Golden West Packaging Group Looking for Corporate Accounting Manager at City of Industry, CA Full Time

Job Description

Who is Golden West Packaging Group?

We are a leading West Coast mill-independent specialty packaging and printing business. We are the people behind the innovative packaging solutions that make it possible for our customers’ products to reach our community – at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between.

With 13 manufacturing facilities primarily in California and Washington state, our extensive production capabilities include structural and graphic design, value-added converting, flexographic printing, and lithographic lamination. Our advanced, environmentally sustainable packaging solutions serve a wide range of well-known customer brands across multiple industries including agriculture, food services, medical device, food products, wineries, high tech, pharma, cosmetics and many more!

Why is Golden West Packaging Group the place to work?

We are a well-established, growing company in a stable industry that is re-imagining itself to be a place where everyone knows everyone, where you can make a difference, and where you can learn and grow professionally.

We are focused on safety and building an employee-centric work environment where team members can experience camaraderie, relevance, and career advancement.

As the packaging and logistics sector continues to grow, we are growing with it and creating new opportunities. Come make your mark at a company that strives to celebrates your individuality, skills, and talents.

At Golden West Packaging Group, you will feel the difference and make a difference.

The Role You’ll Play

As our Corporate Accounting Manager, you will be responsible for leading the process for month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, taxes and other filings, internal and external reporting requirements, and other ad-hoc projects. You will be managing a team of Accountants and will ensure timely and accurate preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, and monitoring of internal controls in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The Corporate Accounting Manager will also collaborate cross functionally to centralize general accounting processes amongst the broader GWPG platform in the spirit of continuous improvement.

This position will work from our Sacramento or City of Industry, CA location.

What You’ll Do

• Responsible for the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process, overseeing journal entries, schedules, and reconciliations.
• Plan, direct and coordinate work plan; assign projects, programs and activities; review and evaluate work products, methods and procedures; and identify and resolve problems.
• Ensuring GL account activity or discrepancies as it relates to variance analysis within the profit and loss statement (P&L) and/or balance sheet are addressed in a timely manner.
• Collaborating cross functionally with various business units and departments, including but not limited to, Finance, Information Technology, Human Resources, Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable to ensure accurate and complete general ledger activity.
• Applying professional skepticism and an inquisitive approach to review and analyze the appropriateness and reasonableness of underlying accounting principles.
• Ensures that the team supports the business through financial close, including serving as a point of contact for inquiries and problem resolution.
• Leads month-end reporting tasks, including review of GL account activity with detailed analyses.
• Directly responsible for external audits, including and proactive collaboration with internal team members on requested support.
• Responsible for monthly, quarterly, and annual tax requirements, including but not limited to, federal, state, local, property, sales and use, and franchise tax compliance.
• Ensuring adherence to standard accounting principles in accordance with GWPG policies and procedures and U.S. GAAP with respect to period recognition of costs, capital vs. expense, accruals, etc.
• Staying current on evolving Accounting Standards pronouncements and updates under prevailing regulatory bodies (FASB), incorporating into current Company policy as necessary
• Contributing to the due diligence process, as applicable
• Reviewing current policies and procedures across the Divisions and participate in establishing “best practices” as we centralize and standardize across the business.
• Participating in the ongoing development/establishment of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) documents for accounting policies and regulations, including recommendations for improvements for potential adoption across all Divisions.

What You’ll Need

• Results-driven with demonstrated analytical and thinking skills, intellectual rigor and curiosity and problem-solving capability.
• Strong leadership skills (planning, communication, relationship building, influencing).
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively, written and verbally.
• Strong accounting skills and knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Comfort working in a matrixed environment.
• General understanding of the manufacturing environment and a willingness to learn key areas outside the finance and accounting functions.
• Ability to gather, analyze and interpret facts, raise questions, and exercise sound judgment.
• Highly self-motivated and takes ownership.
• Ability to exercise a high-level of professionalism and confidentiality when working with the Division Leadership Team, staff, projects, and proprietary information.

Education, Work Experience, Personal Attributes

• BA/BS in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or equivalent preferred
• An active Certified Public Accountant license, Certified Management Accountant certification, and or Master’s Degree or comparable work experience a plus
• 5 – 7 of relevant work experience, Big 4 public accounting is preferred
• 2+ years of management experience
• Advanced Excel skills (Power Query, Power Pivot, etc.) a plus
• Cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment or Private Equity firm a plus
• Power BI knowledge (DAX, M, SQL, etc) a plus
• ERP system experience (Great Plains, Amtech, or Nvision a plus)

What You’ll Get

• A friendly, team-based, supportive work environment
• Competitive total compensation package
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, vision, dental, life insurance, and 401K plan with employer contribution
• Employee Assistance coverage with full services, including dietary and nutritional services, retirement planning, and support services
• Paid holidays and Paid vacation time off
• Professional development and career growth opportunities

The final base salary compensation will be determined by factors such as skills, experience and/or education. In addition, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer. We typically do not hire at the maximum of the range allow for future and continued salary growth.

• Pay Range: $100,000.00 – $115,000.00 per year.

Golden West Packaging Group is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind.

Further, we are a drug-free workplace with a Safety-first focus and mindset.

Company Description

Golden West Packaging Group provides innovative, environmentally sustainable, paper packaging. We are the kind of small, growing company that is reimagining itself where everyone knows everyone, where you can learn and growth your career, and where you can feel that your good work counts, makes a difference, and is recognized, with the stability of a long-established business and industry.

We endeavor to provide a safe, team-focused, employee-centric work environment where team members can experience more belonging, relevance, and career growth as we grow.

With 13 manufacturing facilities primarily in California and Washington state, our extensive production capabilities include structural and graphic design, value-added converting, flexographic printing, and lithographic lamination. Our advanced, environmentally sustainable packaging solutions serve a wide range of well-known customer brands across multiple industries including agriculture, food services, medical device, food products, wineries, high tech, pharma, cosmetics and many more!

We are a well-established, growing company in a stable industry that is re-imagining itself to be a place where everyone knows everyone, where you can make a difference, and where you can learn and grow professionally.

We are focused on safety and building an employee-centric work environment where team members can experience camaraderie, relevance, and career advancement.

As the packaging and logistics sector continues to grow, we’re growing with it and creating new opportunities. Come make your mark at a company that strives to celebrates your individuality, skills, and talents.

Golden West Packaging Group provides innovative, environmentally sustainable, paper packaging. We are the kind of small, growing company that is reimagining itself where everyone knows everyone, where you can learn and growth your career, and where you can feel that your good work counts, makes a difference, and is recognized, with the stability of a long-established business and industry. We endeavor to provide a safe, team-focused, employee-centric work environment where team members can experience more belonging, relevance, and career growth as we grow. With 13 manufacturing facilities primarily in California and Washington state, our extensive production capabilities include structural and graphic design, value-added converting, flexographic printing, and lithographic lamination. Our advanced, environmentally sustainable packaging solutions serve a wide range of well-known customer brands across multiple industries including agriculture, food services, medical device, food products, wineries, high tech, pharma, cosmetics and many more! We are a well-established, growing company in a stable industry that is re-imagining itself to be a place where everyone knows everyone, where you can make a difference, and where you can learn and grow professionally. We are focused on safety and building an employee-centric work environment where team members can experience camaraderie, relevance, and career advancement. As the packaging and logistics sector continues to grow, we’re growing with it and creating new opportunities. Come make your mark at a company that strives to celebrates your individuality, skills, and talents.