Senior Accountant

Location: Tarzana
Posted on: June 23, 2025

Job Description:

Are you an accountant with strong accounts payable experience who thrives in a fast-paced, operations environment? Do you enjoy resolving discrepancies, working with vendors, and ensuring accurate financial transactions? If so, this role could be for you! At Silgan Containers, we manufacture metal packaging solutions for some of the most recognized brands in the U.S. Our Accounting team is seeking a Senior Accountant to manage vendor payments, metal and freight reconciliation, and month end close activities. Whether your experience comes from logistics, distribution, manufacturing, or procurement, this role offers an opportunity to apply your skills in a dynamic and essential industry. What we offer you: Compensation: $76,600-$97,700 annually. Salary is considered using various factors such as years of experience, education level, certifications, unique skills, and market conditions. Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability coverage. Retirement: 401k with 6 percent employer contribution; dollar for dollar Time Off: 15 paid vacation days, 10 paid holidays. Perks: Pet insurance, wellness programs, online workouts, telemedicine program, and more. Growth: Tuition reimbursement, professional training, and continuing education. Recognition: Attend celebrations, volunteer opportunities, and holiday events. Safety-First Environment: We prioritize our employees with our Drive to Zero Injuries initiative, ensuring a safe work environment. Sustainability Focus: Silgan Containers is reducing our carbon footprint and implementing eco-friendly practices. What you’ll do: Process and validate vendor invoices for metal shipments, freight, and outside processing, ensuring accuracy in purchase orders and receipts. Reconcile accounts payable transactions, resolving invoice discrepancies by collaborating with vendors, Procurement, and Silgan plants. Coordinate payment approvals with internal stakeholders and ensure timely vendor payments. Prepare and post journal entries related to freight charges, vendor rebates, and price adjustments. Manage vendor claims, track outstanding balances, and prepare executive reports on collections. Facilitate financial audits by maintaining accurate AP documentation and reconciliations. What you need to have: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting. 3 or more years accounting experience. Advanced MS Excel and intermediate skills in MS Office. Comfortable working with large datasets and ERP systems. Ability to work in the Woodland Hills, CA office five days a week. Solid multi-tasking and prioritizing abilities. Detailed mindset with problem solving skills to identify and resolve financial discrepancies. High level of professionalism and effective communication skills. 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 overhauls, renewable energy procurement, and other innovative practices. Elevate your accounting career with Silgan. join our team in Woodland Hills, CA, and contribute to a legacy of innovation and sustainability. MON 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.

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