Senior Staff Accountant

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

• 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.

Process Improvement & Business Partnership

• 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.

Strategic Projects & Growth Initiatives

• 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 & Operational Exposure

• 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.

Accounting Operations

• 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.

Requirements

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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.

Why GSM Outdoors?

• 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.

If you're looking to move beyond traditional accounting responsibilities and play a meaningful role in a growing organization, we'd love to hear from you.