About Kubus Sports:
Before we get into the details of the role of the Finance Manager USA, here’s a little about us: WE ARE KUBUS SPORTS – leading sports equipment house of brands and distributor active in over 60 countries for over 50 years now. And we are just getting started! Also important: we are all about sports. In the water, on the pitch or in the mountains. With an enthusiastic and driven team of over 60 colleagues worldwide Kubus Sports owns, develops, and distributes sporting brands in sports industries such as extreme watersports, wintersports and field hockey.
Our brand portfolio consists of NAISH, Prolimit, Elan, Nitro, Giro, Brabo Hockey, STX, O’Brien, OHANA, Princess Hockey, Shockdoctor, and Komperdell. Our headquarters are in Nijkerk (NL) with offices in Hood River (US), Maui (US) and Cape Town (South-Africa). This means you will get to work with the coolest products out there in an international setting. Guaranteed!
Key Responsibilities:
· Coordinate and be responsible for month-end activities: financial reporting, variances analysis versus Budget and Last Year
· Coordinate the annual Budgeting and Reforecasting cycle
· Managing the weekly CashFlow Forecast; working capital management
· Coordinate the deliverables regarding the annual external audit
· Managing, supporting, and developing the Kubus Sports back office team in the US (3 people)
· Challenge the business on sales, margin and cost.
· End-responsible for tax compliance, facilities and HR
· Keep IT running together with external partners
· You will be reporting to the CFO in the Netherlands
What will your work week look like?
· Weekly call/meeting with the sales team about past week’s results while flagging potential issues in moving inventory, and other sales priorities
· Daily contact with the finance and back office team, where you help them develop
· One or two calls per week with Kubus’ European HQ about current topics and priorities
· Keep information flowing to the entire organization: ensure information-based decision-making by pro-actively pushing dashboards and analyses: prepare and update these
· Stay in control of finance: manage working capital, review accuracy of accounting entries, and keep audit as well as permanent files up to date
· Negotiate prices with local suppliers and stay in control of costs
· Aid in keeping data compatible between Europe and the US; aid in projects to further integrate and automate data flows
When do you know when you are successful?
· Finance and working capital is in control
· Tax and HR are compliant
· Monthly reporting is done on business day 7
· The annual external audit goes smoothly and is on time
· The organization is data-driven and potential problems are flagged early based on data
· You are perceived as a team player by the rest of the organization
Requirements:
· 8 years of experience in accounting, business control and/or financial management
· Willing to take on a challenge and broaden your scope of responsibility
· Working knowledge of US GAAP and able to train the rest of the back office team in keeping accounting US GAAP compliant; IFRS knowledge is welcome
· Knowledge of Netsuite and PowerBI is welcome
· At the office 3 days per week minimum. 1 or 2 home office days are allowed, but presence in the office is strongly preferred: we are working on building a stronger and tighter team in the US, and being at the office helps that
· Willingness to travel approximately once every quarter (to Hawaii or Europe)
· Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret data to drive actionable insights.
Indicative salary: $100.000 annually (depending on previous experience and capabilities) + health insurance
Join Kubus Sports and become part of a passionate team dedicated to inspiring and empowering individuals to embrace adventure on the water, on the pitch and in the mountains. If you're an energized, creative, and keen learner who is genuinely passionate about our sports, we want to hear from you!
To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter outlining your relevant experience and why you are the ideal candidate for this position to Thanos Tzefrios (thanos.tzefrios@kubus-sports.nl)
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $100,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
Experience level:
Experience:
- Accounting: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
Ability to Commute:
- Hood River, OR 97031 (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- Hood River, OR 97031: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Hood River, OR 97031