Our client is adding a Cost Accountant to their team due to a recent promotion. The company is global and growing! We are looking for an Accountant with one year of Standard or Average Costing experience. This person must be able to work well with operations and the accounting team. They will be lead by a Senior Cost Accountant who is more than willing to train!

Responsibilities: 

• Classifies labor, material and overhead costs to compute the unit cost of product or service.
• Records cost data for use by management in controlling expenditures.
• Determines and installs cost accounting methods and procedures.
• Analyzes actual costs versus standard costs and prepares reports of variances.
• Prepares estimates of new or proposed product costs.

Qualifications:

• Accounting or Finance degree
• Excel: Pivot Tables and V-Lookups
• 1 year of cost accounting experience (labor, overhead, cost analysis)

Downtown/Galleria

• Staff Accountant – Real estate investment firm – public preferred
• Assistant Controller – nonprofit
• Bilingual Senior Treasury Analyst – Trading
• Accounting Analyst – Must have E&P and heavy IT /SQL experience
• Tax & Accounting Manager – CPA – heavy partnership experience
• Property Accountant – 10-11 properties – small but growing firm – Associate’s preferred
• Corporate Accountant – Property Management – small but growing firm – QuickBooks required
• Lead – Consolidations Accounting – O&G services – Big 4 required
• Senior IT Auditor – O&G services – public or strong industry experience
• Senior Auditor – O&G services – management rotational role
• IT Audit Manager – O&G services – management rotational role
• Tax Supervisor – CPA firm – Non-profit experience is a plus
• Controller – Non-profit
• Staff Accountant – Non-profit – 1-2 years GL experience

North/Northwest Houston

• SEC Reporting Director
• Corporate Accounting Manager
• Consolidations Accounting Manager
• Treasury Analyst
• Tax Manager
• Treasury Analyst
• Senior Treasury Analyst
• Global Cash Manager
• Senior SEC Accountant
• Senior Director Tax (Federal, State and International)
• VP Controller – SEC, CPA, Public Accounting
• VP TAX (Federal, State and International)
• VP Treasury and Investor Relations
• Senior IT Auditor – 2 to 4 years of SOX testing experience
• Corporate Controller with prior IPO experience (15 plus years minimum experience required)
• SEC Staff Accountant – Distribution – MS and public accounting required
• Staff Tax Accountant – O&G – 1 to 2 years of public accounting HOT
• Senior Accountant Real Estate Development and Investment – Need public accounting – Woodlands!
• Senior Accountant – O&G services – strong Excel required
• Controller – Distribution company – public & CPA required
• Senior Internal Auditor – O&G services – 50% international travel
• Staff Accountant – O&G services – 2 to 4 years of GL experience
• Tax Analyst – Energy – 2+ year provision and compliance experience – growing company
• Senior Tax Analyst – O&G – Provision experience required

West/Southwest Houston

• Cost Accountant – 1 year of standard or average cost – global manufacturing
• Senior Accountant – 3 to 5 years of GL experience – Manufacturing
• Property Accountant – Property Management – 1+ year property accounting – Accounting degree
• Financial Analyst – Spanish, IFRS, SAP, Consolidations
• Consolidations Accountant – O&G – SAP BPC experience preferred – Strong consolidations

Southeast:

• Assistant Controller
• Plant Controller
• Internal Auditor
• Senior Financial Analyst
• Construction Accountant

Phoenix, AZ

• CFO – Private Equity Manufacturing portfolio company

Dallas:

• Senior Operations Accounting Analyst

San Antonio:

• Controller- Growing Oil Field Service company, construction experience preferred *Pleasanton*
• Full Charge Bookkeeper- Growing Company in the Real Estate Industry
• Senior Accountant- Homebuilding industry, construction experience & public accounting preferred
• Controller- Non-Profit, CPA, Budgeting, Audit, Grant Reporting
• Accounting/Office Manager- Non Profit
• Corporate Financial Reporting Manager- Stable organization, heavy consolidations, internal reporting, international reporting
• Non-Profit Director of Fund Development-heavy fundraising & relationship building
• Non-Profit Director of Resident Services- needs experience working in a management services role
• Senior Financial/Data Analyst- High Tech Service Company-PE backed, SQL, heavy excel
• Tax Manager- Midsize public accounting firm, growth opportunity
• Audit Senior Manager or Partner- Public accounting
• Audit Senior- local midsize growing public accounting firm, specializing in the Construction industry, work-life balance & competitive pay!

