Description
Oversee SOX compliance efforts, ensuring effective operation of supported internal controls for financial reporting
Operate in a consultative capacity as a business partner and financial controls expert
Create, implement, and document financial controls and compliance program, ensuring alignment with SOX and Academy best practices and requirements
Perform broad analysis to identify business objectives and resource requirements and evaluate the associated business risks
Plan and scope financial department audit engagements, to assess operational weaknesses, perform process improvement analysis, and develop corrective action plans
Identify and document internal controls, including their design and operating effectiveness
Execute work programs to evaluate internal controls related to financial risks, operational activities, and compliance requirements utilizing various approaches including sampling, corroboration, observation, and performance
Coordinate the development and monitoring of remediation plans
Execute detailed test plans, develop results summaries, prepare reports, and present findings and recommendations to management
Evaluate control deficiencies and conclude on the potential impact to financial statements
Develop audit findings, recommendations, and reports that identify control weaknesses and the resulting residual risks
Employ a broad range of data analysis tools to maximize audit efficiency and effectiveness
Ensure adherence to requirements and deliverables, and complete assigned work activities and planned tasks within specified time frame
Manage departmental requests for assurance and controls review
Partner with Internal Audit regarding financial departments’ preparedness regarding compliance efforts
Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of departmental plans and strategies
Update process narratives annually through collaboration with business partners to ensure proper documentation of all significant processes
Assess new accounting standards and guidance to ensure enhancement of current accounting processes and controls
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Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required; MBA preferred
CPA or CIA license required
5+ years’ experience in an accounting/financial audit role
Big 4 Accounting firm experience strongly preferred; or equivalent combination of industry and corporate experience
Proficiency with Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) 404 requirements and internal control concepts required
Experience evaluating SOX requirements, identifying controls, analyzing control gaps, and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of controls
Demonstrated application of internal controls standards, including control environment, risk assessment, control activities, information and communication, and monitoring

Controller – West Houston – 140 to 165K
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Senior Auditor – E&P – Very low travel
Commissions Specialist – 45 to 55K – central
Senior Accountant for pre IPO company – North Houston
Internal Controls Senior – West Houston
Internal Controls Manager – pre IPO company – west Houston
Internal Controls Manager – Bilingual – Central
HR Manager – Galleria
HR Generalist – NW
Tax Supervisor – Greenway Plaza
Senior Accountant – West Houston – 75K plus bonus
Controller – Odessa
Controller – Sugar Land – 150’s
Bookkeeper – West Houston – Spanish
SAP Functional Analyst – SW Houton
SAP Senior Accountant – Galleria
SAP Senior Accountant – SW Houston
FLSV Manager or Senior Manager – North Houston
Audit Staff and Senior – DT – Oil & Gas / Mfg / Healthcare clients
SAP Payroll Lead – Central
Senior Accounting Manager – Galleria – E&C
Accounting Manager – West Houston – 90 to 120K
Senior Cost Accountant – 80 to 90K – West
Fixed Asset Accountant – Sugar Land
Treasury Analyst – DT –
Financial Analyst – West Houston
Credit Manager – Northeast
Senior Accountant – NW Houston
AR / Billing Specialist – NW Houston
Project Accountant with Deltek – 50 to 55K
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I’ve been reviewing a lot of resumes this week. It’s not a task that I like doing. Why? Because once you’ve reviewed 2 or 3 the rest seem to look the same.

Bland and Boring

Yes they all look the same. Lots of black text on white. Black on white.

Most candidates use the same words or phrases, cramming lots of text onto a page often with information that makes them look bland and boring. Ah I hate it. I’m visual person and dislike how resumes have just not moved on.

As I sat at my desk with the resumes in front of me, I started to think how you could make your resume stand out.

Resumes – 7 Laws

There are, I believe 7 Laws of a great resume:

Law 1: Don’t use lots of meaningless words

I wrote an article about the ’28 Overused Meaningless Words’ that appear on resumes. Avoid them. They are too generic and don’t provide any detail about you.

Law 2: Long sentences and paragraphs

Why anyone thinks this is a way to stand out, I will never know.

Use short sentences and break up text either in paragraphs or use bullet points. James Patterson is one of the world’s best selling authors. His books engage the reader, because he keeps up the pace of the story. How? By using simple language with short sentences.

Long sentences do not portray intelligence.

Law 3: Fonts

Why use 1 font when 4 will do?

Fonts are a good way of breaking up what you’ve written. But too many looks as though they’ve been copy and pasted from another document. Keep your resume simple.

While I’m on the subject of fonts, get the size of them right too. Most candidates make them too small, to cram lots of information on to a page. It just makes them too difficult to read.

Law 4: Being specific

Too many times resumes are bland. Most look and read the same. They say nothing about you as the person.

If you’re generic, you’re bland. Show your personality in your resume by being specific. Remember this is a document that is meant to intrigue and highlight why a recruiter would want to interview you.

