Senior Accountant

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Title & Reporting Relationships

Position Title:

Senior Accountant

Reports to:

Accounting Manager

Brands:

SHG – Outerknown, Firewire Surfboards, Slater Designs

Department:

Accounting

Oversees:

GL accounting

Interactions:

Accounting and Finance, various departments related to GL transaction inquiries

Main Purpose and Major Challenges of the Role

Perform daily accounting functions in a dynamic, ever-changing environment, demonstrating flexibility and sound judgment to make timely business decisions. Foster a collaborative team culture by supporting colleagues, adapting to evolving priorities, and working together toward shared goals while maintaining a strong focus on safeguarding Company assets.

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This role is hybrid with a 4 day in-office expectation at our HQ in Carlsbad, CA. 

ACCOUNTABILITY: 

General Ledger Maintenance and Close

• Prepare and maintain balance sheet reconciliations
• Prepare various monthly journal entries relating to areas such as inventory, direct-to-consumer transactions, intercompany, fx, monthly provisions, leases, etc
• Prepare monthly accruals and estimates 
• Own commissions and royalty process (contract review, calculation, communication, etc)
• Maintain fixed asset register and depreciation schedules
• Review and approve work product of other team members prior to posting in the general ledger
• Provide financial reporting analysis for month-end flux analyses
• Review and approve AR/AP/GL postings as needed 
• Prepare/print physical checks as needed
• Review mail received for vendor invoices, government letters, or other important documents
• Provide assistance in responding to various government agency letters
• Partner with Accounting Manager to improve and accelerate month-end processes

ACCOUNTABILITY: 

Audit Support

• Prepare PBC schedules as requested by auditors
• Provide support as needed for audit inquiries
• Other Ad Hoc Audit requests as deemed necessary

ACCOUNTABILITY: 

Personal Measurables

• Assists in developing the team by effectively teaching, training, and actively listening to team members
• Collaborates comfortably with other department leaders and responds to all requests quickly and thoroughly
• Jumps in to assist team members as needed
• Independent thinker and challenges the status quo to constantly strives to improve processes
• Values all people must be treated equally, respectfully, and fairly
• Problem solver and embraces every challenge head on recognizing the opportunity to improve a situation or conflict
• Detail and solution oriented in nature and leadership style
• Passionate about sustainability and has a genuine desire to take care of our planet
• Patient and empathetic to your team, and people, value varying learning styles and experience and willing to invest in everyone on the team

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree with a concentration in Accounting is required 
• 3-5+ years of experience participating in a high-performance accounting team 
• Prior public accounting experience preferred
• Excellent time management skills and sense of urgency 
• Ability to recognize and react quickly and with ease to changing work demands 
• Goal oriented with an ability to stay focused on creating winning results and teams 
• Advanced Excel experience required
• Full Circle and Acumatica experience preferred