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Senior Accountant – Northwest Houston

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dlemaire@cfstaffing.com

Responsibilities:

• Compile and analyze financial information to prepare and post entries to general ledger accounts and to document business transactions.
• Perform and review general ledger functions to assist with monthly accounting activity and closings.
• Prepare monthly reconciliations of balance sheet accounts to general ledger, and may review and approve monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare and review bank reconciliations and may perform other banking activities, such as letters of credit or collateral for specified accounts.
• Proactively detect, research, and resolve reconciliation items.
• Analyze and document revenue and expenditure trends and variances in account balances between periods and against budget.
• Prepare financial reports such as balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, budgets and footnote schedules.
• May assist with preparation and review of quarterly and annual SEC filings, as appropriate.
• Prepare financial reports such as balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, etc.
• Analyze revenue and expenditure trends and recommend appropriate budget levels, and ensure expenditure control.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance or a related field or the equivalent education and/or experience
• CPA designation or progress towards CPA designation preferred
• Minimum of five years of relevant and progressive professional experience in accounting and/or finance
• Solid understanding of GAAP a

 

 

100 Essential Questions That Will Change Your Career Path (for the Better) via www.inc.com

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100 Essential Questions That Will Change Your Career Path (for the Better)
These 100 questions will help you understand where you are in your career versus where you want to be and help you to identify actionable steps towards making a powerful vision a reality
BY LAURA GARNETT

Performance strategist

When we are not sure of ourselves, we often turn to family, friends and mentors for advice. We ask them what we should do about our jobs, relationships, opportunities and dilemmas. We often seek the approval of the majority, and use the opinions of others to make assessments of ourselves.

While we love the people in our lives from whom we seek advice, they are not always objective. In fact, it’s pretty hard for anyone to be objective and truly offer great guidance. That’s why great mentors and coaches are such game-changers: they help silence the noise of society and unearth your own truth.

I believe it’s easier to find your truth than you expect. The answer always lies within us–it just takes some time to excavate. Asking questions is a great way to be more objective about your situation and to discover new things about yourself and the path you want to be on.

These 100 questions will help you understand where you are in your career versus where you want to be and help you to identify actionable steps towards making a powerful vision a reality. Answer them honestly. Step away and then come back and read your answers with a fresh slate. You’ll know what you need to do.

