Location: NW Houston

CFS has teamed up with a well established wholesale distributor of pipe, fittings, valves and other related products.

Why work for this company???

They provide a laid back environment and their accounting team gets to enjoy WORK-LIFE balance with limited overtime.  They also get to wear JEANS EVERYDAY!!!

Job Qualifications:

* 1-3 years of Accounting experience

* Payroll experience is a plus

* Bank reconciliation, PPE/ depreciation experience

* Month-end close experience

Location: Memorial area (moving to IAH December 2019)

Why work for this company?

• Work-Life Balance
• Growth opportunity to move into an Assistant Controller role
• Flexible work schedule 7-4, 8-5, 9-6
• Great Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision & 401K

Job Duties:

• Assist Controller with outside auditors as needed.
• Prepare and enter monthly and yearly journal entries.
• Prepare general ledgers for monthly, quarterly and year-end close reporting.
• Prepare monthly account reconciliation’s.
• Prepare US Government census reports for quarterly and annual reporting.
• Prepare US GAAP consolidated financial workpapers and financial statements.
• Maintain plant, property, and equipment detailed sub-ledgers using Sage FAS software.

Qualifications:

• – CPA eligible
• – Bachelors in Accounting degree
• – 3-5 years of experience in GL
• – Experience with preparing GAAP financial statements, consolidated reporting, account analysis, audit schedules, accounting systems, and analytical projects.

The Senior Staff Accountant will join a team of 5 within this fast-growing property management company. This is a young and exciting company specialized in a niche part of the industry. The successful Accountant will have direct exposure to ownership and upper-management, a strong mentor and Controller and stable industry.

Why work here?

• Growth/Opportunity (Strong exposure and promotion potential)
• Ability to add value (New company with the chance to make actual differences)
• Great Mentor/Controller (Laid back personality, dedicated to the team’s development)
• Great supporting team (large staff for this company size)

Duties:

• Month-End close
• Direct Client management
• Transitions for new accounts
• Ensure timely client financial statements

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting/Finance preferred
• 3+ years of experience in Accounting

This position will assist in managing and analyzing daily cash operations and liquidity position services.  This position will also be expected to help develop and implement a short-term cash forecast reporting and detailed variance analysis. As needed, this position will support the foreign currency and interest rate hedging activities and the issuance and administration of letters of credit.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with daily cash process and provide timely and accurate cash flow information
• Manage and maintain daily target cash balances
• Support Treasury cash forecast, analyzing trends providing variance reports
• Work closely with all teams providing inputs into the cash forecast to ensure accuracy and timeliness
• Maintain Treasury Dashboard
•  Manage banking relationships
• •Perform periodic and regular review of bank service fees and costs of liquidity facilities
• •Assist with opening, closing, and administration of bank accounts
• Assist with issuance and management of standby letters of credits
• Provide support for FX transactions and IR Swap activities

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or other business-related area
• Minimum 3 years working experience in Treasury with cash management experience
• Highly proficient in MS PowerPoint, Word and Excel, including use of pivot tables, ‘vlookup’, ‘hlookup’, ‘countif’, and other formulas
• Strong analytic skills and ability to research and solve problems
• Trading industry experience

Preferred Skills:

• MBA or an advanced degree in business, management, or finance a plus
• Certified Treasury Professional;
• Experience working in a global business environment a plus;
• Previous experience directing others, directly and indirectly.

Responsibilities: 

• Direct the timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial reports, and financial trends in order to provide leadership with accurate information with which to perform their responsibilities.
• Direct, develop and evaluate the organization’s finance function and performance.
• Responsible for the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) of the organization.
• Improve the budgeting process through the education of department managers on financial issues impacting their budgets.
• Evaluate and advise on the impact of long-range planning, the introduction of new programs/strategies, acquisition of new businesses, and regulatory actions.
• Participate as part of the leadership team in the development of the corporation’s strategy.
• Serve as a business partner to the business and act as a liaison between the local business activities and the corporate division.
• Evaluate potential alliances acquisitions and/or mergers and pension funds and investments.
• Optimize strategies to enhance cash position; manages strong banking relationships to ensure access to credit markets as needed.
• Develop a reliable cash flow projection process and reporting mechanism.

Experience:

• BS degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field, or equivalent education and/or experience.
• Master degree in Finance, Accounting or related field preferred.
• CPA or similar certification preferred.
• 8+ years general ledger & financial statements experience.
• 5+ years in a Finance Director position at the plant level.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment required; oil and gas industry preferred.

