Senior Accounting Specialist GL

Job ID: 13128

Alternate Locations: Chennai

Newell Brands is a leading $8.3B consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands such as Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid® and Sharpie®, and 25,000 talented employees around the world. Our high-performance culture, unparalleled curiosity about the world around us, and talented people fuel our success. Our culture is enabled through our core values which guide all we do and how we win as One Newell. They are Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership & Leadership.

Reynolds is a subsidiary of Newell Brands, one of the most transformative consumer product companies in the world. For over 100 years, the company has grown through brands they are privileged to bring to consumers worldwide. With products in nearly 200 countries, over 100+ brands and 31,000+ happy employees worldwide, Newell is committed to enhancing the lives of customers with innovative products that create moments of joy.

Named after Milton Reynolds (1892-1976), entrepreneur and manufacturer of the first ball point pen, the first Reynolds pen debuted in New York at the 32nd Street store on the morning of October 29, 1945. The day the pen went on sale, an estimated 5,000 shoppers stormed the shop, and approximately 50 NYPD officers had to be dispatched for crowd control.

Beginning with the debut in 1945 of its iconic 045 writing pen, Reynolds has continued to provide high-quality writing instruments to consumers globally. Today, Reynolds is one of the most well-known brands in the Indian market with fabulous top-of-mind awareness and carries various much-in-demand products that include Trimax, Racer Gel, Jetter Classic, Brite and Champ. Reynolds Pens are now the favorite pens among millions in India and around the world.

Newell Brands is focused on delighting consumers by lighting up everyday moments. Our portfolio includes iconic brands such as Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Coleman, Yankee Candle, Paper Mate, Parker, NUK, Spontex, Campingaz, Breville and more. Many of our brands were created in Europe and have a long and much-loved heritage in the region, including Spontex, Waterman, DYMO, NUK and Campingaz, all developed and manufactured in Europe.

Newell Brands in EMEA and Emerging Asian Markets comprise our operations in Europe, Middle East and Africa, Southeast Asia, India and China. Our go-to-market approach leverages the scale of our company and the power of our brands in the commercial clusters of the U.K. & Ireland, Italy & Iberia, Germany, Austria & Switzerland, France & Benelux and Nordics & Emerging Markets. We’re proud to work with retailers and distribution partners to delight our consumers.

At Newell Brands, our iconic brands and talented employees are our key differentiators. While each of our ~7,000 employees across the region is unique, we’re united by our shared values of integrity, teamwork, passion for winning, ownership and leadership. As we progress on our transformation journey as One Newell, these values are at the center of all we do. They guide us in fulfilling our aspiration to delight consumers by lighting up everyday moments.

GENERAL OVERVIEW:

1. Ensure monthly closing of books accurately and on time
2. Prepare GL reconciliation in time
3. Maintain Fixed Assets in SAP correctly and on time
4. Ensure timely Inter Company reconciliations
5. Support information for monthly submissions of cashflow
6. Ensure filing of statutory (Audit / other compliance) returns in time
7. Support completion of Statutory, Internal, ad hoc audits in time
8. Prepare and submit month end reporting for relevant company codes within APAC (wherever required)
9. To co-ordinate and facilitate annual financial statement audits with external and internal audit firms
10. Perform internal SOX self-testing when required
11. Implementation of Global standardization, simplification, automation initiatives to increase efficiency and effectiveness

Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Graco, Coleman, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Yankee Candle, Paper Mate, FoodSaver, Dymo, EXPO, Elmer’s, Oster, NUK, Spontex and Campingaz. We are focused on delighting consumers by lighting up everyday moments.