Happy New Year! I hope you have already experienced a great start to 2012. I am back from maternity leave and very optimistic about what this year has to bring for us. According to the GHP, Houston has led Texas in job growth. We were responsible for every 3 jobs created in this state. Almost every sector from oil & gas to construction added jobs in 2011. Of course oil & gas added the most. It looks like the price of oil is holding steady and that is great news for our city,　however the price of natural gas has dropped significantly. That　could have an　impact on all the companies expanding in the shale regions at this time and　their continued need　to hire. We will have to keep an eye on this. Hopefully Washington D.C. will approve the Keystone Pipeline sooner rather than later!　

Now don’t forget that the city of Houston is continuing to grow by adding almost 120,000 new residents every year. This means more income and more　money spent at the gas pump, retail outlets and grocery stores. Of course this　spending impacts hiring in a positive way as well. All in all I would say the hiring market is going to be heating up in Houston! Stay tuned for my next newsletter in April.

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 Local Statistics:

• National / Houston Unemployment Rate: 8.3 / 7.3
• Price of Oil:　　$98 (last year $89)
• Oil Rig Count:　2007 (last year 1694)
• Industries hiring: Services, Exploration & Production, Manufacturing, Service Companies, Oil & Gas Field Services.  Healthcare & Hospitality, Engineering & Construction, General Construction, Trade & Transportation
• Positions in demand:　 Senior Accountants, Analysts, Auditors, Tax, Tax, Tax, Operations Accounting Roles
• Industries not hiring or flat: Government and Information

 Local Searches

• Senior Accountant (Private Equity) – Westchase – 45 to 58K plus 10%
• Accounting Analyst Internal　Fin. Reporting)　- West Houston – 50’s plus 20% bonus
• Staff Accountant (Internal F/R))- The Woodlands　 – 40 to 55K
• Payroll Manager – Central – 70K
• Financial Accountant Banking – Central – 70 to 80K
• Treasury Manager – Central　- 70K
• AP Processor – Downtown – 40K
• Public Accounting Tax – all levels, all locations
• Public Accounting Audit – All levels, all locations
• Fortune 100 company looking for Internal Auditor – 80 to 90K
• Sales & Use Tax Accountant – Must have O&G and 5 years – to 80K
• Staff Accountant -　2 billion dollar company – Katy – 45 to 55K plus bonus
• Senior Accountant -　2 billion dollar company – Katy – 55 to 63K plus bonus
• SEC Reporting Manager (big 4)-　North -　90 to 110K 　(plus 20% bonus & stock)
• Tax Manager – Central – 130K
• Payroll Manager – Northwest Houston
• IT Auditor – Central – 65 to 85K
• Manager Tax Compliance – Central – 90 to 120K

 

CONTRACT Needs HOUSTON:

• AP & AR Clerks
• Controller　(Woodlands) – Interim
• Senior Accountant for 3 month project
• SEC Project (Senior to Controller level experience needed)
• JV Auditor (4 to 6 months)
• AP Specialists with SAP ( 3 to 6 months)
• MMS Auditor Projects
• Revenue Reconciliation Project (3 months)
• Bookkeeper (Baytown)
• Payroll Specialist (ADP or Paychex)

Diane Delgado LeMaire | Senior 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| Blog| Twitter| LinkedIn

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