What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accountant position at Enthusiast Auto Holdings?
Description
Senior Accountant
Enthusiast Auto Holdings (EAH) is a highly successful eCommerce company in the automotive parts industry. EAH goes to market via nine enthusiast focused websites - ECS Tuning, Turner Motorsport, Pelican Parts, Rennline, Texas Speed & Performance, Z1 Motorsports, Z1 Off-Road, RCI Off-Road and Evannex. EAH serves automotive enthusiast customers who are passionate about how their vehicle looks and performs, by providing the parts, content, knowledge and support to make their vehicle come to life. We also serve a global network of specialty installer shops that solve for customers looking for a "Do it For Me" option. Led by a strong leadership team, EAH generates market leading profitability and has experienced high rates of organic growth, including through and following the pandemic. The company has also successfully grown through multiple acquisitions.
EAH is owned and supported by Cortec Group, a premier private equity firm, Cortec has invested millions of dollars to expand EAH’s operations, facilities, technology, and leadership. EAH has recently completed a significant facility expansion at its primary distribution center and is in the process of implementing enterprise-level ERP / WMS / OMS systems.
EAH is now seeking to strengthen the organization with a Senior Accountant as the business continues to scale. This position will be located at EAH’s headquarters in Wadsworth, Ohio and report to the Controller.
Position Summary:
The Senior Accountant will primarily provide financial information to management and ensure the integrity of accounting data by recording, verifying, and entering transactions. Candidate will be a member of the accounting department and will report directly to and work alongside the Controller. This dynamic environment will include assistance in but not limited to financial systems management; period close activities; and audit support. The ideal candidate will have proven experience as a Senior Accountant, preferably at larger or middle market companies. He/she must have a detailed understanding of US GAAP and operations in a manufacturing/ distribution environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in all monthly close cycles, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with GAAP standards
- Maintain and reconcile significant transaction cycles, such as cash, fixed assets, payroll and accruals
- Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, and resolving discrepancies
- Prepares and records assets, liabilities, revenue, and expense entries for daily, monthly, quarterly and annual periods
- Maintain and reconcile, CIP activities for appropriate in-service changes and tracking
- Reconcile sales tax data between financial systems and Avalara
- Assist with annual financial audits, including preparation of supporting schedules and documentation to the external auditors
- Assist in cross department requests and needs related to financial information
Compliance and Control
- In coordination and collaboration with EAH accounting leadership, enforce strong internal processes, and controls to maximize protection of company assets, policies, procedures, and workflows
- Help enhance documentation, reconciliation schedules, and analyses that support strong internal control environment
- Work closely with EAH accounting leadership, to coordinate the timely and accurate completion of all sales and use tax and VAT/GST tax returns.
Reporting / Analysis
- Support EAH accounting leadership in providing changes in financial position and variance analysis to actuals and plan.
- Support and advise senior management of potential pitfalls or operational issues that could have significant impact on company benchmarks.
- Execute ad-hoc financial/quantitative analysis and various requests in support of EAH leadership.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or related discipline
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation, preferred - MBA a plus
- Minimum 5 years accounting experience in a senior accounting role
- Strong accounting background – well versed in all aspects of GAAP
- Major ERP systems experience – NetSuite experience is a plus
- Advanced knowledge of Excel and managing large Excel based models and data sets required
- Ability to be adaptive to frequent changes in priorities, organization, and strategy.
- Experience with manufacturing and distribution business models.
- Excellent analytical and organizational skills
- Detail-oriented, ensuring impeccable quality of work
- Unquestioned ethics and integrity
Requirements
Skills and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or related discipline
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation, preferred - MBA a plus
- Minimum 5 years accounting experience in a senior accounting role
- Strong accounting background – well versed in all aspects of GAAP
- Major ERP systems experience – NetSuite experience is a plus
- Advanced knowledge of Excel and managing large Excel based models and data sets required
- Ability to be adaptive to frequent changes in priorities, organization, and strategy.
- Experience with manufacturing and distribution business models.
- Excellent analytical and organizational skills
- Detail-oriented, ensuring impeccable quality of work
- Unquestioned ethics and integrity
