Senior Cost Accountant

For over 50 years KENT OUTDOORS has been the ultimate destination for outdoor enthusiasts, offering a curated collection of industry-leading brands driven by the pure pursuit of adventure.

KENT Outdoors is a collection of brands all obsessively focused on building the most innovative and reliable equipment for use in our most revered natural playgrounds. We relentlessly dream, build, and offer products that empower the very best days outside. We’re a collection of outdoor fanatics, product geeks, marketing mavens, and entrepreneurs all focused on pushing through boundaries, both on land, and in the water.

Holding true to our roots while evolving for the future, the family of KENT brands today includes Absolute Outdoors, Arctic Shield, Aquaglide, Arbor Snowboards, Barefoot International, BOTE, Connelly, FatSac, Freedom Foil, Full Throttle, HO Sports, Hyperlite, KENT, Liquid Force, Margaritaville, O’Brien, and Onyx.

Your Impact

The Sr Cost Accountant reports to the Accounting Manager and is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of inventory accounting including manufactured inventory and purchased goods for resale. Responsibilities will be establishing and maintaining cost models, reviewing absorption of direct and indirect manufacturing costs and reviewing monthly results with plant operations. Additionally, the Cost Accountant will participate in the monthly close process through journal entries and account reconciliations. The Sr Cost Accountant ensures that the Inventory reported in the Companys books and records are reported in compliance with Company policies and US GAAP.

What You’ll Do

• Participate in the monthly/quarterly/annual close process by processing journal entries and preparing reconciliations to ensure Company books and records are reported in compliance with Company policies and US GAAP
• Develop and maintain control programs to ensure manufactured inventory is recorded and reported in compliance with US GAAP
• Facilitate the monthly review of cost absorption programs. Make recommendations for changes to absorption methodologies when appropriate
• Prepare reconciliations of inventory and related accounts. Investigate and resolve discrepancies between the general ledger and perpetual records
• Maintain transaction flows related to Work-In-Process inventory. Work with manufacturing teams to ensure reported WIP is accurately reflecting the status of manufacturing operations
• Perform periodic cost audits ensuring capitalized inventory is properly valued
• Work with International accounting team to understand manufacturing transaction flows and costing programs in wholly owned foreign subsidiary
  
  

What You’ve Accomplished

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance
• 3 years of relevant accounting experience in a manufactured inventory environment
• Proven experience in developing/maintaining inventory costing models
• Willingness to accept additional responsibility and the ability to work as a team player to collaborate across departmental functions
• Highest level of ethical standards, integrity, professionalism and judgment. Ability to maintain discretion with confidential information
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, internal controls and financial reporting
• Detail oriented with strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present information and interact effectively with Senior Management
• Ability to demonstrate tact, resourcefulness, patience and dedication
  
  

How You Thrive

You go “all out.”  You tend to approach everything you do with velocity.  From your next exhilarating outdoor adventure to scaling meaningful peaks at work, you act with speed, direction, ethics, and forethought. Your efficiency is rooted in the knowledge that resources are not infinite. You are goal-oriented and focused on outcomes. When you see a challenge or obstacle to overcome, you jump in collaboratively to find a solution; team achievements should be celebrated more than individual performance. You are compelled to share your perspective because it is rooted in experience and synthesis thinking - you know that healthy debate yields better decisions. You are humble despite your impressive past accomplishments. Your communication style is honest and forthright, yet empathetic, with everyone. 

KENT Outdoors is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.