Sr Corporate Accountant

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 the Senior Accountant for the Corporate 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 upon as an active, collaborative business partner for Corporate Accounting matters. 

Your primary responsibilities will include supporting the corporate accounting team with expertise across global incentive compensation programs, hedge accounting, cash repatriation and legal entity projects, and impairment for goodwill and intangible assets. This position will work cross-functionally and with all applicable regions within the Global Finance Organization. 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.  

HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE  

• Provide accounting support for global incentive compensation programs such as the corporate bonus, share-based compensation arrangements, and other cash-based awards and preparation of associated journal entries. Prepare other equity-related journal entries and calculations such as earnings per share and share reconciliations for quarterly dividend payments. Prepare share-based compensation footnote disclosures for inclusion within the 10-K and 10-Q filings.  

• Deliver global expertise for hedge accounting. Prepare hedge accounting journal entries, partnering with Treasury and FP&A, as necessary, and with applicable regions to execute the transactions ensuring that the consolidated financial statements are complete and accurate. Prepare hedge accounting footnote disclosures for inclusion within the 10-K and 10-Q filings. 

• Guide accounting and execution of cash repatriation and legal entity projects, often driven by the Corporate Tax Department. Prepare associated journal entries, present to Tax, Treasury and Accounting leadership for approval, and engage with applicable regions to execute the transactions ensuring that the consolidated financial statements are complete and accurate.    

• Evaluate goodwill and intangible asset impairment analysis and resulting accounting. Prepare initial draft of quarterly triggering event and annual impairment analyses, including conclusion memorandum, supporting schedules and calculations.  

• Monitor and manage foreign currency rate data maintained in ERP systems. 

• Support Global Finance initiative of continuous improvement. 

YOU ARE  

• Able to work independently to meet tight deadlines across multiple deliverables and shifting priorities of the broader accounting team 

• A proven problem solver, capable of making decisions and working effectively under pressure 

• A strong collaborator, working cooperatively in a team environment across a global organization 

• Analytical with attention to detail 

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

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

YOU HAVE  

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting 

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

• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles proficiency 

• Experience with share-based compensation and/or hedge accounting a plus 

• CPA preferred 

• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel and proficiency in MS Word, Financial systems experience in SAP and TM1 a plus

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