Sr. Accountant

At YETI, we believe that time spent outdoors matters more than ever and our gear can make that time extraordinary. When you work here, you’ll have the opportunity to create exceptional, meaningful work and problem solve with innovative team members by your side. Together, you’ll help our customers get the high-quality gear they need to make the most of their adventures. We are BUILT FOR THE WILD™.

The Senior Accountant will be a key member of the global accounting team based at the company’s corporate headquarters in Austin.  This position will be responsible for the accounting of YETI’s long-lived assets, including both leased and fixed assets.  The individual will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy of YETI’s financial statements and supporting the continued growth of the business. 

Responsibilities:

• Perform month-end close responsibilities (journal entries, account reconciliations, reporting and analysis, etc.) for leases and fixed assets
• Ensure the company adheres to ASC 842 lease guidance, including accounting for new leases and modifications to existing leases.
• Responsible for ensuring YETI’s lease accounting software data is accurate and complete for YETI’s global lease portfolio
• Own the end-to-end lifecycle for fixed assets. Responsibilities include ensuring appropriate capitalization of expenditures, placing assets into service timely, assigning appropriate useful life, and executing monthly depreciation
• Perform annual impairment analysis for long-lived assets
• Perform monthly capitalization of internal labor and contract labor costs.  Successful execution requires close partnership with IT and FP&A.
• Maintain company’s policies and procedures as it relates to lease accounting & fixed assets
• Effectively communicate the financial impacts of process changes to business partners (e.g. FP&A).
• Partner closely with internal business partners to support YETI’s growth initiatives. Key business partners include retail, operations, IT, facilities, legal and finance teams.
• Document and monitor internal controls over key financial processes and proactively partner with Internal Audit to improve the control environment
• Assist in coordination of quarterly and annual external audits, including preparing support for external audit

 Qualifications and Attributes:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance related field
• 4+ years of accounting experience with 2+ years of public accounting preferred
• CPA designation strongly preferred
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and internal controls required
• Experience with SAP/BPC preferred. Major ERP experience required.
• Consumer product experience strongly preferred
• Passion for accuracy, details and organization required
• Get-it-done mindset - you're able to handle stress well, humble and scrappy!
• Able to drive process improvements that increase the efficiency, accuracy, and timeliness of deliverables
• Strong problem-solving skills including the ability to break down problems into critical components and influence others to drive actionable solutions

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Benefits & Perks:

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YETI is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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