349 - Senior Lead - Accounting & Reporting

低; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a rapidly growing sportswear brand as a Senior Lead in Accounting & Reporting. This role offers the chance to lead teams, ensure compliance, and collaborate with global finance teams. You'll be instrumental in driving financial strategy and reporting for North America while enjoying ample opportunities for personal and professional growth. If you're a strategic thinker with a passion for numbers and leadership, this position is your chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment. Be part of a forward-thinking team that values collaboration and innovation.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in accounting and reporting, including leadership.
• Strong understanding of accounting policies and system needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead General Ledger and Accounts Payables teams for North America.
• Ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance with IFRS.

Skills

Accounting

Leadership

Analytical Skills

Strategic Thinking

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

CPA License

Job description

The world’s fastest-growing sportswear brand is searching for a Senior Lead, Accounting & Reporting for North America (US, CAN) across all channels (Ecom, Retail, and Wholesale). In this role, you will collaborate with our Group Accounting & Reporting and Controlling teams at our Headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland as well as with our local Finance team, which includes FP+A, Tax, Accounts Receivable, Finance Systems and Controls. You will directly lead the General Ledger and Accounts Payable teams for North America, work closely with the central CoE and shared services teams, and report to the regional Head of Accounting for the Americas. The expected continued fast growth of On and its regional footprint will require strong strategic, analytical, tactical, and leadership skills while providing ample personal and professional development opportunities. We are excited to offer this role to a process and numbers-driven team player that enthusiastically takes ownership of various challenges within our disruptive finance organization.

This position will be based out of our Americas HQ in Portland, OR.

Your Mission

• Directly lead the General Ledger and Accounts Payables teams
• Ensure complete and accurate financial reporting as well as the timely and compliant month, quarterly and year-end closing and reporting processes for our US and CA entities, in accordance with IFRS
• Collaborate with our Group Accounting + Reporting and Controlling teams at our Headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland as well as with our local Finance team, which includes FP+A, Tax, Accounts Receivable, Finance Systems and Controls.
• Partner with local bank relationships and work with the Global Treasury Team on financing needs, transfer pricing, custom requirements, etc
• Own, enhance and/or develop internal controls in accordance with Group requirements in a Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) controls environment, ensuring up-to-date process and controls documentation
• Lead and/or contribute to exciting projects and ad hoc tasks in a highly challenging growth environment.

Your story

• 7-10 years of relevant work experience in accounting and reporting, including leadership responsibility. Work experience at Public Accounting Firm and / or a US public company is a plus
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field/equivalent years of experience
• CPA License
• Strong understanding of accounting and reporting policies and the respective process and system needs
• Strategic, analytical and problem-solving mindset and able to work independently and/or with cross-functional teams
• Strong leadership skills with experience in developing and leading high-performing teams, both directly and indirectly
• Understands stakeholder needs and requirements in a fast-changing environment with the ability to deal with deadlines and delivering based on priorities
• Entrepreneurial and results-driven mindset with strong hands-on execution and decision making skills.

About the Team

Join us as part of the forward-thinking and action-oriented Americas Finance team. We constantly strive to challenge the status quo, to drive growth and to shape tomorrow’s best practices by thinking differently, acting cross-functionally, and making use of the latest technology. In order to deliver controlled and durable growth, the team brings an entrepreneurial and results-driven mindset combined with strong analytical and hands-on execution skills.

It’s a common stereotype: an accountant buried in spreadsheets, working alone. Well, that’s not us. Our work is a relay, not an individual sprint. We work together with our global teams to help them accomplish their goals – and On’s.

Did you know Portland has more than 1.2 million trees? Our team is pretty happy to have a testing ground in the very green Pacific Northwest.

I’m challenged every day with new learnings, new perspectives and new technologies. I can feel that my horizon expands as our business grows. I’m on this exciting journey of never-ending personal development, which is crucial to me.

What we offer

On is a place that is centered around growth and progress. We offer an environment designed to give people the tools to develop holistically – to stay active, to learn, explore and innovate. Our distinctive approach combines a supportive, team-oriented atmosphere, with access to personal self-care for both physical and mental well-being, so each person is led by purpose.

On is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that is fair and inclusive, where all decisions related to recruitment, advancement, and retention are free of discrimination. We are requesting that you provide sensitive demographic information such as gender identity and race/ethnicity to help us ensure that we are creating equitable and fair experiences for all potential future team members. You are not required to provide this demographic information and this information will in no way impact your eligibility for hire.

We want to set everyone up for success, so here’s the lowdown on how we hire. Our process is a two-way street – bringing you into our culture, while helping us learn how you think.

Our full process can last about eight weeks from application to offer, because we care about getting it right. These steps explain how we usually do things.

Before you get started, feel free to consider if you want to work with us. Strange question? Well, we give people a lot of space to navigate their day-to-day and that style isn't for everyone. We want you to be passionate about what you do and be sure this is the right fit. Because when skills and passion combine – it creates that 'Wow' moment.

Step One

It starts with you...

You'll start by submitting your application to a specific role.We try to keep this step as simple as possible. We do get a lot of applications, but we review them all. We ask that you allow around 14 days for us to come back to you with a response. If you are a good fit to the role, someone will follow up with you within that window. If you didn't receive a reply, or were unsuccessful this time around, we encourage you to look for other possible matches at On.

Step Two

Interview with a recruiter

What ignites your spirit?This is where we’ll start getting to know all about you and what makes you tick – and it’s your first chance to get a feel for our culture.Chatting with a member of our talent team, you’ll learn more about On and how we work. We’ll learn about what motivates you and what you could bring to the team.

Step Three

Interview with a hiring manager

Ready to dig into the details?This second interview will be held with your future manager and will focus on the specifics of the job.Together you’ll delve into your unique skills and experiences and how they could be relevant at On. It's also a time to assess how you might feel working side-by-side. Bring any questions you have about the job, the team or anything else you might like to know – this is an open forum.

Step Four

The Case Study

What's your style?This task will help us understand how you think, face a challenge and give insight into your novel ideas.Designed to give everyone their best shot, your case study is based on something you might typically experience on the job.This is your chance to show us what you’ve got. So express yourself. Be you.

Step Five

The Experience Day

Your first taste of the Oniverse.This is a time to meet some of the people you'll be working closest with.In person or virtually, you'll get a feel for the day-to-day at On and the people who make it happen. You'll chat with a few potential teammates - the conversations will be as equally driven by the role and your experience as by our values.We believe how you do things is just as important as what you do.

Step Six

The Result

Are we a good fit?We’ll get together internally to share our feedback and decide if we’re a match. We know that job searching is a big time investment, so it’s not a decision we take lightly.It’s also time for you to reflect on the experience – are we the right place for you?No matter the outcome, we’ll give you meaningful feedback.

Step One:

It starts with you...

You'll start by submitting your application to a specific role.

We try to keep this step as simple as possible. We do get a lot of applications, but we review them all. We ask that you allow around 14 days for us to come back to you with a response. If you are a good fit to the role, someone will follow up with you within that window. If you didn't receive a reply, or were unsuccessful this time around, we encourage you to look for other possible matches at On.

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