Industry News and Updates

I know everyone is anxious to hear what is going on with the Houston job market! The first quarter of the year really started off with a bang. Unfortunately, we noticed a dramatic slowdown the latter part of May and June. HOWEVER, it is starting to pick up significantly again. I am sure the BP incident made everyone a little nervous, but it seems like that is changing. There have been some great headlines in the news this week: JP Morgan, Citibank and Bank of America have all seen profits in the second quarter of 2010. The unemployment claims are also down. CFS nationally is seeing growing demand in permanent and temporary needs. All of these indicators are very positive. At this point I am cautiously optimistic (a little worried about the drilling moratorium). I can share with you that 2010 has been and will continue to be a much better year than 2009! We can only go up from here.

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Local Statistics:

• National / Houston Unemployment Rate: 9.3% / 8.3% 
• Price of Oil:  Between $70 and $75 (Estimated to hit $85)
• Oil Rig Count: 1531 (last year 896)
• Industries hiring: CPA Firms, Non Profit, Healthcare, Business Services, Upstream Oil & Gas, and Manufacturing
• Positions in demand: Senior GL Accountants, Tax Seniors, Tax Manager (Public & Industry), Upstream Accounting Positions, Financial Analysts and Entry Level Accountants (are starting to come back)!!!
• Industries not hiring or flat: Construction, Homebuilding (Starting to see some improvement)

Local Searches

Senior Intercompany / GL Accountant Southeast, 60K to 70KSales & Use Tax Senior Downtown, 65 to 85K plus bonus Senior Auditor. Supervisor, Manager, Senior Manager (Public Accounting)  Central Houston, Work Life Balance, Paid Overtime Senior GL Accountant  Northwest Houston, 55 to 60K, Manufacturing Financial Analyst Northwest Houston, 55 to SEC Accountant Northwest Houston, 58 to 68K, Accounting Manager Northwest Houston, Hours 9 to 3pm daily, 70 to 80K, MUST HAVE LETTER OF CREDIT experience FAS 133 Accountant, CPA West Houston, 75 to 85K  SEC Accountant Galleria, 75 to 85K, MUST have Big 4 Background Accounting Manager Galleria, 70 to 85K Non Profit Staff Accountant (2 Openings) 40 to 45K   Federal & International Tax Manager – Public Accounting Galleria & Downtown, 80 to 135K   Senior Property Accountant Downtown, 65 to 80K (CAM experience)  Treasury Manager North Houston, 80 to 95K (Heavy Cash Management & Forecasting) International Tax Planning Director Downtown, 110 to 145K plus up to 50% Bonus (CPA or JD a Must) Fixed Asset Accounting Manager Galleria, 70 to 90K

National Searches

Estate & Gift Tax Manager San Antonio, Texas (to 150K)FP&A Director – Retail experience Pittsburg (to 185K) Construction CFO Nashville, TN (to 200K) Senior Manager of Tax Compliance Boston, MA (to 130K) Telecommunications CFO  Madison, WI  (to 130K) Non Profit / Insurance

Diane Delgado LeMaire | Managing Director, Accounting & Finance Recruiting | Creative Financial Staffing, a division of Fitts, Roberts CPA Firm | 5718 Westheimer Suite 800 | Houston, TX 77057 | 713-260-5238 | dcd@fittsroberts.com  | http://cfstaffing.blogspot.com/| www.dianedelgadolemaire.wordpress.com| www.twitter.com/CPARecruiterHOU| www.linkedin.com/in/dianedelgadolemaire