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Downtown/Galleria

• Staff Accountant – Real estate investment firm – public preferred
• Bilingual Senior Treasury Analyst – Trading
• Accounting Analyst – Must have E&P and heavy IT /SQL experience
• Tax & Accounting Manager – CPA – heavy partnership experience
• Property Accountant – 10-11 properties – small but growing firm – Associate’s preferred
• Corporate Accountant – Property Management – small but growing firm – QuickBooks required
• Lead – Consolidations Accounting – O&G services – Big 4 required
• Senior IT Auditor – O&G services – public or strong industry experience
• Senior Auditor – O&G services – management rotational role
• IT Audit Manager – O&G services – management rotational role
• Tax Supervisor – CPA firm – Non-profit experience is a plus
• Controller – Non-profit
• Staff Accountant – Non-profit – 1-2 years GL experience

North/Northwest Houston

• Senior Cost Accounting Analyst – manufacturing experience required
• Senior Director Tax (Federal, State and International)
• VP Controller – SEC, CPA, Public Accounting
• VP TAX (Federal, State and International)
• VP Treasury and Investor Relations
• Senior IT Auditor – 2 to 4 years of SOX testing experience
• Corporate Controller with prior IPO experience (15 plus years minimum experience required)
• SEC Staff Accountant – Distribution – MS and public accounting required
• Staff Tax Accountant – O&G – 1 to 2 years of public accounting HOT
• Senior Accountant Real Estate Development and Investment – Need public accounting – Woodlands!
• Senior Accountant – O&G services – strong Excel required
• Controller – Distribution company – public & CPA required
• Senior Internal Auditor – O&G services – 50% international travel
• Staff Accountant – O&G services – 2 to 4 years of GL experience
• Tax Analyst – Energy – 2+ year provision and compliance experience – growing company
• Senior Tax Analyst – O&G – Provision experience required

West/Southwest Houston

• Senior Accountant – 3 to 5 years of GL experience – Manufacturing
• Property Accountant – Property Management – 1+ year property accounting – Accounting degree
• Financial Analyst – Spanish, IFRS, SAP, Consolidations
• Consolidations Accountant – O&G – SAP BPC experience preferred – Strong consolidations

Southeast:

• Assistant Controller
• Plant Controller
• Internal Auditor
• Senior Financial Analyst
• Construction Accountant

Phoenix, AZ

• CFO – Private Equity Manufacturing portfolio company

Dallas:

• Senior Operations Accounting Analyst

San Antonio:

• Controller- Growing Oil Field Service company, construction experience preferred *Pleasanton*
• Full Charge Bookkeeper- Growing Company in the Real Estate Industry
• Senior Accountant- Homebuilding industry, construction experience & public accounting preferred
• Controller- Non-Profit, CPA, Budgeting, Audit, Grant Reporting
• Accounting/Office Manager- Non Profit
• Corporate Financial Reporting Manager- Stable organization, heavy consolidations, internal reporting, international reporting
• Non-Profit Director of Fund Development-heavy fundraising & relationship building
• Non-Profit Director of Resident Services- needs experience working in a management services role
• Senior Financial/Data Analyst- High Tech Service Company-PE backed, SQL, heavy excel
• Tax Manager- Midsize public accounting firm, growth opportunity
• Audit Senior Manager or Partner- Public accounting
• Audit Senior- local midsize growing public accounting firm, specializing in the Construction industry, work-life balance & competitive pay!

Will serve as the company’s interface with the investment community; ensuring through consistent and straightforward communication, that investors understand the Company’s strategic goals and the manner in which these goals translate to expected financial performance. This role reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

CASH MANAGEMENT:

• Develops and implements a cash management strategy throughout the organization, maintain procedures for the effective management of the Company’s world-wide cash and cash assets and liabilities.
• Ensures effective forecasting, collection, depository and disbursement systems are maintained to minimize cash in system.
• Develops and implements information flows and procedures that minimize idle cash and improve productivity of the consolidated cash system.
• Ensures the Company’s cash management practices are ethical and treats banks and suppliers fairly and consistent with corporate policy.
• Responsible for the implementation of cash management changes/systems/processes needed for acquisitions or divestitures.

