Senior 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

As a Senior Accountant at Kent Outdoors you will play a key role in managing day-to-day accounting operations and support financial reporting, compliance, and analysis. This position requires strong technical accounting knowledge, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate across departments to ensure accuracy and efficiency in financial processes.

What You’ll Do

• Oversee and participate in core accounting activities, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, inventory, payroll, fixed assets, and general ledger maintenance ensuring accuracy and compliance with internal policies and standards.
• Prepare and record journal entries such as accruals, depreciation, amortization, prepaid expenses, and intercompany transactions.
• Manage commission and royalty programs, ensuring accurate calculation, documentation, and reporting.
• Reconcile various balance sheet accounts to ensure general ledger accuracy and integrity.
• Maintain detailed accounting records, including fixed asset registers, depreciation schedules, and supporting documentation.
• Support inventory and cost accounting functions, including tracking work-in-progress (WIP) and perform inventory reconciliation.
• Assist in the preparation of financial statements, bank covenant compliance reports, and profitability analyses (sales, gross margin, etc.).
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax regulations, including sales, income, franchise, and property taxes, as well as 1099s and W-2s.
• Contribute to the monthly and year-end close process by preparing journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Participate in internal and external audits and assist with the implementation of audit findings.
• Collaborate with departments to ensure accurate reporting and adherence to accounting policies.
• Help build financial dashboards and reporting tools using BI software to enhance decision-making.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior accounting staff, support training and development efforts across all accounting functions.
• Maintain the highest level of integrity, discretion, and professionalism in handling confidential and sensitive information.
• Perform additional ad-hoc projects as assigned.
  
  

What You’ve Accomplished

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or 1 - 5 years of Public Accounting or Private Industry accounting experience
• 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, and the ability to research and interpret evolving accounting standards.
• 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.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities at the time.
• High degree of analytical and problem-solving skills with a drive for accuracy.
• Self-motivated and deadline driven with the ability to work longer hours as required during certain business cycles
• Advanced Excel, Word, and Access skills
• CPA or CPA candidate having completed minimum required credit hours- Preferred
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics NAV/BC, PowerBI, PowerPivot, SQLPreferred
  
  

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.