Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting

Who We Are:

Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB) is the parent company of Wrangler, Lee and Rock & Republic, with owned manufacturing facilities in Mexico and Nicaragua. Kontoor also owns and operates over 140 retail stores across the globe. Our global company employs more than 15,000 people in 65 countries, with world headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, and regional headquarters in Geneva and Hong Kong.

Job Posting:

Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting

Job Summary

The Corporate Senior Manager position requires an individual that is detail-oriented, highly motivated with strong communication, technical, and organizational skills. This key position is responsible for managing two direct reports that make up the accounting team for the Corporate entities and ensuring on-time submissions and accuracy of actual, forecast and plan data. The success of this role should directly result in a reduction of the company's risk profile from a financial statement perspective.

Responsibilities

• Review all balance sheet account balances and reconciliations for the Corporate entities to ensure all accounts are reconciled and appropriately stated in accordance with US GAAP.
• Manage the monthly close and financial reporting processes, identify risks and opportunities, and ensuring necessary accruals are recorded.
• Oversee the accounting for stock-based compensation for actuals, forecast and plan.
• Manage the accounting for Kontoor's general, workman's compensation, property and medical insurance programs, which includes collaborating with the risk management and human resources teams and ensuring appropriate account balances are maintained at each accounting period.
• Build strong, sustainable relationships and effectively communicate with cross-functional groups including: Finance, Treasury, Tax, FP&A, Risk Management and the regional businesses.
• Motivate, engage and develop staff, and prepare them for succession opportunities
• Manage the process for reporting forecast and plan for cost centers within the Corporate entities, which includes following guidance communicated from FP&A, meeting with cost center managers, entering data in SAP, reporting plan in Group Reporting and preparing for reviews with management
• Assist the Corporate Controller by researching technical accounting topics

Experience

• Public accounting experience required

Education and/or certification requirements

• CPA preferred
• Master's degree preferred
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required

Skills

• Strong ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Ability to understand and effectively communicate complex transactional activity
• Strong understanding of accounting, finance, and managerial concepts and principles
• Results-oriented with ability to handle competing priorities and requests
• Strong team player with ability to collaborate with numerous functional groups

Why Kontoor Brands?

At Kontoor, we offer a comprehensive benefit package to fit your lifestyle. Our benefits are crafted with the same care as our products.

When our employees are healthy, secure, and well, they bring their best selves to work. Kontoor Brands supports you with a competitive benefits program that provides choice and flexibility to meet your and your family's needs - now and in the future. We offer resources to support your physical, emotional, social, and financial wellbeing, plus benefits like discounts on our apparel. Kontoor Brands also provides four weeks of Paid Parental Leave to eligible employees who are new parents, Flexible Fridays, and Tuition Reimbursement.

We are proud to offer a workplace culture centered on equitable opportunities and a sense of belonging for all team members. Here we have a global workforce of high-performing teams that both unlocks our individual uniqueness and harnesses our collaborative talents.