Senior Accountant

Shimano North America Holding, Inc. is a global company that offers the world’s sporting community top labels and brands, including Shimano, G. Loomis, Power Pro, and Lazer Sports.

We are seeking a Senior Accountant to join our Irvine, CA team! At Shimano, we welcome your talent, innovation, and enthusiasm.

We offer an exceptional array of employee benefits and incentives and are proud to support our employees' health and happiness. We offer paid time off, medical, dental, vision, employer-matching 401k, wellness incentives, a fully equipped on-site gym, rideshare, and much more.

Job Summary

The Senior Accountant works with a high degree of independence in performing accounting and financial activities for the company. The role requires strong analytic and reasoning skills in order to determine the best outcome when faced with uncertainty.

The person will apply generally accepted principles of accounting to analyze financial information and will be responsible for making the requisite journal entries and preparing account reconciliations in order to be able to prepare accurate and complete financial statements.

Job Level

Experienced/Senior Staff

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Compile, prepare and analyze AR Reconciliation. Work with the AR/Credit team to rectify any atypical reconciling items in a timely manner.
• Compile, prepare and analyze Bank Reconciliations. Work with the Accounting team and/or AR/Credit to rectify any atypical reconciling items in a timely manner.
• Understand and prepare reserve reconciliation reports quarterly.
• Reviews, reconciles, and investigates Ecommerce reports against ERP.
• Perform Account reconciliations, account analysis, accrual calculations, and other related accounting documents/schedules.
• Backup Accountant on Commissions reconciliation when needed.
• Prepare more complex journal entries with minimal errors.
• Ensure records are maintained in compliance with accepted policies and procedures.
• Make certain all reporting deadlines are met.
• Initiate and lead process improvements with respect to processes and key reporting requirements within the department.
• Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close processes.
• Document policies, procedures and workflow for assigned areas of responsibility.
• Contribute to department and organization special projects as assigned.
• Protects operations by keeping financial information confidential.
  
  

Job Qualifications

• A minimum of 6 years’ experience in a large corporate accounting department
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team and take on new tasks with high level of difficulty.
• Must be able to effectively handle multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline driven environment.
• The individual will be expected to work independently and take ownership of his /her work product. The individual will work closely with all major functional leaders of the Company.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Planning and organizing.
• Strategic and tactical thinking.
• Strong communication skills.
• Problem identification and analysis.
• Excellent teamwork skills.
• Advanced experience with MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook.
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting practices and principles.
• Knowledge of auditing practices and principles.
• Knowledge of JDE.
  
  

Education

Bachelor of Science in Accounting or equivalent from an accredited university.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job. Shimano North America reserves the right to modify and change responsibilities and duties herein without notice.

Shimano North America is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.