Sr. Capital & Fixed Asset Accountant

Company Description

Red Wing Shoe Company is based in Red Wing, Minnesota, just 40 minutes from St. Paul, where our corporate office sits along the Mississippi River in downtown Red Wing.  We are a global company with 2300 employees around the world, but we maintain a close-knit family atmosphere that comes with being a privately-held company. We’re rich in history and tradition, but innovation drives us to deliver best-in-class product solutions and highly rated customer experiences.  Focus on our employees and company culture results in meaningful employee engagement across the organization. Our Guiding Behaviors of Living our Values, Honoring our Brands, Inspiring our People, Centering on our Customers, and Preserving the long term success and legacy of our Company are the foundation on which we build our future.

Our comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with health savings and flexible spending accounts, life and disability insurance, generous paid time off and holidays, a 401(k) match, employee discounts, and valuable well-being benefits like free EAP services, financial planning assistance, and well-being coaching all designed to support your health and financial security.

The targeted hiring range for this full-time position is $71,000-$95,500 depending on qualifications; however, the expanded salary range provides opportunities for advancement. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and job location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, competencies, experience, and relevant education, training or a combination of these things and market demand. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range and benefits for your location during the hiring process.

Job Description

This role follows a hybrid work model, offering flexibility to work remotely while coming together in the office in Red Wing, MN on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (required) for collaboration. There may also be additional, occasional in-person “Moments that Matter” and key business needs throughout the year that require additional days in the office. Candidates should live within commuting distance of Red Wing, MN at the time of hire. At Red Wing, regardless of working in roles that are fully remote, onsite, or hybrid, what matters most is working together, staying connected, and putting care into everything we do. 

The Sr. Capital Asset Accountant work encompasses the management and oversight of Red Wing Shoe Company’s capital assets and leases and serves to support the analysis and project management aspects of the capital process. Specifically, this role will ensure the Company’s fixed asset, intangible asset and lease-related balances are properly accounted for to ensure accurate financial information is delivered in an efficient and timely manner allowing the business to achieve its strategic initiatives. In addition, the Sr. Capital Asset Accountant will be a key cross-functional leader in the capital management process, from budget to completion, partnering with members of the business and PMO to ensure their capital needs are met, measured, and executed timely and on budget. The successful candidate will be highly motivated with a strong focus on detail, processes, automation, and customer service.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Manage fixed asset and lease accounting activities, including transaction processing, depreciation, reconciliations, and compliance with accounting standards.
• Maintain accurate fixed asset and lease records, ensuring appropriate classification, capitalization, and financial reporting.
• Prepare monthly account reconciliations, analyses, forecasts, and management reporting related to capital assets and leases.
• Partner with business leaders to support capital planning, capital expenditure requests, budgeting, forecasting, and project tracking.
• Support internal and external audit activities, financial statement disclosures, and implementation of new accounting requirements.
• Identify and lead process improvements that enhance the effectiveness, accuracy, and compliance of capital asset and lease accounting processes.

 

Qualifications

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree (B.A/B.S.) in the area of Finance, Accounting or a related field from an accredited College or University helpful, but not required.
• 5-7 years of experience in public accounting or corporate accounting and month-end close functions with progressive responsibility
• Experience with fixed asset and lease accounting
• Experience driving process improvements, including the automation of processes through the leveraging of technology

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and experience with financial systems, as well as the ability to optimize business technology tools to improve business processes.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively across all departments and with leadership.
• Ability to articulate verbally and written, debate, evaluate and document complex process issues, ability to think quickly and present to an audience.
• Strong leadership, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Thrive in a fast-paced, continuously changing environment.
• Able to quickly grasp company operations and business drivers.
• Ability to take initiative, work independently and achieve success with minimal supervision.
• Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks concurrently.
• Exceptional analytical, quantitative, problem-solving and documentation skills with the ability to be clear and concise.

Additional Information

Red Wing Shoes is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
Individuals with disabilities needing assistance in completing an application may contact rwsc.recruitment@redwingshoes.com or call 651-388-8211.

Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP at https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm

All offers of employment are contingent on satisfactory results of a background check.

Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc. is a drug-free workplace.

Red Wing Shoe Company will not be using recruitment agencies or firms to fill this position and we will not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate information. No agency calls please.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)