Complex Financial Analyst

Position Title:

PSNA Financial Analyst

The Job You Will Perform:

As a Financial Analyst in the Northeast Region, you will provide analytical and accounting support to a box plants complex and contribute to analytical efforts at the PA/NY Strategic Business Unit level.

You'll work closely with the Complex Controller, plant management, and cross-functional teams — turning operational and financial data into insights that help the business make better decisions on costs, margins, capital investments, and performance. It's a role where you'll see how the numbers connect to what actually happens on the plant floor.

This is a great fit for someone who wants real exposure to manufacturing operations and aspires to grow beyond an analyst role within IP's finance organization. The role includes up to 25% travel, offering exposure to different facilities, teams, and operating environments across the region.

The key accountabilities listed below are not all-inclusive and may include additional tasks based on evolving business needs.

Responsibilities:

• Work alongside plant management, supply chain, and production teams to understand what's driving results and spot cost-saving opportunities.
• Serve as a regional resource and step in to support sister facilities when needed.
• Champion safety in your day-to-day work and lead by example.
• Analyze operating performance and recommend actions to improve results.
• Work in partnership and if needed under the guidance of the Controller to prepare and analyze operational results, trends, customer profitability, capital projects, incentive plans, budgeting & forecasting, and special projects.
• Own regular and ad hoc financial reporting, making sure the right insights reach the right people on time.
• Bring financial perspective to production initiatives, inventory management, and capacity utilization discussions.
• Support root cause countermeasure analysis, improvement initiative tracking, and monthly business review preparation.
• Step in on hands-on accounting work as needed — whether that's supporting payroll exception analysis done by central teams, investigating accrual topics, or resolving accounting questions that don't fit neatly into one box.
• Leverage SAP and other enterprise systems for research and analysis. Look for ways to improve reporting tools and automate recurring analytical work — less time on manual effort, more time on insight.
• Stay current on financial policies and capital investment manuals, and help the broader team understand and apply them correctly.
• Support the Controller in maintaining strong internal controls and adherence to company policies.
• Spot control weaknesses early and help implement solutions.
• Support financial audits and compliance reviews.
Participate in month-end close and prepare journal vouchers.

The Qualifications, Skills and Knowledge You Will Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business, or a related analytical field required.

• 3+ years of accounting and/or finance experience.

• Corrugated, printing, packaging, or manufacturing finance experience is a plus.

• Solid grasp of accounting fundamentals and how operational and financial decisions connect — thinks beyond the ledger to how the business actually runs.

• Structured, organized thinker who can break down complex problems, present them simply, and communicate clearIy across levels and functions.

• Proactive communicator — engages confidently with plant leadership, operations, and peers rather than waiting to be asked. Comfortable making financial information accessible and influencing decisions across levels.

• Self-directed and resourceful — manages competing priorities well, delivers quality work under pressure.

• Advanced Excel skills and comfort working in ERP systems (SAP experience a plus).