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Staff Accountant – Galleria – 50-55K – Tremendous growth potential! by mclarenrecruits My client is a major player in the services industry and is growing rapidly thru acquisition. They’re adding to their financial reporting team, and looking for a sharp 2 year person, preferably out of public accounting.

Mission Responsible for applying generally accepted accounting principles to analyze financial information and prepare accurate and complete managerial reports, journal entries, and account reconciliations.

Responsibilities and essential job functions include, but are not limited to, the following: Ensure accurate and timely completion of assigned tasks Maintain and account for lease and non-compete agreements and prepare respective monthly journal entries and reconciliations (data currently maintained in Access database). Work with corporate personnel and management to obtain information and provide explanations of financial analysis. Prepare and post journal entries as part of the monthly/quarterly corporate close process. Complete assigned monthly balance sheet account reconciliations. Compile and update spreadsheets for executive management review of certain areas such as accruals, legal expenses, amortization, etc. Identify, propose and implement process and/or procedure changes to gain efficiencies, strengthen controls, or improve quality of information provided by the department. Qualifications Experience and Education Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting required Minimum of 2 years of experience in a General Ledger capacity 

Knowledge, skills, and abilities needed include: Understanding of GAAP and internal controls over financial reporting General understanding of SEC reporting and Corporate financial functions Knowledge of accounting principles and practices Strong familiarity with GL systems such as MS-eEnterprise (Dynamics) Strong knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Access)

 Knowledge of Hyperion Reporting-Essbase a plus Ability to analyze data, identify issues and suggest corrections. Ability to work independently, learn quickly and have confidence in the final work product. Complete tasks given minimal instructions and take the initiative to figure out a resolution. Ability to ensure an accurate work product and meet deadlines.

Private equity backed $20M healthcare company in the Med Center looking to grow to $100M over the next 5 years and rapidly acquiring new properties.

I’m looking for an entrepreneurial CPA who wants to jumpstart their career.　 Ideally a 3-4 year public accounting background, in either audit or tax, who wants to be a Controller.　 This person will have full fiduciary responsibility over multiple entities, and be charged with the task of month end close, financial reporting and analysis, supervising the operations team, and helping with M&A activities.

Positions like this don’t come along often for a 3-4 year person.　 This is a huge opportunity to dive in and tackle projects, the likes of which some Accounting Managers don’t get to see.　 In essence, you’re a Senior Accountant performing Controller duties, and if performed well, can become a full-fledged Controller very soon.

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

 

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Description
Responsible for all aspects of supervising and leading a Domestic Trade Accounts Payable team of 8 -10 clerks.
Ensures the following are completed timely and accurately:
Detailed accounting entries
Account and sub ledger reconciliations
Match error resolution for purchase/receiving documents
Provides guidance and liaison for Sr. Manager A/P to the other two A/P teams.
Manages daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual processes related to A/P generically including some specific retail industry and Academy items such as forecasting and managing A/P cash flows.
Establishes, maintains, and adheres to SOX controls, processes and documentation.
Compiles internal and external financial reporting related to A/P.
Prepares special and ad-hoc reporting for management.
Ensures integrity and maintains confidentiality of information.
Documents procedures, processes and workflows.
Identifies, tests, and coordinates implementation of processes and systems to improve internal controls and segregation of duties.
Keeps abreast of current developments for adherence to government regulation and financial impact.
Assists in attaining financial accounting objectives established by the Controller.
Completes special projects as assigned and self-identified.
Duties may change and associate may be required to perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum 5 years Accounts Payable Experience

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  |

 

Houston Business Journal

 

　

 

Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 10:17am CST

 

　

 

Texas could return to peak employment levels reached before the recession as soon as January 2012, according to a report from IHS Global Insight.

 

Texas may even surpass those levels, said IHS’ chief regional economist

 

 

Diffley said there are two main reasons for Texas’ success: the security of the oil and energy market and the lack of a housing recession.

 

“Oil and energy continues to be a factor (in job growth) and there was an earlier recovery in the high-tech sector in Austin and Dallas,” Diffley said. “There is no doubt that [job growth] will continue to improve.”

 

Other states expected to get back to pre-recession employment numbers between 2012 and 2013 include: Louisiana, Oklahoma, New York, Massachusetts, West Virginia and Vermont. The majority of states are not expected to return to pre-recession levels until 2014 or later.

