Staff Accountant (Supply Chain)

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:

Supply Chain Accountant

Job Summary

This role will primarily support various Accounting and Financial Reporting activities, with an emphasis on Kontoor’s Supply Chain.  Key responsibilities of this role will include ensuring that outbound freight, royalty-related costing and reporting, and other various supply chain-focused activities are reported accurately.  This individual will assist in additional accounting tasks including but not limited to preparing account reconciliations and other ad-hoc requests.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for certain freight, royalty-related and other miscellaneous accounting processes which include journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and required accounting and reporting for month end close, as directed.
• Liaise routinely with Kontoor’s Logistics function to understand key business activities and other initiatives that impact financial reporting.
• Track outbound freight-related activities on an ongoing basis and raise concerns, should they arise, with accounting managers in a timely manner.
• Accurately calculate and record the outbound freight accruals monthly.
• Liaise with Kontoor’s Licensing functions routinely to identify new and/or amended licensing agreements and coordinate with the KTB Global Costing team to ensure that related product costing is complete and accurate.
• Regularly monitor and account for ongoing SC initiatives to reduce product costs (i.e., Mill to Maker freight program).
• Coordinate with KTB’s Hong Kong team to obtain support to calculate and record various journal entries including but not limited to overhead, samples, and factory audit charges.
• Perform various activities such as updating Accounting SOP’s, bi-annual Balance Sheet Review preparation, etc.

Leadership

• While this role does not have any direct reports, leadership skills required for the position include i) participation and opportunities to lead meetings on supply chain accounting topics (freight, royalty/licensing, etc.) and presenting recommendations to Accounting leadership ii)  obtain relevant information from other groups that supplement our financial reporting, such as Logistics, Supply Chain Finance, and DC personnel, and proactively follow up as necessary, and iii) effectively explain and present journal entry calculations to Senior Manager, NAM Controller and CAO on a routine basis.

Requirements

• Must possess a college degree in Accounting (CPA or similar designation preferred but not required)
• Must have moderate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills (i.e., ability to structure and analyze larger data sets and write formulas; experience with tools such as PowerBI, Alteryx, etc. not required but desirable)
• Should possess 1-3 years of experience in accounting with exposure to Supply Chain-related topics (Freight, Inventory, Distribution, Standard Costing, etc.)
• Must be motivated, coachable and have a positive attitude, while consistently adhering to financial reporting deadlines.

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.