SHORT-TERM BORROWING, INVESTING, FINANCIAL STRATEGY:

• Administers the Company’s short-term borrowing and short-term investing program and develops financing strategies for creating superior shareholder value.
• Responsible for developing the corporate model for monthly, quarterly, and annual budgets and forecasting.
• Develops short-term borrowing and investing policies and strategies and ensure operational procedures and practices are implemented consistent with such policies.
• Manages the Company’s communication with all equity buy-side and sell-side constituents, including debt investors, lenders, and financial services vendors.
• Reviews all external investor interactions, press releases, and earnings releases.
• Ensures maximum after-tax return on investable funds consistent with company’s risk policies.
• Manages the timely and appropriate investment of cash, consistent with cash flow projections and polices.
• Monitors utilization of short term funding vehicles consistent with minimizing costs and maintain sufficient access to financial markets, including bank credit lines.
• Ensures the complete, accurate records of borrowing and investment activities are maintained and the necessary accounting entries are made for such activity. Reports the results of such activities to executive leadership and other appropriate parties.
• Manages the preparation of timely and accurate cash funding estimates based on information obtained from banks, divisions and subsidiaries.
• Develops alternative and innovative sources of short-term funding which meet the company’s financing objectives and reduces borrowing costs.

BANKING RELATIONSHIPS:

• Manages existing banking relationships and identifies potential new banking prospects for the Company to evaluate.
• Develops a deep working relationship with each credit facility bank to understand its product capabilities and market expertise. Visits regularly with all banking partners and new prospects to generate creative financing solutions for the Company.
• Actively seeks opportunities to enhance overall banking relationships while minimizing fees.
• Strategically manages the placement of and renewal of the Company’s back-up credit facilities.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance. MBA preferred
• Minimum 12+ years of progressive treasury management experience with 8+ years’ experience in treasury and cash management (mid-to high market companies).
• CTP or similar professional designations preferred

Experience:

• Deep knowledge in Cash Management, investor relations, Third Party payment/credit processing. Foreign exchange markets and trading, Acquisition integration, Planning and Forecasting
• Previous experience working with credit facilities
• Experience working in a publicly traded company.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Set up new systems, and document client processes & procedures.
• Complete bookkeeping/accounting transactions related to new client on-boarding including the first month’s processing and financial package.
o Adds vendors, prepares and scans bills, enters A/P transactions, pays bills via online payment
o Adds customers creates A/R invoices
o Reviews\Releases AJE’s for monthly reporting with supporting work papers
o Reconciles bank statements, credit cards reconciliations, payroll liabilities, and vendor statements
o Prepare and review payroll
o Pay Payroll Taxes online
o Prepares and reviews sales tax and payroll reports
o Analyzes and reviews accounting data for reasonableness and material errors
o Prepares initial draft of financial statements

Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree Accounting
• 2 plus years of experience

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Responsibilities:

• Prepares all of the federal, state income/franchise, and (possibly) international tax returns.
• Complies with federal, state, local and SEC requirements by studying regulations; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions; communicating with attorneys and company transfer agent to ensure timely tax and SEC reporting requirements; and preparing discrimination testing for 401K plan.
• Oversees the quarterly and year-end tax provision (separate company and consolidated)
• Responsible for the preparation of the annual income tax disclosures
• Oversite over transfer pricing studies for U.S. and cross-border transactions
• Manages all preparation/review cash tax forecasts for corporate budgeting and forecasting
• Manages the preparation/review quarterly tax fixed asset schedules and tax fixed asset roll-forwards
• Manages the preparation/review state decoupling adjustments for state tax returns
• Oversees the preparation/review tax account reconciliation schedules
• Manages and coordinates federal/state/international income/franchise tax audits
• Oversee process by which tax research is conducted
• Frequent and regular interactions with the corporate accounting group, and other Functional leaders.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting; Master’s degree in taxation or accounting a plus.
• Minimum 12+ years of U.S. federal and state corporate tax experience, either in-house with U.S. multinational corporations or in public accounting, preferably Big Four.
• CPA is highly preferred or JD

Experience:

• Big 4 audit experience a plus
• Expert knowledge of ASC 740 (FAS 109, FIN 48, FIN 18, APB 23)
• Proven ability to develop a U.S. Tax Strategy
• Strong analytical skills and a broad understanding of U.S. Corporate Tax Law
• Experience working in a publicly traded company.

