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Sr. Analyst, Accounting Systems

Job in Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, 60045, USA
Listing for: Pactiv
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-01
Job specializations:
  • Finance & Banking
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Overview

Why Choose Us?

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including food service, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.

Our Sustainability Commitment

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

Job Overview

We are looking for a skilled accountant with experience in several of our key accounting systems - One Stream, Blackline, SAP, and CoStar and become a key member of our accounting systems administration team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the overall administration and maintenance of our financial systems, will manage metadata updates, enhancements, and system maintenance, as well as support the overall administration of the applications.

This will include administering currently implemented solutions and support implementations in the future. Additionally, this position will work cross-functionally with various teams to help execute monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting requirements, and will play a key role in helping enhance multiple systems.

Job Responsibilities
  • Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting by monitoring system performance and identifying and resolving issues
  • Develop and maintain system documentation, including user guides, policies, and procedures
  • Train and support users on system functionality and best practices
  • Create, maintain, and update financial reports and forms
  • Manage the request and approval process over metadata intake and execute changes in financial systems
  • Manage consolidations, integrations. Perform validations from source systems and ensure source data flows downstream as required
  • Manage implementation of continuous applications within the applications including defining business needs, and assisting with solution roadmap
  • Develop and maintain various reporting solutions as needed by Accounting and Finance teams
  • Develop and maintain documentation over key processes and controls
  • Summarize and distribute notes on application release reports and monthly metadata changes
  • Troubleshoot end-user issues
  • Thorough understanding of finance processes and business processes
  • Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
  • BA/BS Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Management Information Systems
  • Minimum of 3-5 years of experience as an accountant, or as accounting system administrator
  • Experience in SAP, One Stream, Blackline and CoStar preferred
  • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
  • Knowledge of accounting principles and practices
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with advanced Excel skills
  • Strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to think critically
  • Ability to analyze financial data and financial statements
  • Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage details through to completion and ensure project deadlines are met
  • Experience with multiple sources of data integrations
  • Strong working knowledge of US GAAP
  • Team and solution focused personality and approach to work
  • Ability to multitask and proactively research and provide solutions to questions or problems as they arise
What You’ll Get From Us Benefits

With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well‑being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well‑being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well‑being programs may vary depending on where you work.

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