Sr. Accountant - Capital Assets

This is a hybrid role based out of our HQ office near Portland, Oregon. The expectation is for employees to be in-office 3 days or more per week, depending on business need. This in-office expectation is subject to change at business discretion.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Columbia Sportswear Company Finance & Accounting teams oversee the financial health and forward strategy for a portfolio of four global brands. These teams exercise expertise across Compliance, Credit, Financial Planning and Reporting, Tax, Treasury, Procurement, and Strategy. Advancing traditional Finance & Accounting functions, the organization is also driving exciting innovation in the application of advanced analytics and automated intelligence.

The Capital Assets Senior Accountant will play a crucial role in the Corporate and North America Accounting Team, responsible for matters relating to the accounting for owned and leased capital assets. This encompasses acquisition, recording, tracking, depreciating, valuation, and disposition activities. While this position does not have direct reports, it involves partnership and review of daily tasks performed by fixed asset and lease accountants in Columbia’s Shared Services Accounting team.

This role is a key business partner to cross-functional departments including Real Estate, IT, facilities, retail and distribution operations, and other Finance functions. Accordingly, the Senior Accountant is responsible for contributing to and maintaining the Company’s global accounting policies and procedures for capital assets and leases. In addition, the Senior Capital Assets Accountant contributes to the capital approval process with executive leadership by providing decision-making on capital versus expense determination.

HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

• Manage the full lifecycle of lease accounting, including new leases, modifications, terminations, and renewals.

• Ensure compliance with ASC 842, US GAAP, and internal lease and capital asset accounting policies.

• Maintain and reconcile lease schedules and related journal entries; support month-end close and financial reporting deliverables.

• Serve as the subject matter expert for lease accounting, liaising with auditors, shared services, real estate and compliance teams.

• Support ERP and lease software implementations or upgrades (e.g., Visual Lease, CoStar).

• Partner with shared services to develop and maintain global lease accounting processes and internal controls.

• Provide management reporting and analysis of global fixed and leased assets, consolidating inputs from all regions.

• Analyze project plans for capitalization and monitor capitalized costs for software and retail build/remodel projects.

• Monitor and record asset impairments, particularly for retail stores, ensuring proper accounting and disclosure.

• Engage with landlords to resolve rent payment and sales reporting issues.

YOU ARE

• An excellent communicator capable of conveying complex concepts clearly and logically.

• Able to review, interpret, understand, and analyze complex contract language.

• Able to solve problems, function independently and with discretion, and work effectively under pressure.

• Able to express ideas and opinions to all levels of personnel, including management in various business units, while effectively soliciting cooperation to accomplish tasks and challenge ideas and the status quo.

• Skilled in teaching and mentoring team members.

YOU HAVE

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting;

• Minimum of 3-5 years of progressive accounting experience

• Experience in public accounting, corporate accounting, and within a large multinational, publicly held company highly preferred.

• Strong US GAAP experience and technical accounting knowledge, with preference for experience in fixed assets, project, and leases and retail industry experience.

• Knowledge of SAP, MS Office (Excel and PowerPoint).  Experience with reporting and analytical tools (TM1) and/or ProLease lease accounting software is a plus.

• Experience working in a regional environment with multiple countries and local requirements.

• Experience with identifying and applying complex accounting treatment to business contracts.

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This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company. 

Columbia Sportswear Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf. If you need reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please notify your recruiter.

At Columbia Sportswear Company, we’re proud to offer regular full-time employees a benefits package that includes a variety of services and products to help make your life and work more rewarding. Our benefit programs contribute to overall employee well-being by aligning those programs with the fundamental elements of well-being: physical, social/emotional, financial, career and community. Benefits that can protect your family’s financial future and help you save money through our 401k plan plus a generous company match. Columbia offers medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, and an assortment of voluntary benefit offerings (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and legal services). In addition, Columbia offers EAP + which is free and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services. We have extensive wellness benefits, employee discounts and a generous time off program available.

If you need an accommodation/adjustment to successfully complete and submit your application, please reach out to [email protected] with the Subject: Applicant Assistance Requested.