Position title: GL Accountant

Location: Prague, CZ or Tilburg, NL

Reports to: Team Leader Accounting

Contract type: Permanent, full-time, hybrid working system

Your Role & Team in a Nutshell

As a General Ledger (GL) Accountant, your chief responsibility lies in GL accounting and associated procedures for Newell entities within the EMEA region. You will be accountable for the accuracy of the balance sheet of designated entities / business segments.

You will be part of an international team of five people, collaborating actively to ensure all month-end closing activities are completed.

We will help you achieve your goals and develop by providing regular feedback and access to online training courses.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare monthly journal entries including accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed asset additions and depreciation, bank fees and other miscellaneous transactions.

• Perform and review monthly account reconciliations and balance sheet analysis for accounts including cash, accrued liabilities, prepaid expenses, other assets, and other liabilities.

• Perform regular reviews of P&L accounts to identify any trends, errors, or omissions.

• Ensure accounts are properly reconciled with documentation to support account balances in adherence to Newell policies.

• Maintain the Customer program subledgers, analyze the P&L and balance sheet movements, collaborate with business finance, and reconcile the accounts.

• Support the General Ledger team by actively participating in the monthly, quarterly and year end closing process.

• Partner with different departments within the organization to ensure accurate and timely reporting of expenses and accruals.

• Support internal and external audit requests as needed.

• Review large and/or complex entries for process improvement opportunities and make recommendations to local management.

• Participate in ad-hoc projects and/or integrations.

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What You’ll Need

Minimum:

• Financial and/or Management Accountant with an accountancy degree or equivalent accountancy qualifications (US GAAP/SOX knowledge is a preferred)

• Proven accounting experience (within an international or multi-subsidiary environment would be advantageous).

• Fluent English (written and spoken)

Your advantage:

• Knowledge of SAP and Blackline or similar systems is a plus.

• Excellent organisational skills, capable of prioritising tasks and meeting deadlines

• Proactive in improving administrative processes

• Adaptable and flexible as a team player

• Meticulous with a keen eye for detail

• Analytical with the ability to offer actionable solutions for issues

What You Gain

Newell Brands has a strong footprint in the EMEA region, with several thousand employees spread over many corporate offices and manufacturing facilities. You might recognise some of our iconic brands, like Parker, Sistema, Spontex, Crockpot, NUK, Coleman, and Yankee Candle, to name a few.

Join us and benefit from:

• Flexible hybrid working system (on average 3 days in the office and 2 days at home p.w.)

• Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning – 17,000+ courses for your professional and personal development

• Corporate Citizenship Philosophies – environmentally sustainable and socially sensitive business practices

• Discounts on some of our products from brands Parker, DYMO, Sharpie, Contigo, and others

• Employee Referral Program – an opportunity to get a bonus

• Global Service Anniversary Program – recognition of milestone service anniversaries and birthdays

• Give@Newell – paid time-off for charity activities dedicated for local communities right where you live/work

• Access to Employee Resource Groups that foster Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

• Core Values: Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership, Leadership

Are you interested?

If so, please click on “Apply Online” on this site and upload your CV in English.

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