 

 

 

• Review and/or prepare federal and state returns for exempt organizations.
• Build new and existing client relationships and demonstrate knowledge of client business.
• Prepare internal memoranda, correspondence/guidance, and documents for distribution to clients.
• Handle work for multiple clients observing time budgets and production goals.

 

• 2+ years experience in public accounting tax practice
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting with CPA Certification
• Experience preparing income tax returns for individuals, trusts, partnerships, and/or businesses.   
• Exempt organization tax return experience would be a plus, but is not necessary.
• Strong accounting and analytical skills, including interpreting financial reports, preparing adjustments for investments, properties, liabilities, revenues and expensese needed.
• Computer skills including proficiency in tax software and Microsoft Office programs
• Understanding of accounting theories concerning cash and accrual reporting standards
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Detail oriented & ability to multi-task  

 

Industry News and Updates

 

I　can’t believe　it is almost the end of the year and contrary to popular belief companies in Houston are still hiring!!!! I personally had 10 new job orders called in to me over the past 2 weeks. Don’t give up if you are still looking to make a move before the end of the year. Most people tend to slow down their search around in November and December.　This is the time to　capitalize on that. It means there is less competition for you!　 Now don’t get me wrong, employers are still being very picky, but the　amount of opportunities in the Houston job market　are continuing to grow.　 Our clients have needs at levels we have not seen since for a long time.　 Our candidates are starting to receive multiple offers on a regular basis.　 We are anticipating that this surge in opportunities will continue throughout the 4th quarter of 2011 and well into 2012. I must say that I am very excited to see what the new year brings us.

 

Stay tuned for my next update in　January

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Local Statistics:

 

• National / Houston Unemployment Rate: 9.1% / 8.6%

 

 

• Price of Oil:　　$95 (last year $77)

 

 

• Oil Rig Count:　1978(last year 1655)

 

 

• Industries hiring: Services, Exploration & Production, Manufacturing, Service Companies, Oil & Gas Field Services.　　 Healthcare & Hospitality, Engineering & Construction

 

 

• Positions in demand: Staff & Senior Accountants, Analysts, Internal Auditors, Public Accounting (Tax & Audit)

 

 

• Industries not hiring or flat: Homebuilding,　Government, Real Estate, Financial Services

 

 

 

Direct Hire Houston:

 

• Senior Accountant (Private Equity) – Med Center – 65K plus bonus

 

 

• Staff Accountant　(Internal F/R))- The Woodlands　 – 40 to 55K

 

 

• Staff Accountant (heavy bank recs)　- The Woodlands, 45 to 55K

 

 

• Senior　GL / Revenue Analyst　- DT – 65 to 72K (2 openings)

 

 

• Senior GL Accountant (Out of manufacturing -Northwest) 65K

 

 

• 5 Staff Auditors & Senior Auditors for Public Accounting Firms

 

 

• Revenue　Accountant – DT- Top 100　Employer　55 to 65K

 

 

• Gas Plant　Accountant – DT- Top 100　Employer　55 to 65K

 

 

• Property / JIB Accountant – DT – Top 100 Employer

 

 

• Sales & Use Tax Accountant – Must have O&G and 5 years – to 80K

 

 

• Consolidations Accountant -　Hyperion – Galleria – 55 to 60K plus bonus

 

 

• 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)

 

 

• Auditor – West Houston – 50% Travel, Retail, 65 to 75K plus 20% bonus　

 

 

• International Staff & Senior Tax Accountant -　Westchase　- 50 to 80K

 

 

• HR Manager – 90 to 120K – Manufacturing or Chemicals　　

 

 

 

 

 

Contract Houston:

 

• 5　Internal / External Auditors needed for various projects

 

 

• AP & AR Clerks

 

 

• AP Clerks (Woodlands) – Temp to Hire 38K Annually

 

 

• Senior Accountant for 3 month project

 

 

• Bookkeeper (LaPorte)

 

 

• HR/Payroll (insurance negotiation)　- Southwest Houston

 

 

• Audit Manager　(CPA Firm -　4 to 6 months)

 

 

 

Cost Accountant (Conroe)

 

 

 

　

 

　

 

CONTRACT HOUSTON:

 

 

 

　

Local Searches

 

