Accounting Clerk

Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corporation
life insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)
United States, Minnesota, Savage
12130 Lynn Avenue (Show on map)
May 07, 2025
What We Offer: Compensation: Salary range is $46,500 -$58,200 per year. Salary is based on your experience, education, skills, and technical abilities. Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, life insurance, and short and long term disability. Retirement: 401k savings plan with an employer match. Paid Time Off: 15 paid vacation days plus 10 paid holidays. Perks: Additional benefits include wellness programs, pet insurance, online workouts, a Teladoc telemedicine program, and more. Growth: Tuition reimbursement, professional training, and continuing education. Stability: Work for a reliable, environmentally conscious, publicly traded company. Safe Work Environment: Our Drive to Zero initiative focuses on employee safety and well being. What You'll Do: Performclerical accountingduties followingUS GAAPandSOXinternal controls. Assist the Plant Controllerwith month-end close activities, including preparing journal entries, running system reports, and performing reconciliations. Enterproduction dataintoERP systems,such asOracle, SAP, and JD Edwards, from inventory control systems. Assist withinventory cycle countsand help resolve discrepancies. Work with various departments to resolveaccounting issuesand discrepancies. Carry outadministrative taskssuch as maintaining files, scanning documents, and processing paperwork. Review bi-weekly payroll for hourly manufacturing employees using Kronos to ensure accuracy and timely submission. Prepare payroll reports and manage employee benefits administration, ensuring compliance with state and federal laws. Maintain accurate employee data in Workday, updating HRIS systems to ensure records are current. Manage and process short and long-term disability claims and vacation time. Administer and track FMLA paperwork, ensuring compliance with federal and state laws. Tracking attendance data and preparing monthly reports for HR. Manage and document quarterly bonus program. We Need You To Have: High School Diploma. Associate's degree in accounting, business, or a related field is a plus. 1-2 years ofaccounting or related experience. Excellentattention to detailand strongtime managementskills. Proficiency in using ERP softwaresuch as Oracle, SAP, JD Edwards is an advantage. Strongcommunication skills, both written and verbal. Flexibility to work additional hours during peak periods as needed. Who We Are: America's largest metal food packaging producer, dedicated to sustainability and innovation. Silgan Containers is rethinking how to make the metal food can through increased recycled content, modern process improvements, renewable energy procurement, and other innovative practices. Apply Now to Start Your Career with Silgan Containers! LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws. Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an "at-will" basis. Silgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or the presence of a disability, which would not prevent the performance of essential job duties with, or without reasonable accommodation of any other protective status. Silgan is a drug-free workplace.