Accountant

Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminium packaging. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe!

Ball is thrilled to receive Newsweek's 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award! As a sustainable product leader, we have over 16,000 global team members. From endlessly recyclable aluminum cans, and cups, to aerosol bottles, our goal is to contribute to a better community, society, and world.

Position Overview:
You will support the Cost Controller in monitoring, analyzing, and managing the financial aspects of the plant's operations. This role involves assisting in cost analysis, budget development, and coordination with various departments to ensure efficient cost management and adherence to financial goals.

Key responsibilities include:

• Monitor and analyze expenditures across different departments and projects to identify trends, anomalies, and potential cost overruns.
• Prepare regular reports, summaries, and presentations detailing cost variances, budget performance, and cost-saving initiatives.
• Collaborate with department heads and project managers to develop accurate and realistic budgets and support budget implementation.
• Investigate and explain budget variances, highlighting both positive and negative deviations. Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to address discrepancies and adjust budgets accordingly.
• Ensure accurate recording of financial transactions and expenditures in line with established policies and procedures.
• Support audits and compliance reviews to maintain financial accuracy and integrity.
• Organize and maintain comprehensive cost data and records for reference and analysis.
• Collaborate with various departments, including finance, operations, procurement, and project management, to ensure cost-related goals are met.
• Support the Cost Controller in providing insights into projected costs based on historical data and future trends for long-term financial planning.

 
What are we looking for?

• University degree in Finance or Accounting
• Previous experience in Accounting, with cost control, budgeting and financial analysis
• Knowledge of SAP and Excel
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Problem-solving ability to identify cost-related issues and recommend appropriate solutions
• Excellent knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures, including the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Fluent written and spoken English

Ball Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, faith, ability, or orientation.
When you join Ball you belong to a team of over 16,000 members worldwide. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminium cans, cups to aerosol bottles solutions that enable our customers to contribute to a better world.
Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging. Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.

Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.
 

No agencies please.