Accounting Manager

SCOUT Campers is redefining how people experience, purchase, and engage with adventure vehicles and the gear that supports them. Our SCOUT Experiential Hubs bring together product discovery, retail, vehicle installation, service, education, and community in a highly curated environment built around our Camp Simple Mindset
.

The Accounting Manager / Controller is responsible for the day-to-day accounting operations and financial integrity of SCOUT’s Experiential Hubs.

This is a hands-on accounting leadership role with Controller-level responsibility. The position will own the accounting close, financial reporting, cash management, inventory accounting, accounts payable and receivable, sales tax compliance, internal controls, and financial processes supporting retail, installation, service, and product sales.

The ideal candidate is equally comfortable working in the details and understanding the bigger picture
. You will help ensure that SCOUT has accurate financial information, strong controls, clean processes, and the visibility needed to make smart decisions as the experiential hub model grows.

• Own the day-to-day accounting functions for SCOUT Experiential Hubs.
• Maintain accurate and timely general ledger accounts and supporting schedules.
• Manage the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process.
• Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, and other balance sheet accounts.
• Establish and maintain accounting procedures and controls appropriate for a growing multi-location retail operation.
• Ensure transactions are accurately coded to the appropriate entity, location, department, product category, and account.
• Maintain clean and well-organized financial records.

• Own the integrity of the financial statements for the Experiential Hub business.
• Prepare monthly financial statements and management reporting packages.
• Develop and maintain appropriate accounting policies and procedures.
• Establish financial controls around cash, inventory, purchasing, discounts, returns, installations, and service transactions.
• Monitor financial performance against budget and prior periods.
• Provide management with meaningful analysis of revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, and profitability.
• Partner with leadership to identify financial risks, opportunities, and operational improvements.
• Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning.
• Coordinate with external accountants, auditors, tax advisors, and other financial partners as required.

• Manage accounting processes associated with retail sales and point-of-sale systems.
• Reconcile daily sales, credit card settlements, cash receipts, gift cards, deposits, refunds, returns, and other payment activity.
• Ensure proper accounting for discounts, promotions, employee purchases, pro deals, and special programs.
• Monitor retail gross margin and identify unusual variances.
• Establish controls to ensure retail transactions are accurately captured between POS and accounting systems.
• Support reconciliation of online, retail, installation, and service revenue streams.

• Own the accounting processes supporting retail and experiential hub inventory.
• Establish appropriate inventory controls and reconciliation procedures.
• Monitor inventory valuation and inventory-related adjustments.
• Coordinate and oversee physical inventory counts.
• Investigate inventory variances, shrinkage, damage, and obsolete inventory.
• Maintain accurate landed costs and product costs where applicable.
• Partner with retail and operations teams to improve inventory accuracy and turns.
• Provide management with visibility into inventory investment and working capital.

• Oversee accounts payable processes and vendor payment schedules.
• Ensure vendor invoices are properly approved, coded, and matched to purchases.
• Establish purchasing and approval controls appropriate for the business.
• Monitor outstanding payables and vendor statements.
• Maintain strong vendor relationships through accurate and timely…