Senior GL Accountant

Job ID: 2901 

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Position title: Senior GL Accountant

Location: Prague, CZ

Reports to: Team Leader / Manager Accounting

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

Your Role & Team in a Nutshell

As a Sr GL Accountant, you will focus on accounting and related processes for EMEA entities, ensuring accurate and timely balance sheet reporting. You will act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in technical accounting.
Additionally, you will lead or actively collaborate on projects and assist with integrating new processes within the Global Business Services teams.

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

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Advise stakeholders based on your accounting expertise.
• Lead and participate in ad-hoc projects, integrations, and company initiatives.
• Review BS and P&L accounts to identify trends, errors, or omissions.
• Assist in quarterly balance sheet analytics and communicate findings to finance leaders.
• Review monthly account reconciliations in Blackline.
• Ensure accounts are reconciled with proper documentation per Newell Policies.
• Support the General Ledger team during monthly, quarterly, and year-end closings.
• Coordinate and monitor audit requests and support team members in gathering information.
• Recommend process improvements to senior management and team leaders.
• Assist new team members with accounting training for smooth integration.…

What You’ll Need

Minimum:

• Accountancy degree or equivalent qualifications.
• Demonstrated accounting experience in an international or multi-subsidiary environment.
• Knowledge of GL processes, especially balance sheet and P&L variance analysis.
• Fluent English, both written and verbal.

Your advantage:

• Experience with SAP and Blackline.
• Strong analytical and customer-oriented mindset.
• Ability to prioritise work and meet tight deadlines.
• Flexibility and adaptability to new developments.
• Attention to detail and problem-solving skills.…

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

Are you interested?

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