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Downtown/Galleria

• Staff Accountant – Real estate investment firm – public preferred
• Bilingual Senior Treasury Analyst – Trading
• Project Accountant (Bookkeeping, QB)
• Accounting Analyst – Must have E&P and heavy IT /SQL experience
• Tax & Accounting Manager – CPA – heavy partnership experience
• Property Accountant – 10-11 properties – small but growing firm – Associate’s preferred
• Corporate Accountant – Property Management – small but growing firm – QuickBooks required
• Lead – Consolidations Accounting – O&G services – Big 4 required
• Senior IT Auditor – O&G services – public or strong industry experience
• Senior Auditor – O&G services – management rotational role
• IT Audit Manager – O&G services – management rotational role
• Tax Supervisor – CPA firm – Non-profit experience is a plus
• Controller – Non-profit
• Staff Accountant – Non-profit – 1-2 years GL experience

North/Northwest Houston

• Senior Cost Accounting Analyst – manufacturing experience required
• Part-Time Nonprofit Accountant

• Senior Director Tax (Federal, State and International)
• VP Controller – SEC, CPA, Public Accounting
• VP TAX (Federal, State and International)
• Senior IT Auditor – 2 to 4 years of SOX testing experience
• Corporate Controller with prior IPO experience (15 plus years minimum experience required)
• SEC Staff Accountant – Distribution – MS and public accounting required
• Staff Tax Accountant – O&G – 1 to 2 years of public accounting  HOT
• Senior Accountant Real Estate Development and Investment – Need public accounting – Woodlands!
• Senior Accountant – O&G services – strong Excel required
• Controller – Distribution company – public & CPA required
• Senior Internal Auditor – O&G services – 50% international travel
• Staff Accountant – O&G services – 2 to 4 years of GL experience
• Tax Analyst – Energy – 2+ year provision and compliance experience – growing company
• Senior Tax Analyst – O&G – Provision experience required

West/Southwest Houston

• Senior Accountant – 3 to 5 years of GL experience – Manufacturing
• Staff Accountant – nonprofit
• Property Accountant – Property Management – 1+ year property accounting – Accounting degree
• Financial Analyst – Spanish, IFRS, SAP, Consolidations
• Consolidations Accountant – O&G – SAP BPC experience preferred – Strong consolidations

Southeast Houston

• Business Unit Controller (SAP)
• Plant Controller (SAP)

Phoenix, AZ

• CFO – Private Equity Manufacturing portfolio company

San Antonio:

• Controller- Non-Profit, CPA, Budgeting, Audit, Grant Reporting
• Accounting/Office Manager- Non Profit
• Non-Profit Director of Fund Development
• Non-Profit Director of Resident Services
• Senior Financial/Data Analyst- High Tech Service Company-PE backed, SQL, heavy excel
• Tax Manager- Midsize public accounting firm, growth opportunity
• Audit Senior Manager or Partner- Public accounting
• Cost Accountant- Heavy equipment manufacturer
• Audit Senior- local midsize growing public accounting firm, specializing in the Construction industry, work-life balance & competitive pay!
• Accountant – Growing entrepreneurial organization, restaurant experience & bilingual a major plus

Diane Delgado LeMaire | Senior Managing Director, Executive Search & Branch Manager | Creative Financial Staffing (CFS) dlemaire@cfstaffing.com | www.cfstaffing.com | LinkedIn

Diane Delgado LeMaire | Senior Managing Director, Executive Search & Branch Manager | Creative Financial Staffing (CFS)

5718 Westheimer Suite 800, Houston, Texas 77057

T: 713.490.6003 | dlemaire@cfstaffing.com | www.cfstaffing.com | LinkedIn

Our client is a leading non-profit located in NW/Central Houston. This is a recently formed organization focused on youth-development programs. This organization is seeking a strong part-time accountant (25 hrs/wk) to join their tight-knit team.

Duties:

• Utilize Quickbooks to post transactions/reconcile accounts
• Participation in annual budget creation
• Variance Analysis
• Weekly invoicing
• Payroll
• Financial Statement preparation

Requirements

• 3+ years of accounting experience (NFP preferred, not required)
• Quickbooks experience

Why work here?

• Broad role, opportunity to be exposed to new duties
• Great cause
• Exposure to the board of directors/executives
• Part-time, Flexible schedule

Responsibilities
• Conduct all phases of an audit including planning, fieldwork, and report drafting
• Evaluate policies, procedures, processes and internal controls over company activities, including information systems operating procedures, system security and general computing and application controls
• Communicate findings with auditee during the test work and at the closing meeting
• Provide recommendations to improve operations
• Assist with the supervision, training and mentoring of staff auditors on audit process
• Complete audit work papers by documenting audit tests and findings

Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Systems Management;
• At least 2 years relevant experience in IT Auditing;
• Public Accounting experience preferred
• Experience working within COSO/risk-based framework;
• Experience with Sarbanes Oxley;