　

 

Responsibilities:

• consolidation of 70+ companies (using Hyperion), various monthly account reconciliations, financial analysis (Excel & Hyperion), fin reporting (internal and external), ad-hoc report writing(Excel & Hyperion), back-up for administration (monthly and yearly) of consolidation software (Hyperion), big-4 audit support (qtr & annual), involvement in SEC reporting

REQUIRED

Actg degree with 2-3 yrs professional experience

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

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Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Assist in preparation and review of SEC filings

Review contracts for accounting impact

Review and assist implementation of new accounting pronouncements for impact to Company

 Prepare/review EPS calculations

 Research technical accounting issues

 Help manage SOX processes and coordinate responsibilities for process

 Provide training on accounting rules to internal customers

 Assist in review of investor presentations and press releases

 Assist in various SEC/SOX special projects

 Help monitor 3 SEC/SOX staff and seniors

 Assist with IFRS implementation projects

Required Skills or Tools:

Proficient using complete Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, etc.) and PC skills

 Advanced writing skills – Ability to draft/edit or improve clarity & transparency of financial disclosures

 Technical accounting research experience

 Strong analytical skills

 IFRS experience a plus　

Preferred Education/Experience:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting from a four-year college or university

Eight years accounting experience CPA designation

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

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1^st level Helpdesk support

Triage incoming helpdesk tickets and assign to responsible individuals

Resolve tickets independently if able

Be primary contact for internal IT Hotline (phone)

On-call 24 x 7 and able to respond to emergency status

Desktop Support

Primary contact for troubleshooting & resolving workstation/laptop issues, both software- and hardware-related

Install new software, updates and patches as needed

Proactively identify risks, issues and avenues of improvement

Printer maintenance

Primary contact for printer-related issues and training

Order and maintain inventory of supplies, surplus and parts

Interface with 3^rd-party printer support vendor for service calls

Facility Patient Information Management (PIM) systems

Interface with external facility IT departments

Procure and maintain access for Billing group to facility portals

Mobile Device support

Set up mobile devices and distribute to users

Training, support and orientation of mobile devices

Interface with 3^rd-party maintenance vendors for repair as applicable

Internal telephony support

Primary contact for issues related to internal phones

Basic maintenance of phone/voicemail system (password resets, name changes)

Interface with 3^rd-party maintenance vendor for repair, support

Support physical routing and maintenance of cables

Asset Maintenance

Catalog, document and maintain records for all company (IT and non-IT) assets in Helpdesk

Determine and maintain inventory levels of non-asset IT equipment (e.g. mouse)

Manage reservation/checkout/check-in of provisional assets.

Network/user access maintenance

Reset user domain/email passwords and/or unlock accounts

Support physical routing of cables and switch ports

Support maintenance of surveillance equipment

Support maintenance of proximity card access system

Audio/Visual Support

Proactively support and maintain A/V infrastructure in multiple environments

Instruct and assist presenters or users of A/V equipment

Building management coordination

Interface with building management  on needed repairs that are building management’s responsibility (plumbing, HVAC, doors, windows, etc)

Student Information System Support (SIS)

Assist students, course builders, instructors and administrators with all aspects of the student information system

Provide documentation, orientation and training on the SIS where applicable

 

Revenue Accountant – DT,　Onshore, Oil & Gas

 

 

Senior Property / JIB Accountant – DT, COPAS knowledge, property accounting

Gas Plant Accountant – DT, Allocations, Volumes, gas sales

Sales & Use Tax Accountant – DT, prefer E&P or Midstream experience

Insurance Risk Analyst -DT, workers comp and property claims

Sr. Internal Auditor – Oil and Gas, Galleria – 50% international Travel, rotational role – $8B public co

 

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

 

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Record revenue and remit royalties for oil/gas sales.
Record revenue associated with outside operated properties and monitor gas balancing statements.
Record revenue associated with and monitor load oil transactions.
Review and process division of interest changes received from Land Administration.
Monitor and reconcile account receivables.
Prepare  Oil/Gas Royalty monthly reports.
Analyze and reconcile general ledger accounts and prepare accounting entries.
Invoice various purchasers for gas sales.
Prepare severance Tax Returns

