Accountant III - Direct to Consumer

ABOUT THE POSITION

Columbia Sportswear Finance & Accounting teams oversee the financial health and forward strategy for a portfolio of four global brands. These teams exercise expertise across Compliance, Credit, Financial Planning and Reporting, Tax, Treasury, Procurement and Strategy. Advancing traditional Finance & Accounting functions, the organization is also driving exciting innovation in the application of advanced analytics and automated intelligence.

As Senior Accountant for the North America Direct to Consumer ("DTC") accounting team you'll be responsible for month-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, maintaining strong internal controls, and for delivering timely, accurate, and relevant financial information. You will be relied up on as an active, collaborative business partner in driving our North America DTC growth.

Your primary responsibilities will include accounting for e-Commerce business and DTC sales related reserves (returns, loyalty program, and promotions). Additional responsibilities include active identification of issues and areas for process improvement, automation of business processes and reporting, and assisting with the preparation of internal/external financial reports, including budget and forecasting information.

HOWYOU'LLMAKE A DIFFERENCE

• Deliver accurate and timely execution of accounting processes for DTC operations (primarily e-Commerce), including technical considerations around revenue recognition and related reserves (i.e.: returns, loyalty program, promotions, gift cards), marketing, software/hardware, and e-Commerce freight accruals

• Responsible for the preparation of monthly and quarterly General Ledger entries and reconciliations in an efficient, timely manner and in accordance with US GAAP

• Perform analysis of accounting records to explain variances resulting from financial statement review and inquiries from management and business partners

• Maintain a comprehensive cross-functional internal control structure for our e-Commerce operations, documenting processes, actively monitoring controls for compliance and enhancing controls as business process improvements occur

• Serve as the subject matter expert for e-Commerce financial processes, providing cross-functional teams with technical requirements, guidance and influence

• Understand unique E-Commerce transaction processes including the reconciliation of sales order transactions from the e-Commerce system, ERP and bank

• Liaise and collaborate with cross functional partners that include internal, external auditors and Shared Services to ensure accurate DTC reporting

• Assist in the requirements gathering, testing and implementation of new retail systems and applications as it relates to accounting and controls

YOU ARE

• Skilled in problem solving, making decisions, and working effectively under pressure

• Able to meet tight deadlines across multiple priorities

• Analytical with attention to detail

• Able to effectively communicate complex topics (both written and verbal)

• A continuous improvement practitioner, capable of identifying and delivering end-to-end process and technology improvements

• Flexible in your approach to meeting the changing needs and priority shifts of the broader accounting team

YOUHAVE

• Bachelor's degree specializing in accounting or a related field

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience or 3+ years of public accounting experience

• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles proficiency

• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel and proficiency in MS Word

• Financial Systems experience in SAP, D365, Power BI, and TM1 a plus

• CPA preferred

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This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.