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*Job Description** **Position Title:** PSNA Financial Analyst **Pay Rate** : $86,800-$110,000 **Physical Location** : Main location: Binghamton, NY Secondary location: Mt. Carmel, PA **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). **Job Identification** 2001892 **Job Schedule** Full time