  1. What do you like to learn?
  2. What do you do in your spare time for fun?
  3. Do you do certain activities because you think it’s what you have to do?
  4. Are you creating a career for your parents, society, from your own excitement or for money?
  5. Do you believe that making money will make you happy?
  6. What is your definition of work?
  7. Do you believe that you can love what you do and make money doing it?
  8. What is your dream?
  9. Is that dream realistic?
  10. Do you believe in yourself?
  11. What challenge excites you the most in your life right now?
  12. What impact do you want to have on other people’s lives or in the world?
  13. Do you feel confident that you are exceptional at something?
  14. Who can you count on for support?
  15. Do you believe that with hard work and focus that you can do whatever you set your mind to?
  16. Do you think your intelligence is set?
  17. If you think it is, how does that affect your career choices?
  18. If you think it’s not, how does that affect your career choices?
  19. Who do you get career advice from?
  20. Can these people be objective about you? (i.e. they are not family or friends)
  21. When you were in college, what did you envision for yourself and your career?
  22. What do you want: more joy or more power?
  23. Do you want to be like your parents?
  24. Why or why not?
  25. What do you do that builds your confidence?
  26. Can you do that more often?
  27. If you can’t, why not?
  28. Do you exercise, eat healthy and take care of yourself?
  29. If not, why not?
  30. Do you like your job?
  31. Do you feel like you are valued?
  32. Do you trust your superiors and your colleagues?
  33. Do you wake up excited to be working in this job?
  34. If no, why not?
  35. What excites you about the work you are doing?
  36. How often are you bored?
  37. Are you pro-active about sharing your ideas with your team and managers?
  38. How would you describe the work culture?
  39. Does that culture work for you?
  40. Do you laugh at work frequently?
  41. Are you inspired by the leaders in the organization?
  42. Do the leaders talk to you?
  43. Are you clear what the next level is for you at this organization?
  44. Does that excite you?
  45. How important is loving your job to you?
  46. How important is it that people you work with love what they do?
  47. Do you have a career vision?
  48. Do you think of that vision often?
  49. How important is security to you?
  50. Are you willing to take a risk with your career and your comfort zone?
  51. When was the last time you did something that scared you?
  52. Was that exhilarating?
  53. Do you feel fulfilled by your work?
  54. Do you care about being fulfilled?
  55. What is the advantage of being purpose driven, if you are not currently?
  56. Who do you admire most?
  57. Are they passionate and purpose driven by their work?
  58. Do you think you deserve to have a job you love and get paid well?
  59. Are you confident most of the time?
  60. What is your number one confidence barrier?
  61. What can you do to work on that barrier?
  62. What is your greatest fear?
  63. What new behavior would help you achieve your goals?
  64. Do you think you are the best at what you do?
  65. Why or why not?
  66. Do you care what other people think of your success?
  67. When you make decisions about your career, do you often consider what other people will think of your decision?
  68. Are you money or power driven?
  69. Why or why not?
  70. What advice would you give to yourself today about where you are in your career based on where you want to go?
  71. If you are an entrepreneur, have you always believed you were meant to be an entrepreneur?
  72. What is your favorite part of running your own business?
  73. Least favorite?
  74. Are you in your dream job?
  75. If not, do you know what your dream job is?
  76. Do you feel confident most of the time or do you struggle a lot?
  77. Do you enjoy working alone?
  78. How do you do your best thinking?
  79. Where do you do your best thinking?
  80. Do you feel fulfilled by the work you are doing?
  81. If you don’t, why not?
  82. Do you give yourself time to think?
  83. Do you feel like you are efficient with your time?
  84. If not, what is your main distraction?
  85. How can you eliminate that distraction?
  86. Do you have a clear vision for yourself and your business?
  87. Is the work you are doing a reflection of your greatest strength?
  88. If not, can you hire someone to support you in doing work that is not in line with your strengths?
  89. What do you think your performance barriers are? What behaviors are holding you back?
  90. Do you have a plan for eliminating the performance barriers?
  91. If no, why not?
  92. If yes, what is it? Can you start that today?
  93. Are you pushing your comfort zone at least once a week?
  94. What can you do to ensure you are getting out of your comfort zone more regularly?
  95. Do you feel successful?
  96. What does success mean to you?
  97. What is driving you?
  98. Do you use that driving force in your business?
  99. If you don’t, how can you bring more of that to your daily work-life?
  100. What have you learned about yourself and your status by answering the above questions?

Compensation Analyst – Houston – Dlemaire@cfstaffing.com

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Today’s Hot Job! I am looking for a Compensation Analyst in Houston, Texas.

  • Evaluate and analyze salary data and jobs for market and internal competitiveness
  • Conduct market research and salary surveys
  • Review, approve, and communicate compensation related transactions
  • Maintain a current knowledge of state and federal laws regarding compensation activities 
  • Administer compensation programs
  • Work with business partners to create and maintain job descriptions and matrices
  • Recommend, review and analyze current and proposed compensation programs, policies and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance as well as project potential cost
  • Create and prepare reports and presentations
  • Participate in compensation surveys

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Mathematics or relevant field of study preferred
  • 2+ years of compensation or analytical experience preferred
  • Executive and equity compensation experience preferred

Economic Update from Greater Houston Partnership

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Looking Back — Economic data for ’15 continue to trickle in. Oil prices, the rig count and drilling permits finished the year well below where they started. Home sales continued at a brisk pace until the early fall, then began to trail off. Construction followed a similar path. By October, the metro area managed to generate modest job growth. And the region set an annual record for vehicle sales. Given the challenges the region faced all year, ’15 turned out better than many expected.

