Accounting Manager

Role: Accounting Manager                        

Team: Accounting

Years of Experience: 5+

Location: Ventura, CA

The Accounting Manager is responsible for many critical accounting functions for North America including supervising, tracking and evaluating the day-to-day G/L accounting activities for the North America division of Patagonia Works. Developing and overseeing the capital investments process and accounting from start to finish. Will analyze accounting information and propose solutions to complex accounting issues in an independent manner, be well versed in the application of US GAAP, and be comfortable researching and applying the guidance to various scenarios and assist in the preparation of technical accounting memos for management.

Must have an aptitude for systems and drive a culture of continuous improvements in the accounting function to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and overall performance of the Controller’s Group. Must be reliable and able to carry out tasks autonomously and collaboratively and work well cross functionally across the organization.

What You’ll Do:

Capital Investments: Ownership over capital investment processes (fixed assets and corporate investments), procedures, accounting and budgeting

• Oversee accounting of capital investments including: asset retirement obligations, impairment testing, depreciation and amortization, construction in process transfers and HLBV investment accounting, GAAP to tax reconciliations.

• Review current capital expenditure process and implement improvements and/or new procedures.

• Active role working with business leaders to develop and maintain the capital investment budgets.

• Active role developing and maintaining capital investment cash flow forecast.

• Create and utilize business relationships to further understand and analyze financial results.

• Create and provide monthly reporting to various business leaders as needed, including schedules and commentary with respect to operating results and variances, preparation of operational information and ad hoc reporting as required.

• Help standardize global processes.

Monthly Close/Technical Accounting: Participate in the monthly close process to ensure that financials are in compliance with US GAAP

• Research complex accounting issues, propose accounting treatment and prepare technical memos.

• Document accounting policies and processes related to month end close and recommend and implement continuous improvements.

• Manage and oversee the monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial activities, including the preparation and review of journal entries, balance sheet account reconciliations, accruals, reserve analysis and intercompany transactions and reconciliations.

• Manage year-end financial audits including preparation and review of audit schedules and assist in tracking and addressing auditor inquiries.

• Mentor junior department staff. 

System improvements and implementations: Evaluate and make recommendations for improvements to the global accounting systems and related tools to support the Company’s strategic needs and improve internal controls and the reliability of financial information.

• Participate in upgrades and continued development of the financial accounting systems and stay aware of new trends and products that could be recommended to improve the operational effectiveness of the global finance and accounting team.

• Identify, investigate and participate in any systematic issues that may arise that requires an IT intervention; be able to document system requirement by providing a detailed description of the issue with supporting examples and push for resolution.

Who you are:

• Passionate - For finance and accounting and saving our home planet

• Leader - act as a thought leader, build trusted relationships, influence decisions and drive urgency on critical priorities.

• Resilient - Able to work successfully in a dynamic work environment and overcome challenging situations to achieve business goals.

• Curious - Ability and desire to acquire knowledge to deepen one’s understanding of the subject matter or situation

• Detail oriented - Ability to achieve thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing tasks, especially those of an iterative nature.

• Innovative – Ability to produce unorthodox ideas, approaches or insights to drive use of existing and emerging technologies and processes.

• Self motivated – Ability to proactively and independently surface opportunity to improve

• Strong Communicator: Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Strategic: Able to think big picture and drive work accordingly

• Self-reflective- Acknowledge own's experience and experiences of other. Adjusts behaviors for success in an inclusive workplace.

• Inclusive- Experience working with groups across difference in respectful and equitable ways.

Experience you Bring:

•College degree with accounting or finance degree; CPA or CPA candidate preferred; MBA desirable

•Minimum 5-10 years progressive experience working in the accounting field.  Preferred experience is a combination of public accounting (Big 4 preferred) and private industry experience. 

• Strong understanding of GAAP accounting.

• Experience with large enterprise ERP and related tools for reporting and analysis.

• Experience with Microsoft D365, TM1, Power BI and Tableau a plus.

•Able to work well under pressure and deadlines.

•Self motivated, able to manage workload and deadlines with minimal intervention

•Comfortable with team-based work structure.

•Advanced Excel a must, experience with PowerPoint and Word, strong knowledge of the Office365 environment including SharePoint and Teams a plus

•Experience working within a multi-channel retail environment a plus.

Employee Conduct:

It is the responsibility of every employee to contribute to a positive work environment through cooperative and professional interactions with co-workers, customers and vendors.

COVID-19 VACCINATIONS

Patagonia requires all employees who enter a Patagonia owned or operated facility or who physically interact with others as part of their job duties to demonstrate proof of receiving a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of their employment, subject to exemptions for sincerely held religious beliefs, or medical reasons.

Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors prohibited by law.