In this role, the analyst will be responsible for:

• Producing investment underwriting models which examine opportunities in all Hotel and Resort properties
• Preparing detailed market due diligence and research
• Speaking with Brokers to get deal information
• Uncovering value-add and operational improvement opportunities in targeted hotel investments
• Actively participating in Due Diligence and Transitions for acquisition, management, and consulting projects
• Support acquisition/development financing and refinancing when appropriate for various new ventures

To be successful in this role, the analyst must have:

• Undergraduate degree preferred, and or equivalent hospitality experience.
• 1-3 years of analytical experience preferred, especially in real estate investments
• Advanced aptitude in Microsoft Excel
• A strong interest in real estate/hospitality investments required

dlemaire@cfstaffing.com

Our client is looking for a Senior Accountant who would love to move into a Controller role in 3 to 5 years due to retirement! The company is located in the Memorial Mall City area and will be moving to the IAH area in 2020.

Why work for this company?

• Family oriented work culture
• Growth opportunity to move into an assistant controller role
• Flexible work schedule

Job Duties:

• To help provide complete and accurate financial information to satisfy the needs of management, owners, lenders, and regulatory agencies.
• Assist controller with outside auditors as needed.
• Prepare and enter monthly and yearly journal entries.
• Prepare general ledgers for monthly, quarterly and year-end close reporting.
• Prepare monthly account reconciliation’s.
• Prepare US Government census reports for quarterly and annual reporting.
• Prepare US GAAP & HFM monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements.
• Prepare US GAAP consolidated financial workpapers and financial statements.
• Maintain plant, property and equipment detailed sub-ledgers using Sage FAS software.
• Develop and maintain EXCEL files related to financial accounting and reporting.
• Maintain and update when necessary written procedures of assigned task.
• Responsible for determining priorities among the various tasks assigned and meeting deadlines.
• Assist in various treasury and online banking tasks.

Qualifications:

• Accounting degree
• 3-5 years of experience in GL
• Experience with preparing GAAP financial statements, consolidated reporting, account analysis, audit schedules, accounting systems and analytical projects.

Interested and Qualified candidates please send your resume to dlemaire@cfstaffing.com

We are looking for a one to two year Staff Accountant who would love to learn Cost Accounting!!!! Our client is looking for someone with a degree in Accounting or Finance and 1 to 2 years of GL experience. They are located in Sugar Land and ready to interview this week.

dlemaire@cfstaffing.com

Overview:
• Coordinate product line cost analysis for new products, or products that have not been manufactured recently, monitoring drivers deemed important to meeting profit objectives.
• Analyzing changes in product design, raw materials, manufacturing methods or services provided, to determine effects on cost.
• Reconcile shipments at the standard cost to cost of goods sold/manufactured.
• Reconciles finished, WIP and raw goods inventories on a monthly basis. Report changes to the components and quantities that makeup inventory on a monthly basis.
• Assisting in Month end close of General Ledger specifically to cost, manufacturing, and inventory

The successful candidate will be joining a company with over 30 years of operations poised for rapid-growth in the wholesale distribution industry. Growth is planned through both organic growth and acquisitions. The Controller will be supervising and developing a team of six and managing all aspects of accounting and supporting FP&A processes. The Controller should have strong communication skills and continuous interest in improvement.

Why work here?

• Mixture of Accounting/FP&A (will wear many hats)
• Direct exposure to ownership/board
• Rapid-growth opportunities with a stable company

Duties:

• Lead Financial Reporting, Planning & Analysis
• Acquisition due-diligence
• Develop annual budget
• Inventory Management, costing and reconciliations
• Liaise with external auditors
• ERP enhancements/optimization
• Develop annual KPI’s and initiatives

Requirements:

• Ability to interact with senior management
• Accounting/Finance degree preferred
• CPA preferred but not required
• Netsuite ERP experience preferred but not required

dlemaire@cfstaffing.com

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Houston Job Openings: 

