Senior Financial Analyst - Custom Packaging

Position Title:

Senior Financial Analyst - Custom Packaging

Pay Rate:

$93,400 - $124,500

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range. Variable pay may provide additional opportunities for financial awards. This job is eligible to participate in IP's annual incentive plan.

Category/Shift:

Salaried Full-Time

Physical Location:

Memphis, TN

The Job You Will Perform:

We are seeking a high-impact senior analyst supporting Custom Packaging. This critical role is responsible for facilitating and tracking optimization initiatives, helping to drive financial planning, operational reporting, cost optimization, and capital investment analysis across manufacturing and commercial operations.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategy Execution & Deployment:

• Support initiative builds through EBITDA build tool
• Development of materials for the MBR (to include KPI Scorecard, Strategic Priorities/Goals, Actual vs Targeted performance analysis, RCCMs)

Business Optimization & Cost Efficiency

• Coordinate with procurement, supply chain, and containerboard on initiative opportunities

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

• Support the development of annual plans, rolling forecasts, and monthly performance reviews
• Support strategic initiatives with financial modeling and scenario analysis
• Former DSS plant financial integration

Commercial & Capital Planning & Investment Analysis

• Review National and Local commercial activity to determine 10Q EBITDA impacts
• Consolidate capital project information for engineering & operations reviews

Performance Reporting & Data Analytics

• Own management reporting processes and dashboard development (e.g., Power BI, Excel)
• Ensure reporting is timely, accurate, and aligned with business needs
• Provide insights to guide tactical decisions and long-term strategies

The Skills You Will Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business
• 5+ years of accounting and/or related finance experience
• Command of ERP systems, Excel, and BI tools (Power BI, Tableau)
• Analytical and communication skills
• Ability to deal with ambiguity
• Attention to detail, ability to manage and measure work along with strong process management and planning skills

The Benefits You Will Enjoy:

International Paper offers a benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), Student Loan Repayment Assistance, and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets

The Career You Will Build:

Leadership training, promotional opportunities

The Impact You Will Make:

We continue to build a better future for people, the planet, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 125 years. Join our team and you'll see why our team members say they're Proud to be IP.

The Culture You Will Experience:

International Paper promotes employee well-being by providing safe, caring and inclusive workplaces. We have team members all around the world with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. These are our strengths. We are committed to creating a culture where all individuals are respected, valued, engaged and have an opportunity to do their best work every day. We invite you to bring your uniqueness, creativity, talents, experiences, and safety mindset to be a part of our increasingly inclusive and diverse culture.

The Company You Will Join:

International Paper (NYSE: IP; LSE: IPC) creates sustainable packaging solutions that enable our customers, teammates and shareowners to thrive in an ever-changing world. We are a leader in corrugated packaging, partnering with customers across industries to protect what matters most, strengthen supply chains and create lasting value. Learn more at internationalpaper.com.

International Paper is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. International Paper complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact reasonable.accommodations@ipaper.com or (877) 973-3919.