Senior Accountant - Fortune Brands

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our driving purpose is that we elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too.

When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team who are empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength.

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Reporting to the Accounting Manager, Outdoors, the Senior Accountant assists the controllership function in our mission of timely and accurate reporting of financial results and ensuring internal controls over financial reporting are designed and operating effectively.  This role will have a focus on cost accounting and general accounting duties across all Outdoors businesses.

Position location: Butler, IN, New London, NC, Brookings, SD, Maumee, OH, North Olmsted, OH, or Deerfield, IL – position is Hybrid

RESPONSIBLIITIES:

What you will be doing

• As a key contributor in the month-end closing process you will:
  • Record, classify, and summarize financial transactions and events in accordance with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles)
  • Create journal entries (JEs) that tie to detail supporting documentation
  • Prepare balance sheet reconciliations by tying general ledger balance to detailed support
    • Investigate and determine remediation for unreconciled differences
• As a primary contributor to the cost accounting function at the Outdoors BU you will:
  • Determine, record, and report on the monthly excess inventory and obsolescence reserves
  • Summarize the cost implications of standard cost rollups and oversee the rollup process
  • Collaborate with the Sourcing/Procurement function to provide purchase price variance and inflation reporting; partner with leadership to establish appropriate action plans
  • Monthly reconciliation of inventory financial balances to system perpetual balances, including investigation of and adjusting for differences
• Emphasis on internal communications with staff at all levels throughout the organization; create and promote a positive and supportive work environment
• Perform assigned tasks, including special projects, analysis, and communication as directed by management
• Support Leadership with ad hoc reporting as needed
• Control owner of several key SOX controls as listed in the SOX risk and Controls Matrix

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required
• 5+ years of experience required
• Must have three plus years of general accounting with some cost accounting experience
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Software, specifically Excel 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Public Accounting experience is a plus
• CPA certification or CPA eligible
• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills
• Experience working with large ERP systems, preferably Oracle

At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy), inclusive fertility/adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates’ feeling of belonging at work.

Fortune Brands is a brand, innovation and channel leader focused on exciting, supercharged categories in the home products, security and commercial building markets. Our portfolio of brands includes Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, SpringWell, Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock, SentrySafe and Yale residential.

Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois and trades on the NYSE as FBIN.

Equal Employment Opportunity

FBIN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations

FBIN is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please contact us at fbinleave.fbhs@fbin.com  and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information. Resumes submitted to this email address will not be responded to.