Senior Accountant Operations

About the role

At Silgan, employees are part of a financially strong, Fortune 500 company that supports many of the world’s most recognized food brands. Team members benefit from the stability of an industry leader while gaining opportunities for professional growth, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Validate and process metal receipts while resolving pricing discrepancies, non-receipts, and purchase order variances
• Partner with vendors and plants to resolve Advance Shipping Notification (ASN) issues
• Support communication and issue resolution related to supplier payments and procurement discrepancies
• Prepare and analyze metal price variances and customer pass-through reporting
• Complete monthly journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and financial analysis
• Review and investigate freight invoices and related discrepancies
• Process mill and vendor claims and support monthly executive reporting
• Maintain and revise standard costs for steel coils and support ongoing cost accounting initiatives
• Reconcile utility invoices and distribute findings to plant leadership teams
• Support ad hoc analysis, process improvements, and cross-functional accounting projects

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• 3+ years of accounting experience, ideally within manufacturing accounting, inventory accounting, operations accounting, or cost accounting environments
• Experience with JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (JDE) or similar ERP systems
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and reconciliation modeling
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Able to communicate effectively with finance and operational teams
• Able to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment