• Senior Accountant with LOE experience 
• Analyst Multi-lingual – Galleria
• Bookkeeper – public accounting
• FP&A Manager – Greenspoint
• Senior Tax Accountant – Woodlands
• Intercompany Senior Accountant – Lead – Greenspoint
• IT Auditor – Galleria
• Staff Accountant – SW Houston
• Auditor – Public Accounting
• Accounting Manager – non profit
• AP Manager – non profit
• Property Tax Lead – DT
• Intercompany / Consolidations Senior Accountant – Galleria 
• Fixed Asset Accountant – DT
• Strategic Planning Analyst – SE
• Compliance Analyst – Galleria
• Controller – Sugar Land
• Controller – small business – Galleria
• Financial Analyst – Galleria
• Bookkeeper – NW
• CFO – PE
• Staff Accountant – SW
• Inventory Accountant – NW
• Financial Analyst – West
• Staff Accountant – Galleria
• Senior Auditor – 30% travel – Galleria
• Sales & Use Tax – DT – all levels
• Revenue Accountant – DT 
• JIB Accountant – NW 
• Controller – West Houston 
• Senior Auditor – West Houston

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Position Summary:

The Accountant position is responsible for performing a variety of general accounting support tasks in the accounting department.
Job Responsibilities:

• Prepare and post daily transnational journal entries
• Prepare and post reclassification entries
• Prepare reports
• Research resolutions on vendor inquiries and billing statements
• Other various tasks, as required

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in accounting
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel

Full charge Bookkeeper needed for a growing company in north Houston. 

• 40 to 70K DOE 
• 15 Days PTO
• 5 Days Sick
• 8.30 to 5pm schedule
• 100% healthcare paid for employee 

Full charge bookkeeper with experience in preferably a multi-company environment.  Strong A/R and A/P background with full charge knowledge from clerical entry through the effects on the general ledger.  Excel skills in formatting, calculations and data entry.  QuickBooks knowledge a must as well as Microsoft Word.  Strong analytical skills needed and the ability to forward think in a fast paced environment. Team player with the ability to work independently.

Our client is currently seeking a Controller. The ideal candidate will be a self

starter with strong problem solving and analytical skills. This position will play a key role in the

growth of the organization through financial planning and projections in line with company

purpose and culture.

Position requirements: 

• Working knowledge of Quickbooks and Microsoft Office 
• Full cycle Accounts Payable 
• Multiple bank reconciliations and record keeping 
• Multiple credit card reconciliations 
• General ledger postings and reconciliations 
• Month end and year end close 
• Detailed analysis and preparation of reports for executive staff 
• 1099 preparation
• Strong attention to detail with good problem solving skills 
• High level of confidentiality and integrity 
• Highly organized and able to work in a fast paced environment 
• At least 4 years of consecutive experience as a full-charge bookkeeper 
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills including spelling, punctuation, and grammar

Responsibilities

• Responsible for monthly accounting close activities including project & overhead analyses, recording income and expense accruals & deferrals, preparation of journal entries with supporting documents and reconciling projects to the General Ledger 
• Complete reconciliations and detailed analysis of account balances 
• Prepare analyses related to project performance and chargeability 
• Support budgeting and forecasting process 
• Support financial reporting process 
• Special accounting projects as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA preferred. 
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience; 7-10 years’ experience in a financial accounting position, preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Demonstrated experience with monthly accounting processes including general ledger accounting close, costing, and/or reporting.
• Demonstrated knowledge of budgeting and cash flow forecasting techniques and financial statement analysis including key trend analysis, project or overhead costing techniques and financial controls.
• Strong MS Office Suite computer skills particularly Excel and Access software
• Ability to travel to various office locations or remote job field offices.
• Experience with Oracle and Hyperion/Planning and HFM

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• Controller – Manufacturing – Southwest Houston
• Controller – Manufacturing – North of the Heights
• Controller – Manufacturing – Humble area
• MGR FP&A – Manufacturing – Greenspoint
• Accounting Manager – Distribution – Southwest
• Bookkeeper – Public Accounting – Galleria
• Bookkeeper – Public Accounting – Northwest Houston
• Small Company Controller – 5 M – Central 
• Small Company Controller – 20M – Central
• Controller – West Houston (Big 4, CPA requirement)
• Financial Reporting Manager – Northwest 
• JIB Accountant – NW Houston
• Inventory Accountant – NW Houston
• IT Auditor – Galleria
• Senior Auditor – West Houston – 
• Financial Analyst – West Houston 
• Staff Accountant – Galleria 
• Consolidations Accountant – West Houston
• LOE / GL Accountant – Galleria 
• Payroll Tax Accountant – Galleria
• Auditor – Public Accounting – Galleria
• Tax Senior Public Accounting
• 2 Contract positions for public accounting Auditors and Tax Accountants!!!!! 