• Staff Accountant – Hospitality – Galleria *New 3/20 
• Financial Analyst – M&A – Hospitality – Galleria – *New 3/20 
• Director SEC Reporting – Southwest Houston – *New 3/20 
• Senior Accountant NW – *New 3/19
• Senior Staff Accountant – West & North – *New 319
• AP Specialist – NonProfit – 40 to 45K – Central *New 3/19
• Controller (35M) East Houston – *New 314
• Controller (70M) NW Houston – *New 3/14
• Tax Manager (Federal & State) – West Houston – *New 3/13
• Senior Accountant – Conroe – *New 3/13
• Public Accounting – Senior Auditor – SW Houston – *New 3/11
• Accounting Systems Implementations Specialist SAGE 100 – Katy – *New 3/11
• Commercial Property Manager – Greenspoint – *New 3/11
• Senior Pricing Analyst – Professional Services – Downtown – *New 3/10
• Senior Tax Accountant – Succession plan for Controller – North – *New 3/8
• Staff Accountant – Conroe – *New 3/8
• Entry Level Staff Accountant – Conroe – *New 3/8
• Business Unit Controller – NW Houston – *New 3/8
• Senior Partnership Tax Analyst – Woodlands – *New 3/6
• Staff Accountant – Higher Ed – SW Houston – *New 3/6 
• Senior Corporate Tax Director (Federal & International) – NW  *New 2/26
• SEC Accountant – (one year or less in public accounting) – NW *New 2/26
• Spanish Speaking Bookkeeper – Downtown *New 2/23
• International Tax Analyst – NW Houston *New 2/26
• Internal Audit (20% travel) *New 2/26
• Internal Controls Director – Woodlands – 150 to 175K *New 2/26
• Senior Accountant – Greenspoint *New 2/8
• Regional Controller (Domestic) – Sugar Land *New 2/8
• Consolidations Accounting Manager – Woodlands *New 2/26
• Consolidations Accounting Manager – Galleria
• Internal Controls Manager – Downtown
• Internal Controls & Policy Manager, Sugar Land *New 2/8
• AR & Billing Manager – Professional Services – Downtown Houston *New 2/8
• IT Auditor / Cyber Security – CPA Firm
• Associate Director, Grant Accounting & Administration – Central – Nonprofit
• Senior Special Projects Analyst, 2 to 3 years Big 4, Sugar Land
• Lease Accounting Analyst, Sugar Land

• Audit Partner & Tax Partner, Public Accounting, Growing Firm!!!!
• Pricing Analyst, Professional Services, Downtown
• AR Staff, Professional Services, Downtown
• Audit Admin, Public Accounting, Greenway Plaza
• Tax Manager, Public Accounting, Greenway Plaza
• IT Auditor, Oil & Gas, Staff or Senior level, NW Houston
• Senior Cost Accountant, Oil & Gas, NW Houston
• Senior Internal Audit x3 / IT Auditors, Oil & Gas, Galleria
• Office Manager / Bookkeeper, Family Office, Galleria
• Experience Audit Associate, Public Accounting, West Houston
• Tax Senior, Public Accounting, West Houston
• Internal Audit (2), Woodlands
• Tax Analyst Planner, Public Accounting, West
• IT Auditor, Consumer Products, Galleria
• Accounting Manager, Public Accounting
• Senior International Tax Manager, Oil & Gas, Galleria

Senior Accountant

Our client is a top Commercial Real Estate Management company located in West Houston and serving a wide variety of US markets. They are internationally oriented and serve over 30 countries. Consistently nominated and awarded as a “best place to work”, they provide their employees with a challenging and supportive working environment. This company is primarily involved in the management of Class “A” properties and asset/investment services.

Location: Energy Corridor

Duties:

• Liaison between property management, ownership, and the accounting department
• Work with management to develop the annual budget
• Review financial statements and reports
• New lease/amendment creation, work with leasing coordinators and create strong relationships
• Evaluate and analyze cash flows for selected properties

Needs:

• Property Accounting experience (open to any)(prefers commercial)
• MRI/Yardi experience
• Accounting or Finance degree (preferred)

Why work here?

• Small company environment with large company growth potential
• Rapid growth; financial stability
• Casual office setting
• Brand new office
• Internal promotion opportunities
• Free PTO to use towards a charity of your choice

General Summary

The Manager is responsible for design, monitoring and maintenance activities related to the company-wide internal controls to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“SOX”). The position will assist in the evaluation of the effectiveness of controls and the control environment, and document and remediate any deficiencies identified. Provide guidance to process owners on ongoing compliance with existing controls, as well as manage the documentation of controls and process flows.

