior members of the accounting, finance, and business teams.

What you’ll be doing:

·         Identify and assess technical accounting issues in complex business transactions and prepare technical memorandums.

·         Work closely with various business leaders to provide guidance on accounting transactions.

·         Assist in reviewing the Company's written accounting policies and providing guidance throughout the organization on the application of such policies.

·         Understand current changes to accounting standards, SEC guidance and PCAOB regulations.

·         Perform impact analysis of new accounting pronouncements (as needed) and lead implementation efforts across the Company.

·         Research and resolve technical accounting issues on a timely basis with the Company's external auditors.

·         Support the Company's external reporting function, ensuring that the financial statements and disclosures are in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in the US.

·         Assist with internal and external audits to ensure complete, timely, and accurate responses to information requests.

·         Assist deal teams with pre and post deal-closure activities namely, evaluating accounting implications on various acquisition and disposition transactions pre-close; post deal-close, work with the Corporate Development team and external consultant on performing purchase price accounting exercise.

·         Lead annual impairment analysis for all critical asset categories on the balance sheet i.e., goodwill, long-lived assets (PP&E, leases, intangibles), joint ventures, and other cost method investments.

·         Organize enterprise-wide quarterly trainings on various topics as it relates to US GAAP, internal controls, and SEC matters.

·         Perform other duties as needed.

This position is located at our Corporate Headquarters in beautiful Hartsville, SC or Charlotte, NC and close to exciting destinations (Myrtle Beach, SC Charleston, SC, Columbia, SC and Charlotte, NC). Open to Hybrid

We’d love to hear from you if:

·         Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting; CPA required.

·         6-8 years+ of experience, including at least 3-5 years in public accounting; Big 4 experience strongly preferred.

·         Knowledge of key technical accounting areas in US GAAP.

·         Effective communication, planning and leadership skills.

·         Strong project management skills.

·         Must be able to adjust and work effectively in a dynamic, changing, and collaborative environment.

·         Must be willing to travel as needed.

·         Accomplished multitasking skills.

Education Required:

·         Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting; licensed CPA

Experience:

·         6-8 years+, including at least 3-5 years in public accounting; Big 4 experience strongly preferred

Compensation:

The annual base salary range for this role is from $116,625.00 to $139,950.00.

An incentive bonus is awarded to eligible employees upon attaining various business and individual goals as defined by the Company and the department leader. This incentive bonus is discretionary, and the Company has sole discretion to determine the amount of the award.

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SAP Analyst II FPSL - USA, Remote - $80,000 - $90,000

SAP Analyst II FPSL

USA, Remote

$80,000 - $90,000

Job Description

Basic Purpose/Objective of the Position: our company is a values-driven company, and we strive to hire individuals to join our community that will reflect the company’s legacy of doing the right thing, serving people, building trust, and aspire for better. In addition to the duties of this job, we seek strong communication, organization, leadership, and multi-tasking skills. The ability to contribute within a team environment and employ a customer focused approach to the job are vital to all areas of our company.

Our company uses SAP S/4HANA v2020 and several other SAP products. As we continue to build out the SAP solutions to support the business, we are looking to fill the role of SAP Associate II FPSL, to assist in the implementation and ongoing support of SAP Financial Product Subledger (SAP FPSL) within S/4 HANA. The SAP team operates in a cross-functional team approach.

The ideal candidate desires to/would be expected to:

-         Active participation in the implementation and ongoing support of SAP FPSL including: 

o   Support role in defining functional and non-functional requirements 

o   Participate in defining, designing, developing, and implementing FPSL and on-going SAP related projects

o   Create transports with appropriate testing and documentation support

o   Participate in the development and execution of test scripts

-         Analyze straightforward system problems and offer possible solutions

-         Resolve SAP users’ issues

-         SAP Incident research and resolution

-         Provide informal guidance and training to new or other team members

-         Acquire new skills and learn new technologies

-         Utilize agile philosophies

-         Adaptable to changing priorities and managing multiple tasks

-         Support our companies’ four corporate values in your work

o   Do the right thing

o   Serve people

o   Build trust

o   Aspire for better

-         Other duties as assigned

Required Experience:

-         2-5 years of SAP experience including these areas:

o   Creating configuration changes or other relevant experience within finance related sub-modules

o   Working in a 3-tier landscape (development, quality, production)

-         Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance and/or Information Technology

-         Experience working with IT systems, developers and business analysts during project implementation and testing stages

-         Experience writing functional/technical specifications

-         Knowledge of finance business processes and linkage to finance and non-finance systems

-         Strong skills in solving problems, analyzing data, prioritizing work

Preferred Experience:

-         GAAP Accounting knowledge 

-         SAP S/4 HANA version 2020 or later

-         Any one or more of the following SAP products

o   SAP Financial Products Sub-Ledger (FPSL)

o   SAP Insurance or Bank Analyzer

o   SAP Collections and Disbursements (FSCD)

o   SAP Analysis for Office (AFO)

o   SAP S/4 HANA embedded analytics

-         At least one full-cycle S/4 implementation, S/4 migration, or S/4 upgrade project

-         Insurance Accounting, Finance, or related experience

-         Working in an agile environment utilizing user stories, minimum-viable product, and proto-typing

Employee Benefits: 

We aim to protect our employees' wellbeing through a broad benefits offering. For example, we protect physical wellbeing through health, dental and vision insurance. We protect mental wellbeing through mental health benefits and an employee assistance program. We protect time away from work with a variety of paid time away benefits (e.g., paid time off, paid parental leave, short-term disability, and a cultural observance day). We protect financial wellbeing through contributions to healthcare accounts, a pension plan, and a 401(k) plan with Company matching. All employees are encouraged to protect their overall wellbeing by engaging in ProHealth Rewards, Companies’ platform to improve wellbeing while earning cash rewards. 

Eligibility for certain benefits may vary by position in accordance with the terms of the Company’s benefit plans.

Diversity and Inclusion:

At our company, we are committed to providing an inclusive culture where all employees are able to fully contribute and thrive. Our goal is to grow and develop our people, attract diverse talent and support strong, diverse communities.

We support diversity, equity, and inclusion by working to develop a culture of inclusion and belonging led by leaders who develop potential and embrace unique skills and abilities. Our aim is to create an equitable and accountable environment for all leaders and employees that will drive performance and impact business strategy. In this way, we can increase overall diversity for leadership roles and pipelines of talent by maturing our hiring practices, robust development opportunities and focus on retention of key talent.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to being inclusive and attracting, retaining, and growing the talents of a diverse and inclusive workforce.