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ABOUT THE COMPANY

Our client is looking to add a Financial Planning & Analysis Manager. With a large and growing finance team, there is significant opportunity for growth and advancement within the department. The company boasts a team-oriented culture and provides its employees with the tools and training necessary to perform.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS MANAGER
The Manager will lead the groups current and long-range planning and budgeting process and will act as the liaison between the operating units financial managers and the corporate accounting group. The Manager will regularly compile and analyze the groups regional, country and product financial data and provide the EVP with regular analysis, and metrics about the groups business and outlook. The Manager will also provide strategic analysis and prepare business plans for potential new markets, products or business ventures. The Manager will be involved in all aspects of the groups acquisition activities, from sourcing to closing transactions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Implementation and monitoring of the groups financial operating plan and forecasts including:
Responsible for the preparation, review and ongoing monitoring of budgets, forecasts, strategic plans and other financial data for current and long range planning of the entire group
Prepare detailed historical financial research and analysis in such areas as profit & loss, balance sheet, free cash flow, ROIC, DSO, working capital, and investments
Prepare detailed future forecasts and budgets and analyze trends in revenue, expense, capital expenditures and projected returns
Ensure accurate and timely submission of operating units budgets and capital expenditure requirements as directed by corporate accounting
Develop standard/consistent methodologies and key metrics for financial analyses and review
Liaise with IT to develop effective business intelligence tools
Compile and review capital expenditure plans and ensure compliance with budget
Liaise with corporate accounting group to drive implementation of management accounting and reporting for international services, subsea/technology and rental tools
All operations related to mergers and acquisitions including:
Review investment opportunities with group operational leads
Prepare valuation analysis
Prepare internal communications
Review M&A related documentation
Provide due diligence support
Work with third party consultants

Staff Accountant position for the Corporate Office. This position will report to the Accounting Manager.

Position Summary:

• Track inventory and inventory costs for fuel oil inventory on a daily basis
• Ensure timely and accurate billing for fuel oil division
• Update management on the accounts receivable aging report on a weekly basis
• Assist with monthly sales and variance analysisAssist with account reconciliations and preparing journal entries
• Assist in month end close process 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance is preferred
• Requires 1 plus years of general accounting experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications
• Knowledge of JDE is a plus

 

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Did you know that the average time looking at a CV is 5-7 seconds? According to The Confessions of the Recruitment Industry infographic by BeHiring, not only do recruiters spend less than 10 seconds scanning resumes, if they catch one spelling or grammar error the resume will automatically be discarded. Ouch.

With more than 12 million people unemployed nationally, job seekers cannot afford costly mistakes when submitting their resumes. The window of 5-7 seconds is a narrow one, especially considering a potential employer only allots that amount of time to hundreds of resumes a day. Below are seven common ways to frighten a recruiter; avoid them to increase the chances of that ‘narrow reviewing window’ opening up a little wider for you.

1. Sloppy resumes

At number one, grammatical errors, typos and misspellings are the most common and, often, most costly mistakes. Hundreds or even thousands of people can apply for one position. Why would a recruiter waste his or her time with an applicant who spells acheive for achieve or excede for exceed? Obvious typos tell potential employers the applicant did not take the time to review and reread his or her resume before submission and grammatical errors, especially for communications positions, show employers whether or not an applicant is a good fit. Using a colon in place of semicolon, omitting necessary commas and placing the period outside of quotation marks —these are all ways to scare off recruiters. The most threatening error? Misspelling a company’s name. If an applicant cannot make sure to spell the name of the company that he or she is applying to correctly, that person will immediately have his or her resume thrown out.

2. Unprofessional email address

Employees represent the companies they work for; they help maintain and reflect a company’s brand. Recruiters look at potential candidates to see who will best fit into the culture of the company. An unprofessional email sends a red flag to employers. They want to hire mature adults, ones who understand the importance of creating a professional email address. If you aren’t sure whether or not your email is professional, take this test: Imagine a recruiter just called you about a job opening. He or she asks you to provide an email address to forward the information to. Say your email address aloud, just as you would over the phone, and see how it sounds.

3. Residence

Some companies try to avoid hiring out-of-state applicants. Relocation and the expenses that come with it are not always things a company wants to deal with with bringing on someone new. Find out if an employer is seeking “local candidates only” before applying because if that’s the case, he or she won’t even consider an out-of-state resume.

4. Lack of detail in work history

It’s true you do not want to crowd your resume with long sentences, but not providing enough detail is also risky. Simply listing previous positions is not enough. Recruiters want to know the functions and duties carried out while you worked at a company. Lack of detail makes them question how significant your previous roles were.