Essential Job Functions

• Maintains a safe, secure and healthy environment by adhering to Company/Customer safety standards and practices and to legal regulations, alerting others regarding potential hazards.
• Manage all aspects of SOX requirements for Inc. and its global business units, including ensuring the adequacy of the design and operating effectiveness of the control environment.
• Oversee the preparation, evaluation, and maintenance of the inventory of SOX control documentation.
• Manage timely completion of monthly, quarterly and annual compliance-related processes, including quarterly certifications and management’s annual assessment of control design and operating effectiveness.
• Interface with internal and external auditors on internal controls testing and the results thereof.
• Identify opportunities to standardize and advise of best practices in internal control designs, including recommending changes in controls that will improve operating efficiency.
• Assist in the disposition and monitoring of the internal audit points identified by Audit Services, including a review of significant financial control test results with the underlying process owner. Analyze the solution and confirm its sustainability, as well as work with the businesses to drive sustainable solutions that mitigate the identified risks reported in Audit Services reports.
• Assist in the timely and sustainable remediation of deficiencies, including the preparation of a root cause analysis of the controls which are not operating consistently.
• Develop solutions to track pervasiveness of internal risks and work to reduce such risks.
• Identify areas of process/continuous improvements while working with the businesses to streamline controls and embed them within the local processes.
• Assist in the development of an internal control concept in a changing environment (e.g. acquisitions, consolidating ERP systems, centralization of functions into a shared services environment, and other initiatives as they arise).
• Oversee the preparation, evaluation, and maintenance of Global Accounting and Finance Policies.
• Establish and provide appropriate training and communications associated with corporate procedures, policies and associated requirements.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) required
• Five (5) to eight (8) years of experience with a combination of both public accounting, with an emphasis in internal controls over financial reporting.
• Requires exceptional verbal and written communication skills, solid relationship management skills and ability to build and grow connections with people of all types and backgrounds.
• Has independent critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills, and is comfortable with ambiguity and the ability to navigate

Local Job Openings: 

• Senior Accountant NW – *New 3/19
• AP Specialist – NonProfit – 40 to 45K – Central *New 3/19
• Controller (35M) East Houston – *New 314
• Controller (70M) NW Houston – *New 3/14
• Tax Manager (Federal & State) – West Houston – *New 3/13
• Senior Accountant – Conroe – *New 3/13
• Public Accounting – Senior Auditor – SW Houston – *New 3/11
• Accounting Systems Implementations Specialist SAGE 100 – Katy – *New 3/11
• Commercial Property Manager – Greenspoint – *New 3/11
• Senior Pricing Analyst – Professional Services – Downtown – *New 3/10
• Senior Tax Accountant – Succession plan for Controller – North – *New 3/8
• Staff Accountant – Conroe – *New 3/8
• Entry Level Staff Accountant – Conroe – *New 3/8
• Business Unit Controller – NW Houston – *New 3/8
• Senior Partnership Tax Analyst – Woodlands – *New 3/6
• Staff Accountant – Higher Ed – SW Houston – *New 3/6 
• Senior Corporate Tax Director (Federal & International) – NW  *New 2/26
• SEC Accountant – (one year or less in public accounting) – NW *New 2/26
• Spanish Speaking Bookkeeper – Downtown *New 2/23
• International Tax Analyst – NW Houston *New 2/26
• Internal Audit (20% travel) *New 2/26
• Internal Controls Director – Woodlands – 150 to 175K *New 2/26
• Senior Accountant – Greenspoint *New 2/8
• Regional Controller (Domestic) – Sugar Land *New 2/8
• Consolidations Accounting Manager – Woodlands *New 2/26
• Consolidations Accounting Manager – Galleria
• Internal Controls Manager – Downtown
• Internal Controls & Policy Manager, Sugar Land *New 2/8
• AR & Billing Manager – Professional Services – Downtown Houston *New 2/8
• IT Auditor / Cyber Security – CPA Firm
• Associate Director, Grant Accounting & Administration – Central – Nonprofit
• Senior Special Projects Analyst, 2 to 3 years Big 4, Sugar Land
• Lease Accounting Analyst, Sugar Land

• Audit Partner & Tax Partner, Public Accounting, Growing Firm!!!!
• Pricing Analyst, Professional Services, Downtown
• AR Staff, Professional Services, Downtown
• Audit Admin, Public Accounting, Greenway Plaza
• Tax Manager, Public Accounting, Greenway Plaza
• IT Auditor, Oil & Gas, Staff or Senior level, NW Houston
• Senior Cost Accountant, Oil & Gas, NW Houston
• Senior Internal Audit x3 / IT Auditors, Oil & Gas, Galleria
• Office Manager / Bookkeeper, Family Office, Galleria
• Experience Audit Associate, Public Accounting, West Houston
• Tax Senior, Public Accounting, West Houston
• Internal Audit (2), Woodlands
• Tax Analyst Planner, Public Accounting, West
• IT Auditor, Consumer Products, Galleria
• Accounting Manager, Public Accounting
• Senior International Tax Manager, Oil & Gas, Galleria

This newsletter was due out in January! I have received a lot of emails inquiring about market updates and so lets get right to it. The job market in Houston is hot. We are not on fire yet, but we are getting there. Houston created 78,000 jobs in 2018. That is the most we have created since 2014; we have seen a few rough years! The majority of the growth has come from the Manufacturing, Construction and Professional Services sectors of our economy (information provided by The Economy At A Glance). 