This issue of Glance focuses on how seven economic measures—employment, energy, manufacturing, commercial real estate, home sales, construction and consumer prices— fared in ’15. The details follow. Tepid Job Growth — The Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land Metro Area1 created 23,200 jobs in ’15, a 0.8 percent increase, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. That’s in line with the Partnership’s July forecast of 20,000 to 30,000 jobs by year’s end.

Job growth fell well below the pace of recent years: Houston added 491,500 the previous five years. Given the flood of layoff announcements throughout the year, weaker job growth was to be expected. The Partnership anticipates the metro area will create approximately 21,900 jobs in ’16. 2

Read: http://www.houston.org/pdf/research/quickview/Economy_at_a_Glance.pdf

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Accounting Manager (Bookkeeper) with Solomon – dlemaire@cfstaffing.com

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Our client is growing! They are currently looking for an Accounting Manager (with full charge bookkeeping responsibilities) to join their very family friendly team what allows for flex hours!

Solomon software experience is required for this role!

Responsibilities include:

  • Pay supplier invoices in a timely manner
  • Take all reasonable discounts on supplier invoices
  • Issue invoices to customers
  • Collect sales taxes from customers and remit them to the government
  • Ensure that receivables are collected promptly
  • Record cash receipts and make bank deposits
  • Conduct a monthly reconciliationof every bank account
  • Conduct periodic reconciliations of all accounts to ensure their accuracy
  • Provide information to the CFO who creates the company’s financial statements
  • Maintain an orderly accounting filing system
  • Calculate variances from the budget and report significant issues to management
  • Comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements
  • Process payroll in a timely manner
  • Provide clerical and administrative support to management as requested
  • Meets accounting financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
  • Maintains accounting controls by establishing a chart of accounts; defining accounting policies and procedures.
  • Manage cash flow position through effective administration of Accounts Receivable and Payables

Benefits include:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Flex time, Vacation, Paid Holidays and 401K discretionary match

 

Looking for AR Staff Accountant – Woodlands

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High growth role!!!!!

Email me at dlemaire@cfstaffing.com

  • Monitor the Outlook Billing Department Inbox.  Respond to emails in a timely manner.
  • Update client database with important changes and updates.
  • Maintain and analyze accurate Aging Report and provide analysis to VP-Finance
  • Create and monitor collection plan to collect past due invoices.
  • Process incoming payments.
  • Send monthly billing to clients. Prepare and file billing documents for clients.
  • Receives payments and posts amounts paid to customer accounts.
  • Locates and monitors overdue accounts, using computers and a variety of automated systems.
  • Locates and notifies customers of delinquent accounts by email or telephone

 

Senior Accountant – Houston – dlemaire@cfstaffing.com

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Duties:

– Advanced fund accounting (AIV, SPV, CLO) and financial statements
– Coordinate portfolio company quarterly invoices
– Coordinate active deal announcements
– Coordinate quarterly statements and compliance requirements
– Coordinate document custody and weekly LP metrics

Requirements:
– Bachelor’s degree in accounting; minimum GPA 3.2 (cumulative)
– Public accounting experience; Big Four experience preferred
– Demonstrated progress towards professional certification; CPA preferred
– Two to five year’s professional experience; private equity experience preferred
– Good attitude, judgment, self-starter; accurate, independent, and efficient work

Benefits:
– Covered garage parking provided
– Daily catered lunch provided
– Fully-paid medical, dental, vision; 401k
– Paid vacation, holidays, winter holiday
– Salary, annual bonus, year-end profit sharing

Hot this week! Accounting & Finance Job Openings – dlemaire@cfstaffing.com

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  • Senior Auditor – less than 10% travel
  • Federal & State Tax Accountant – DT
  • Senior Auditor – Public Accounting
  • Tax Manager – Reduced Hour Work Week!
  • Investment Accountant
  • Staff Accountant – West
  • IT Auditor – DT
  • IT Auditor – Galleria
  • IT Auditor – West
  • Fixed Asset Accountant – Galleria
  • Payroll Supervisor – NW
  • Senior Cost Accountant – North
  • AP/AR Supervisor – North
  • Credit & Collections Manager – North
  • Senior Financial Reporting Accountant
  • Sales & Use Tax Analyst
  • SEC Reporting Director
  • Senior Tax Accountant – Public Accounting
  • Tax Manager – Public Accounting

Denver Accounting Openings!!!