5. No knowledge of industry applying for

Resumes that reflect work history that has nothing to do with the industry of position you’re applying for are also red flags. Unless it’s a ”no experience necessary” position, most job postings list some type of requirements and/or qualifications for applicants, and applicants must often have some type of background in the field of the open position.

6. Lack of professional references

Having no references can often be a deal breaker for recruiters. Employers value feedback from those who can attest to an applicant’s work ethic and skills. If two or more of a person’s references are personal —family members or friends —this can also hurt an individual’s chances of their resume getting further attention. Too many personal references tell employers an applicant doesn’t have enough professional references, and this leads them to wonder why? Do they not truly have the work experience they claim to? Was their work poorly done? Did they leave on bad terms? You do not wantyour resume to leave recruiters skeptical or confused.

7. High school activities

This pertains to college students (because I’m hoping no one out of school would do this). When seeking internships or regular employment, a list of high school activities blares a warning to recruiters. Like personal references, the applicant doesn’t have enough current or collegiate experience so he or she went back to high school. Unless you’re a freshman student, this is a big no.

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Privately held multi-industry company with approximately $25 million in combined sales is searching for a capable individual to fill its Senior Accountant position. Primary responsibilities are payroll, inventory and general ledger accounting.

Position requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, with three to five years experience. Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and PC-based accounting system experience required.

Office hours for south of Galleria-area location are 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. with some flexibility for the right person and circumstances. Benefit package includes vacation, holiday, 401(k) Plan with matching percent, and partially-paid health insurance. Salary is commensurate with experience. 

SUMMARY:

Various accounting responsibilities for privately held landscaping company, with future growth opportunity

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Weekly payroll processing for  company
• Retail inventory receipt of goods
• Investigate gross margin variances for retail operations
• Assist in retail physical inventories twice a year
• Match company credit card receipts and code expenses for statements
• Various balance sheet account analysis (employee receivables, prepaid accounts, accruals, fixed assets, etc.)
• Initiate timely payroll tax and 401(k) deposits
• Investigate differences between general ledger and sub-ledgers
• Prepare monthly recurring journal entries, correcting entries, and entries for various inventory transactions
• Record all accounting activity for land holding partnership
• Assist in reconciliation of intercompany accounts
• Other reports, financial analysis and special projects as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Financial analysis and accounting knowledge
• Some corporate tax knowledge or experience, including Federal income tax, sales tax, franchise tax and payroll taxes
• Payroll experience helpful

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting preferred
• CPA helpful
• Three to five years experience in an accountant position

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Add Storytelling To The Interview Process by

Connect with the interviewer by telling a story

By Marc Miller

Storytelling? Storytelling is a very compelling way to inform the interviewer that you know your stuff.

The purpose of telling stories is to get you to talk about your most memorable accomplishments, biggest challenges, the ways you deal with conflict, and how you recover from a stumble.

If you answer every question in an interview with a story, it shows that you have demonstrated your expertise in a real world setting.

Over time, you will want to build up a library of stories that, at a moments notice, you can pull off the shelf and share.

The stories in your library should be constructed to have three sections:

•Clearly state the problem
•Describe how you solved the problem
•Describe the outcome

What stories should you have at your disposal?

Step #1 – Look at the responsibilities section of the job description

Take each responsibility listed in the job description and create a story that talks about a situation where you demonstrated the documented skill. Write out each story then rehearse, rehearse, and rehearse some more. You will want to be able to tell the story in a very conversational manner. You want it to sound natural.

What if you have not actually performed the tasks or roles described in the job description?

Find a situation where you performed similar responsibilities. Start the story out by saying:

I have not been in that exact situation, but let me tell you about the time I did something similar!

Step #2 – Standard interview questions

Prepare a story for each of the following common interview questions (from About.com):

•What is your greatest strength?
•What is you greatest weakness?
•How do you handle stress and pressure?
•Describe a difficult work situation / project and how you overcame it?
•How do you evaluate success?
•Why do you want this job?
•Why should we hire you?
•What are your goals for the future?
•Tell me about yourself.

Step 3 – Be prepared for Behavioral interview questions

Behavioral questions are best answered in story form. Some sample behavioral questions:

•Give an example of an occasion when you used logic to solve a problem.
•Give an example of a goal you reached and tell me how you achieved it.
•Give an example of a goal you didn’t meet and how you handled it.
•Describe a stressful situation at work and how you handled it.
•Tell me about how you worked effectively under pressure.
•How do you handle a challenge?
•Have you been in a situation where you didn’t have enough work to do?
•Have you ever made a mistake? How did you handle it?
•Describe a decision you made that was unpopular and how you handled implementing it.

Interview preparation

You will want to practice telling your stories in front of a mirror. Remember to smile! Pay attention to your facial expressions as you tell each story. Your delivery should sound natural and unrehearsed.