Personally, I am observing a  lot of movement in all industries and all levels. Most companies are back-filling roles, but there are plenty who are also creating new roles due to growth. My outlook for 2019 remains very positive! 

As always please feel free to reach out to me with any questions, updated resumes or updated job–search parameters. 

Please forward this on to anyone in your network who may be interested and let them know I can add them to this distribution list. This newsletter comes out quarterly, so I promise not to clog up your inbox. Stay tuned for my next newsletter in June!

Local Statistics:

• National Unemployment Rate: 4.4 (last year 4.5)
• Houston Unemployment Rate:  4.5 (last year 4.9)
• Labor Participation Rate: 63.2% (last year 63.0%) – All time high January 2000: 67.30%
• Manufacturing Index: 55.1
• Oil Rig Count: 1,048 (last year 969)  – all time high around 1900 in 2012!
• Price of Oil: 54.45  

Job Search Resources:

• Resume Advice: https://dianedelgadolemaire.com/resume-advice/

• Certification List: https://dianedelgadolemaire.com/certification-list/
• Interview Preparation Checklist: https://dianedelgadolemaire.com/short-interview-preparation-checklist/

Local Job Openings: 

• Controller (35M) East Houston – *New 314
• Controller (70M) NW Houston – *New 3/14
• Tax Manager (Federal & State) – West Houston – *New 3/13
• Senior Accountant – Conroe – *New 3/13
• Public Accounting – Senior Auditor – SW Houston – *New 3/11
• Accounting Systems Implementations Specialist SAGE 100 – Katy – *New 3/11
• Commercial Property Manager – Greenspoint – *New 3/11
• Senior Pricing Analyst – Professional Services – Downtown – *New 3/10
• Senior Tax Accountant – Succession plan for Controller – North – *New 3/8
• Staff Accountant – Conroe – *New 3/8
• Entry Level Staff Accountant – Conroe – *New 3/8
• Business Unit Controller – NW Houston – *New 3/8
• Senior Partnership Tax Analyst – Woodlands – *New 3/6
• Staff Accountant – Higher Ed – SW Houston – *New 3/6 
• Senior Corporate Tax Director (Federal & International) – NW  *New 2/26
• SEC Accountant – (one year or less in public accounting) – NW *New 2/26
• Spanish Speaking Bookkeeper – Downtown *New 2/23
• International Tax Analyst – NW Houston *New 2/26
• Internal Audit (20% travel) *New 2/26
• Internal Controls Director – Woodlands – 150 to 175K *New 2/26
• Senior Accountant – Greenspoint *New 2/8
• Regional Controller (Domestic) – Sugar Land *New 2/8
• Consolidations Accounting Manager – Woodlands *New 2/26
• Consolidations Accounting Manager – Galleria
• Internal Controls Manager – Downtown
• Internal Controls & Policy Manager, Sugar Land *New 2/8
• AR & Billing Manager – Professional Services – Downtown Houston *New 2/8
• IT Auditor / Cyber Security – CPA Firm
• Associate Director, Grant Accounting & Administration – Central – Nonprofit
• Senior Special Projects Analyst, 2 to 3 years Big 4, Sugar Land
• Lease Accounting Analyst, Sugar Land

• Audit Partner & Tax Partner, Public Accounting, Growing Firm!!!!
• Pricing Analyst, Professional Services, Downtown
• AR Staff, Professional Services, Downtown
• Audit Admin, Public Accounting, Greenway Plaza
• Tax Manager, Public Accounting, Greenway Plaza
• IT Auditor, Oil & Gas, Staff or Senior level, NW Houston
• Senior Cost Accountant, Oil & Gas, NW Houston
• Senior Internal Audit x3 / IT Auditors, Oil & Gas, Galleria
• Office Manager / Bookkeeper, Family Office, Galleria
• Experience Audit Associate, Public Accounting, West Houston
• Tax Senior, Public Accounting, West Houston
• Internal Audit (2), Woodlands
• Tax Analyst Planner, Public Accounting, West
• IT Auditor, Consumer Products, Galleria
• Accounting Manager, Public Accounting
• Senior International Tax Manager, Oil & Gas, Galleria