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

 Gas Plant Accountant

• Record gas sales, NGL sales, condensate sales, and fee revenue
• Update Gas Plant’s allocation, rates, volumes and operational and/or contractual changes
• Update gas gathering systems Excel spreadsheets
• Record gas purchases, transportation expenses
• Develop spreadsheets as appropriate with proper controls
• Reconcile volumes to Operation’s Balance Report
• Record inventory and imbalance transactions
• Issue statements, invoices and payments
• File monthly and annual state reports
• File quarterly and annual Gas Utility Tax reports
• Record Flash entries each month
• Apply cash receipts for Midstream companies
• Prepare journal entries
• Reconcile inter-company accounts for proper eliminations between affiliate companies
• Monitor and reconcile general ledger accounts
• Issue monthly financial statements

 

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or business related field.

1 – 4 years gas plant accounting experience

 

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

Description

– Assist in the coordination of large complex State Sales/Use Tax Audits.

– Independently manage smaller State and Local Sales/Use Tax Audits.

– Autonomously perform reviews of transactions from a Sales/Use Tax standpoint.

– Independently perform Sales/Use Tax research and obtain documentation as defense for audit and refund/credit issues.

– Coordinate Sales/Use Tax accuracy reviews of the companies Divisions.

– Assist in Department tax accounting requirements as needed, including tax account reconciliations.

– Assist in the building and maintaining of Use Tax rules by State, for system requirements.

Requirements

 – Bachelors degree in Accounting preferred, other business related degree would be considered.

– 5 years multi-state Sales/Use Tax experience.

– 2 years experience in the upstream and midstream Oil & Gas industry preferred.

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• International Tax Staff Accountant – Houston – dcd@fittsroberts.com

 

• Assist  in preparation of Form 1118, Foreign Tax Credit – Corporations (Regular and AMT), and supporting schedules and allocations. Perform associated calculations, including CFC stock basis, overall tax basis of assets, and interest expense apportionment. Properly source trial balances for Form 1118 reporting

 

• Prepare Forms 5471, 8865, and 8858 and required disclosure statements. Research and document return related tax issues as necessary.

 

• Analyze financial statement information for the quarterly tax provision and prepare schedule of permanent differences related to foreign inclusions, including Section 78 and Section 902 gross-ups, Section 956 inclusions, and Subpart F inclusions. Analyze entity ledgers for Section 901 credits and calculate overall foreign tax credit. Analyze dividends for proper reporting and inclusion in the quarterly tax provision.

 

• Assist with projects related to global restructuring and acquisition implementation, including preparation and filing of Forms SS-4, Forms 8832, Forms 8023, FIRPTA filings, and other miscellaneous filings.

 

• Research and document tax consequences of entity formations in various tax jurisdictions and provide guidance to local country personnel when requested

 

• Maintain and update entity ownership structure in CorpInternational, income tax return reporting software. Coordinate with Manager for Accounting for Income Taxes regarding changes to the organizational structure and associated impact on the income tax return

 

 

• Certified Public Accountant preferred
• 2-3 years work experience in International Tax
• Bachelor’s degree with emphasis in Accounting and advanced degree in Accounting, Taxation, or Law

 

 

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|

 

 

 

BASIC FUNCTIONS: This position primarily supports the forecast and budget process within the company, which includes all aspects from supporting functional end-users to in-depth analysis for Sr. Management. Also, this position should understand how to compile basic financial statements, primarily the P&L.

DUTIES :

1. Assist in preparation of the company wide forecast and budget, including preparation of consolidating forecast entries, preparation of in-depth variance analysis, and preparation of consolidated projected financial statements, primarily the P&L.

2. Become a functional subject matter expert in GPS and Essbase, the budget and forecast system. This position will be supporting functional end-users in a timely and professional manner, and perform end-user training as needed for Essbase, GPS data input, and GPS Reports.

3. Prepare and maintain budget and forecast Excel templates for field and headquarters, including updating macros. Also assimilate and prepare forecast packages for distribution to Sr. Management.

4. Prepare schedules and variance analysis as required for the quarterly earnings release and Board of Director’s reports.

5. Prepare concise ad hoc business analysis and modeling as requested by Sr. Management.

6. Assist and participate in any discussions or meetings involving the Decision Support Group and benefit from a position within Decision Support to gain expertise in the company’s Finance related matters. Interact with other departments, in order to develop a strong corporate culture and network.

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