Print out each question that you have prepared for, along with a short description of the associated story. Use large fonts with a lot of white space to make it easy to read.

Bring this into the interview and be prepared to take notes on how well each story was received.

If you are unsure which story to use to answer a particular question, repeat the question back to the interviewer by saying, “I want to make sure I understood you correctly. What I heard you say is…”

This gives you a chance to gather your thoughts and scan your list of questions and stories in order to pick the most appropriate.

Over time, your library of stories will grow and you will get better at retelling them. Each time you tell a story, pay attention to how it was received. Did the interviewer enjoy the story? Did the interviewer display positive body language?

The more you practice sharing your stories, the more natural you will become in telling them.

Marc Miller is the found of Career Pivot and author Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for Baby Boomers. Follow him in Twitter and Facebook.

 

Position Summary:

• This position will handle material transfers
• Perform Inventory Reconciliations
• Conduct audits for P&A and Joint Accounting

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Business is preferred
• Requires 10 years of Oil & Gas experience in Expenditure Accounting
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications
• Knowledge of Excalibur is preferred
• Understanding and knowledge of COPAS documents

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January 2014
Industry News and Updates

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a great holiday season and has started their new year off in a great way. The first 3 weeks tend to be a very slow time in the recruiting world and that is due to all the month, quarter and year end closes taking place. However, there is something very different about 2014. This is the busiest start to a year I have experienced in the 12 years of being in this great field of recruiting. We are seeing movement at all levels. If you watch the Houston Business Journal closely you will see that there have been a ton of CEO announcements in the past couple of months. With that comes changes at the CFO level and potentially turnover in the Accounting department or just simply replacements made by the new regime. With that, 2014 should be an interesting year, since the unemployment rate for degreed professionals is 3.3% and the economy is at full employment at 5%. That means that we are in short supply of great talent. Did you know that Houston unemployment rate is down to 5.6%? I sure do love the fact that we live in Houston, Texas! My prediction is another great year for our city and I look forward to keep you informed. Stay tuned for my next newsletter in March.

Local Statistics:
• National / Houston Unemployment rate: 5.6/6.2
• Price of Oil: $97 (last year $87)
• Oil Rig Count: 1769(last year 1789)
• Industries hiring: E&P / Oil & Gas Field Services / Manufacturing /Construction / Engineering / Chemicals
• Positions in demand: Controllers, Senior Accountants and Auditors, SEC experience is in high demand
• Sr. Financial Reporting Analyst (XBRL) – DT – 75 to 85K
• Controller, CPA, Manufacturing, North Houston, 110 to 130K
• Controller – West Houston, CPA, Public Accounting, 130 to 160K
• Financial Analyst, Galleria, 70 to 85K
• Inventory Accountant, NW Houston, 70 to 85K
• Staff Accountant, West Houston
• Senior Accountant, West Houston
• Consolidations Accountant – West Houston – 55 to 65K plus bonus
• Senior Tax Accountant, Local Firm, High Net Wealth Client Base, Galleria
• Accounting Manager, CPA – Stafford
• Tax Director, CPA – The Woodlands – Bringing tax in house 140 – 165K
• Senior Auditors and Supervisors – Public Accounting
• Audit Manger, local CPA firm, 100 to 140K
• Senior Auditor, 2 year rotational program, Oil & Gas
• Tax Manager, CPA, Galleria, 110 to 135K
• SEC Reporting Director, San Antonio,
• Senior Tax Accountant, Public Accounting Firm, Galleria, 75k+
• Senior Tax Accountant, Public Accounting Firm, North Heights, 75k+
• E&P Accountant, LOE experience, Galleria, 75-100k
• AR Lead, O&G Services, SAP, Very South Houston, 45-55k
• AR Clerk, O&G Services, SAP, Very South Houston, 16-20/hr
• Staff Auditor, O&G Services, Greenspoint, 60-75k
• Senior Transfer Pricing, Manufacturing, Memorial City, 70-90k
• Financial Analyst, Chemical Trading, Galleria, 40-60k + 50%+ bonus
• Staff Accountant, Restaurant, SW, 45-60k
• SEC Supervisor, Restaurant, SW, 80-90k
• Staff and Senior Auditor, Public Accounting Firm, Galleria
• Staff Accountant, Property Management, Galleria, 45-55k
• Controller, Manufacturing, SW Houston, 100-130k
• AP Analyst – SAP required, South Houston, 60-70k
• Payroll Associate – In-house payroll processing, Northwest Houston, 22/hr

Diane Delgado LeMaire | Area Director, Executive Search & Branch Manager | Creative Financial Staffing, a division of Fitts, Roberts CPA Firm | 5718 Westheimer Suite 800 | Houston, TX 77057 | 713-490-6003 | dcd@fittsroberts.com| 

 

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