Full-Time

Accounts Receivable Accountant

Posted on 6/30/2025

Plastipak

Plastipak

1,001-5,000 employees

Produces sustainable plastic packaging solutions

No salary listed

Entry, Junior

Plymouth, MI, USA

In Person

Category
Bookkeeping
Financial Accounting
Accounting
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or related field required
  • Exceptional time and personal management skills needed to complete all tasks as assigned
  • Entry-level with relevant internships, up to 2 years of experience
Responsibilities
  • Post-process lockbox payments, apply for in-house payments, identify and research issues to fully and accurately apply cash to customer accounts and invoices; improve accuracy through system improvements and open line of communication with customers
  • Invoice sales orders includes following up with the plants and marketing on issues preventing an order from billing and constantly improving our system by examining billing error reasons. This also includes invoicing online credit memos and buy/sell activity.
  • Analyze and prepare reports for auditors, customers, and Plastipak internal users
  • Analyze and track rebates and accruals

Plastipak Holdings, Inc. specializes in producing plastic packaging solutions, particularly lightweight PET bottles, using advanced hot fill injection blow molding technology. This process creates durable packaging suitable for various liquid products, ensuring they remain shelf-stable. Plastipak stands out from its competitors by focusing on sustainability through a "bottle to bottle" recycling approach, which transforms used bottles into new ones, significantly reducing waste. The company tailors its packaging solutions to meet the specific needs of a diverse clientele, ranging from large corporations to smaller businesses. With a global presence and efficient operations supported by recycling centers and logistics services, Plastipak aims to lead the plastic packaging industry while prioritizing consumer needs and technological advancements.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Plymouth Township, Michigan

Founded

1967

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Growing demand for sustainable packaging boosts Plastipak's market position and innovation.
  • Partnership with LanzaTech reduces carbon footprint in PET production, enhancing sustainability.
  • Expansion of recycling centers, like in Toledo, Spain, aligns with circular economy trends.

What critics are saying

  • Leadership transition as CEO William C. Young steps down may cause strategic shifts.
  • Patent litigation risks, highlighted by the 2020 lawsuit against Premium Waters.
  • Increased competition in the plastic aerosol packaging market from major players.

What makes Plastipak unique

  • Plastipak leads in sustainable packaging with its 'bottle to bottle' recycling approach.
  • The company offers custom packaging solutions tailored to diverse client needs globally.
  • Plastipak's innovative SprayPET Revolution is a fully recyclable, metal-free aerosol container.

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Company News

Packaging Europe
Oct 21st, 2024
Sustainability Awards 2024 Finalist Interview: Plastipak's 'metal-free' aerosol solution

Plastipak is a finalist in this year's Sustainability Awards with its SprayPET Revolution aerosol container, said to be fully recyclable and metal-free.

Resource Recycling
Oct 15th, 2024
News from The Ocean Cleanup, Plastipak and more

Michigan-based packaging and recycling company Plastipak announced that founding president and CEO William C. Young will step down after 57 years.

Plastipak
Oct 2nd, 2023
Four Ways We're Making a Difference with Energy

In November 2022, Plastipak celebrated the opening of its newest recycling center at its manufacturing site in Toledo, Spain.

AgFunder News
Aug 17th, 2023
Lanzatech Chief Sustainability Officer: ‘There’S No Need To Take Carbon Out Of The Ground; There’S Enough Above Ground To Make Everything We Need’

A specialist in converting carbon emissions from industrial processes into high-value products via a continuous microbial fermentation process, Illinois-based LanzaTech started out as a fuel company, but is also seeking to make waves in new areas from packaging to food. AgFunderNews (AFN) caught up with chief sustainability officer Freya Burton (FB). AFN: In a nutshell, what does LanzaTech do?. FB: Essentially, we ferment gases instead of sugars, primarily to make ethanol that can be used as a building block to make lots of other things. So in the case of our recent partnership with Plastipak, the ethanol is converted into ethylene, ethylene oxide, and then monoethylene glycol [MEG] which is used to make PET… so that’s how we get from pollution to packaging

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