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Are you interested in moving to Denver? Check out their hot openings:

CFO: Consumer Goods, Boulder, 125k+

Director – FP&A: Consumer Goods, DT, $150k+
Senior Technical Accountant: Manufacturing, DTC, 75-85k
Technical Accounting & Reporting Analyst: Telecom, Boulder OR DT, 60-70k
Senior Auditor: Healthcare, SE, 75-85k
Senior FP&A Analyst: Professional Services, DT, 60-70k

Senior Financial Analyst: Manufacturing, Aurora, $75-85k
Consultant: Professional Services, DT, Depending On Experience

Financial Analyst: Consumer Goods, DT, $55-65k
Property Accountant: Real Estate, Boulder, 45-55k
Property Accountant: Real Estate, DT, 58-62k
Staff Accountant: Logistics, North of DT, 55-60k
Staff Accountant: Manufacturing, Ft. Lupton, 50k
AR Analyst: Consumer Goods, Boulder, 40k
Medical Biller: Healthcare, Boulder, 30-40k

San Antonio Accounting & Finance Openings!!!

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Are you interested in relocating to San Antonio???? Let me know. Here is a list of our HOT openings!!!!

  • Senior Accountant-Sales & Use Tax, Multi state
  • Tax Manager- Federal, State, & International
  • Sr. or Staff Internal Auditor-SOX
  • Sr. Accounting Analyst- (Forecasting for future growth of company but also basic accounting functions)
  • Manufacturing Controller (CPA & Manu required)
  • Project Accountant for a TOP Marketing company (AWESOME OPPORTUNITY!!!!)

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Payroll Supervisor – dlemaire@cfstaffing.com

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CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Develop guidelines and procedures for a smooth payroll operation (~300 employees)
  • Directly supervise the payroll processors (2) in the payroll department
  • Manage the overall functions of all the payroll and payroll related functions
  • Weekly payroll processing for hourly employees and semi-monthly for salary
  • Remittance of payroll taxes
  • Filing of all state and federal payroll tax returns
  • Processing of W-2
  • Employee advances/garnishments/deductions
  • Set up Payroll functionalities in Accounting System
  • Coordinate all payroll audits/inquiries/corrections
  • Provide payroll and man hour reports to management
  • Process executive payroll and bonuses
  • Oversee compliance with statutory reporting and filing requirements
  • Maintain the integrity of the timekeeping system security administration and control
  • Interpret company policies and government regulations affecting payroll procedures

Required Education

  • Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)
  • Knowledge of accounting principles and practices
  • In depth knowledge and experience of payroll calculation and process
  • Managerial/supervisory experience
  • Knowledge of applicable local, state and federal payroll taxes
  • Proficiency in excel and access
  • Proficiency in relevant payroll and accounting software
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

 

Houston: New Accounting Openings this week! dlemaire@cfstaffing.com

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New:

  • Senior Accountant – DT – Non Profit
  • Accounting Manager – Galleria area
  • Senior Auditor – Operational / Financial – No SOX – less than 10% travel
  • Federal & State Tax Accountant – Downtown
  • Audit Senior – Large Regional Public Accounting Firm
  • Credit & Collections Manager – Nort
  • IT Senior Auditor – DT
  • Payroll Supervisor – NW

Still hot: 

  • Fixed Asset Accountant – Galleria
  • Tax Manager – 40 hours a week
  • Entry Level Tax Accountant – CPA Firm
  • SEC Reporting Director
  • IT Auditor – West
  • Sales & Use Tax Accountant – West
  • Audit Senior – local CPA Firm
  • Tax Senior – small CPA Firm
  • Senior Accountant – SEC & Consolidations
  • AR Staff Accountant – Woodlands

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