What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accountant position at GSM Outdoors?
Description
GSM Outdoors is seeking a highly motivated Senior Accountant who is looking to take the next step in their career and become a strategic partner to the business. This role offers a unique opportunity to work directly with executive leadership, support private equity initiatives, participate in acquisition activities, improve business processes, and drive financial insights across a rapidly growing organization.
This is more than a traditional accounting role. We're looking for someone who is intellectually curious, analytical, and eager to identify opportunities for improvement while helping scale the finance function.
As a Senior Accountant, you'll have exposure to multiple business units, distribution centers, manufacturing partners, and executive leadership. You'll play a key role in helping the organization make informed business decisions through financial analysis, operational insights, and process improvements.
What You'll Do
Financial Reporting & Analysis
What We're Looking For
GSM Outdoors is seeking a highly motivated Senior Accountant who is looking to take the next step in their career and become a strategic partner to the business. This role offers a unique opportunity to work directly with executive leadership, support private equity initiatives, participate in acquisition activities, improve business processes, and drive financial insights across a rapidly growing organization.
This is more than a traditional accounting role. We're looking for someone who is intellectually curious, analytical, and eager to identify opportunities for improvement while helping scale the finance function.
As a Senior Accountant, you'll have exposure to multiple business units, distribution centers, manufacturing partners, and executive leadership. You'll play a key role in helping the organization make informed business decisions through financial analysis, operational insights, and process improvements.
What You'll Do
Financial Reporting & Analysis
- Prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
- Perform detailed account reconciliations and balance sheet reviews.
- Analyze financial performance, profitability, margins, inventory, and operational metrics.
- Assist leadership with financial reporting packages, variance analysis, and executive presentations.
- Identify trends and provide actionable recommendations to improve financial performance.
- Evaluate existing accounting and finance processes and recommend improvements to increase efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
- Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, Logistics, and Product Development teams.
- Participate in system enhancement initiatives and process automation projects.
- Assist with ERP optimization and continuous improvement efforts.
- Support acquisition activities, including financial due diligence, integration planning, and post-acquisition reporting.
- Collaborate with private equity stakeholders and executive leadership on strategic initiatives.
- Participate in special projects related to business growth, operational improvements, and financial planning.
- Assist with ad hoc financial modeling and business case analysis.
- Travel periodically to GSM locations, distribution centers, and manufacturing partners to gain firsthand understanding of operations.
- Evaluate operational processes and identify opportunities for financial and operational improvements.
- Build relationships with leaders across the organization to better understand business drivers and challenges.
- Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts.
- Prepare and record journal entries for revenue, payroll, benefits, leases, fixed assets, and accruals.
- Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
- Assist with external audits and financial reporting requirements.
- Ensure compliance with accounting policies and internal controls.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
- 3-5 years of experience in public accounting (Big 4 or national firm preferred) and/or corporate accounting.
- Strong understanding of GAAP and financial reporting.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUPs, Power Query, and financial analysis techniques.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking abilities.
- Ability to communicate financial concepts to both finance and non-finance audiences.
- CPA certification or CPA track preferred.
- Experience with audit, advisory, transaction services, or financial due diligence.
- Experience working in manufacturing, consumer products, distribution, or inventory-intensive environments.
- Exposure to mergers and acquisitions is a plus.
- Experience with ERP systems and process improvement initiatives.
- Exposure to executive leadership and private equity ownership.
- Opportunity to support acquisitions and strategic growth initiatives.
- Ability to influence business decisions through financial analysis.
- Hands-on involvement with process improvement and automation projects.
- Cross-functional exposure across multiple brands and business units.
- Career growth opportunities within a rapidly growing organization.
- A culture that values initiative, ownership, and continuous improvement.