Accounting Specialist

The Position:  Accounting Specialist

The Accounting Specialist will serve as a vital member of the finance team, ensuring the integrity of financial data through meticulous record-keeping and proactive support. This role balances daily transactional tasks with month-end reconciliation and process improvement projects to drive departmental efficiency.

The Company:

Pushing boundaries to redefine the future of hydration, HydraPak creates innovative gear that is specialized for a variety of different athletic activities.  Easy-to-use and highly functional, every HydraPak product showcases the technical manufacturing expertise that has distinguished the company for two decades. By offering a better way to hydrate, and continually seeking to refine its offerings, HydraPak has pioneered new product categories and become a trusted hydration partner for athletes worldwide.

The company sells to athletes directly and as an original equipment partner of major brands in the active Outdoor Recreation industry that incorporate our hands-free hydration reservoirs and soft flasks into hydration backpacks and running vests. We work with over 70 leading brands in this capacity including Osprey Backpacks, Salomon, Patagonia and The North Face. HydraPak also operates as Bottle Bright®, the natural and effective cleaning tablet. Our branded hydration products are available at specialty sport stores worldwide.  

Our Company Values: ATHLETE

Advocates:  We are a customer-focused company. We think about the challenges our customers face and make them our top priority.

Team Players:  Teamwork makes the dream work. We collaborate and focus on the overall success of our customers and our company. We all unload the container and collaborate without ego.

Honest:  We’re committed to moral principles and having high integrity. Our handshake is our word. We strive to do the right thing, even when no one else is paying attention.

Long-View Thinkers:  We’re focused on where we want to go, and what we have to do today to meet tomorrow’s goal. From our team members to customers, we recognize that long-lasting, authentic relationships are the key to our continued growth and success.

Entrepreneurs & Innovators:  We are the experts in our category and craft. We don’t settle. We create new products and services and improve on what’s already been done.

Tolerant & Respectful:  The Golden Rule drives us. We value the importance of diversity in work, play and life. We bring our whole selves to work. We treat everyone with respect and dignity.

Eco-Conscious:  We believe in protecting, preserving, and providing access to the communities where we work and play. We endeavor to reduce our environmental impact on the earth and its resources.

Duties and Responsibilities

Financial Operations & Transactional Support

• Execute full-cycle Accounts Payable and Receivable functions.
• Accurately allocate cash receipts (WIRE, Check, Credit card, paypal)
• Manage the Accounting Department’s Zendesk inbox, ensuring vendor and customer inquiries are resolved professionally and timely.
• Maintain an orderly digital filing system to ensure accurate and accessible documentation.
• Monitor domestic accounts and follow-up with customers to identify unresolved balances.
• Verify accuracy of new and updated customer account information in the ERP.
• Work with customer service and fulfillment to accurately record and handle issues (short-ships, returns, etc.)
• Pull weekly audit of open sales orders to confirm shipments invoiced in a timely manner.
• Review commission reports bimonthly for accuracy, and prepare bill for payment  

Month-End & Compliance

• Support the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing processes.
• Assist the Manager with sales tax reporting and certificate of insurance (COI) requests.
• Gather documentation for internal and external audits as required.

Strategic Support & Growth

• Participate in departmental process improvement projects to automate manual workflows.
• Establish positive working relationships with customers and vendors
• This role offers the opportunity to expand into broader accounting and operational responsibilities as the company continues to grow. 

Experience and Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Business or equivalent experience in lieu of a degree is required.

Skills & Aptitudes

• Knowledge and understanding of GAAP accounting principles.
• Strong spreadsheet skills including Excel or Google Sheets required. 
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with operations, fulfillment, and customer service teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Commitment to providing excellent customer service.
• A high degree of accuracy and attention to detail is critical.
• Ability to effectively prioritize workload to meet strict deadlines.
• Accounting software/ERP knowledge (Acumatica desired.)
• Manufacturing and Inventory accounting experience is a plus
• Strong computer skills are a must with Google Business Suite and MS Office 365.
• Experience with software platforms such as Acumatica, SPS, ShipStation, Zendesk, and Shopify desired. 
• Ability to adapt and learn quickly in a fast-paced environment.

Salary & Benefits:

This is a full-time position based in our Longmont, CO office Monday-Thursday with Fridays remote eligible. The typical work hours for this job are between 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday. Pay range for this position is $25.00-$32.00 hourly with up to 5% bonus potential. HydraPak offers up to 120 hours of Paid Time Off in the first year of service, 11 paid holidays, a range of insurance benefits starting the first of the month following a 30-day waiting period, and a 401(k) plan with company match after 90 days.