Edgewell is a global team of over 6,000 visionaries, doers and makers. Our secret is people, and we have an inspiring and collaborative global force of them. Our portfolio of over 25 brands touches lives in more than 50 countries by making useful things joyful. Together, we reimagine good mornings and endless summers, strive for more sustainable ways to beautify and bond, and do it all with not only confidence but determination.

Senior Accountant

Warsaw, Poland Hybrid Working

Full Time

18 Month Contract

Let’s Talk About You

You’re ambitious, but you want a career with purpose—we love that. You’re up for a challenge and ready to write the next chapter of your career story with a great group of encouraging colleagues. You want to make your mark and let your personality shine. Well, if you’re interested in our Senior Accountant role, this might be your next step! We are looking for an experienced Finance professional with great Account Management skills to join Edgewell Personal Care – a global consumer goods business with a portfolio of over 25 brands (Wilkinson Sword, Schick, Hawaiian Tropic, Carefree, Bulldog Skincare for Men, Jack Black and Cremo Grooming… just to name a few!).

Now, Let’s Get Down to Business

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced GL professional to be responsible for ensuring all USGAAP, local statutory, legal and fiscal obligations are met within the business. Reporting to the Controllership Manager, you will be involved in working with local professional advisors, Finance and Controllership teams as well as outsourcing partners. You will be part of a diverse European team and will work closely with colleagues in UK as well as Italy, France, Germany & Spain to support functions such as Commercial and Manufacturing/Operations.

The role demands a great deal of stakeholder involvement and engagement at various levels, so is ideal for someone who enjoys communication as well as providing quality recommendations and analysis.

Here’s a sample of what you’ll get up to:

• Financial Accounting and Reporting –For the EMEA legal entities with allocated responsibility, provide timely working capital & legal forecasts, statutory accounts and Management reporting on a local GAAP & USGAAP basis.

• Internal Controls – Ensure that internal controls are robust to enable timely detection of fraud and errors.

• Collaborate closely with the local professional advisors, local affiliate Finance & Controllership teams, the International Tax group and Outsourcing partners, to ensure the seamless integration of Tax and Financial accounting into the EMEA legal entities books.

• Compliance – Ensure that all supported legal entities comply with all external (Statutes, law, fiscal, Local GAAP, USGAAP, SOX) and internal (Corporate policies) requirements.

• Balance Sheet Management – Ensure that adequate processes, controls and reports are in place to enable the business to manage Controllable Working Capital (Receivables, Deflator Accruals, and Other Accruals).

• Processes and Systems – Review and develop existing systems, tools and processes to ensure services provided to the business are efficient and cost effective.

• Audit, Statutory and Taxation – Manage the Annual Audit process to ensure efficient and timely completion and timely filing of all statutory reporting obligations.

• Team – Work collaboratively with Edgewell Personal Care Finance & Controllership area and global management to support corporate initiatives. Proactively participate in the sharing of new / innovative practices that enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

Are You Ready to Show Us What You’ve Got?

This is a great opportunity for someone with significant accounting experience ideally gained within a Consumer Goods or Cosmetics company. While your experience is of course important, we’re all about making useful things joyful, so we love when our prospective candidates are passionate about this too.

Here’s what we are looking for:

• Significant level of experience in an accounting role with a Controllership focus

• A good level of numeracy and experience performing quantitative and qualitative analysis.

• Graduate degree with an emphasis on Finance, Accounting and Management

• Business professional level of Polish and English language is a must.

• Solid technical accounting knowledge

• Good computer literacy essential together with a good working knowledge of SAP, Hyperion and Excel

• Organized, structured, logical, and systematic in their approach.

• Confident/Self Starter with a proactive approach to meeting challenges and overcoming obstacles through assuming full ownership.

• Good team player, comfortable working as part of a matrix environment.

What we offer

A ‘can do’ working culture with the following benefits:

Attractive Salary, hybrid working with flexible hours policy, medical care, group life insurance, lunch vouchers, Social Fund, employee assistance programme, co-financing of Multisport card, employee referral program, no dress-code, company culture with focus on people. Contract of employment, full time job, remote work opportunity, opportunity to gain experience in a dynamically growing company. Great friendly atmosphere in an international environment

Now Take the Next Step

If you’re looking forward to progressing your career with us, then we’re looking forward to hearing from you. Please apply online with an up-to-date CV along with your salary expectations.

Alternatively, feel free to pass onto your colleagues who may be interested. For information about this great company, visit www.edgewell.com.

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Edgewell is an equal opportunity employer. We do all we can to create a collaborative and diverse global team, where good ideas can thrive, and our colleagues can learn and lead. We prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, marital or parental status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We listen deeply and speak directly to create an environment that’s open to difference. We aim to bring joy to not only the products we create and the people we serve, but our colleagues across the globe too.