Law 5: Number of Pages

There used to be a rule when I first started work that you should get your resume onto no more than 2 pages. That’s evolved now.

I’ve had resumes that are just 1 page long and recently I had one that was 8 pages long. What length is right? Somewhere between 2 to 4 pages would be my recommendation.

Remember get the content right to showcase you and the length doesn’t matter that much. But don’t go for 8 pages I don’t need your life story.

Law 6: Spelling & Punctuation

A resume is one of the most important documents you will ever write. It’s a shame some candidates don’t take the time to check what they’ve written.

It is not unusual to see spelling mistakes and poor punctuation. For something so important, get someone else to check it. For important documents I always ask someone else to check my work and make comments. It’s a good practice to get into.

Law 7: Formatting

This is the big one. Most resumes look the same. As I mentioned earlier lots of black text on white.

In a day and age when we are use to seeing much more creativity, you can make your resume stand out by doing something different. Add colour to your resume. Recruiters read resumes on a computer screen first. Colour will help you stand out. And wherever possible include graphics to highlight key points.

There you are, the 7 Laws of Resumes. Follow the 7 and you’ll be on your way to standing out from the ‘black on white text’ crowd.

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Summary:
This position is responsible for assisting the Sr. Manager of Accounting in overseeing the accounting operations.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Manage, develop and set goals for staff.
Oversee the monthly close process, including financial analysis and preparation of various month-end deliverables.
Ensure accuracy of financial statements through strict account reconciliation procedures and monthly Balance Sheet reviews.
Develop and maintain financial reporting packages for internal use, executive management and field organizations.
Account reconciliation and journal entry review and approval.
Improve quality of account reconciliations i.e. account description, process overview and documentation supporting them.
Establish relationship with locations with emphasis on creating environment where Shared Service is looked to as resource for accounting guidance and a business partner.
Assist with external audit process
Other projects as assigned

Competencies:
This supervisor must demonstrate ability in the following areas:
Accountability & Drive for Results – Strong customer focus and collaborative skills
Change Agent – Ability and readiness to embrace and successfully drive/implement change
Functional/technical skills- Strong knowledge of US GAAP
Process Optimization Focused
Developer of People / Team – Strong leadership / team motivator, succession planning
Team player; comfort in operating within a dynamic, complex organizational structure

Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, finance or other business related field
CPA Certification Preferred
Experience:
8+years experience in accounting.
The candidate must demonstrate ability to identify and implement process improvements, be a self-starter, and effectively interact and communicate across multiple organizations/functions.
The candidate must be comfortable with complex accounting matters and demonstrate competency in US GAAP, current accounting regulations and internal controls.

Responsibilities:
Communication of the vision for the project  to the users in the functional area.
Communication regarding how the system will suit their role and / or meet their needs.
Owns business processes and data within the function required to effectively run business with a focus on implementation of ongoing process oversight, and process improvement.
Implementation at the site of the key KPIs and reporting within the functional area.
Maintain adherence to the global design principles
Responsible for maintaining and monitoring end-to-end process.
Participation in the review of process or application changes within the functional area. Utilize lean, PIMS, and standard work to create more efficient processes.
Active role in site Kick off , FIT GAP sessions and Implementation.
Works in a team environment with SAP IT Resources to ensure delivery of a cohesive system design and business process design.
Provide input for gap analysis, process standardization and optimization.
Accountable for ensuring alignment with data harmonization.
Maintenance of business process flows and documentation.
Participates in all system/process testing cycles.
Acts as a liaison for communication with the business and IT resources for their functional area.
Assists in business transition activities before and during Go Live by helping with the delivery of vital communications e.g. user analysis, training scheduling.
Assists in the identification of site key users.
Conducts key user and user training supported by SAP analysts as a Regional Business Expert and Regional “Super” User.
Go live and post go live on-site support.
Act as first step in user escalation of issues.
Identification of training issues for their area.
Liaison with Change Manager over training & change management issues.
Testing of future enhancements.
Ongoing coaching and support for site key users.

Required Skills:
Proficient operating as part of a team organizing and executing large scale projects from vision through implementation.
Strong verbal and written communications skills (Local languages TBD), with an ability to express complex business concepts in technical terms.
Strong analytical, problem solving, and conceptual skills.
Strong interpersonal skills; ability to work well on cross functional project teams and foster team commitment to tasks.
Conceptual knowledge of information technologies and methodologies.
Experience in the industry or in a production/service environment similar to that of the employer is preferred.
Knowledge of project management techniques and cross functional experience.
Willing to travel 40% or greater is required. Travel to foreign countries may be required.
Comfortable presenting to small and large audiences.
Effectively conveys strategic vision.
Experience working on transactional lean and business process improvement projects
Experience working effectively across multiple levels of the organization
Experience working across multiple cultures and time zones
Planning (workshops, meetings)

JOB FUNCTIONS:
• Participate in engagement planning; interview process owners and control performers throughout the organization
• Understand and document business processes, risks, and controls
• Lead engagements to test and evaluate controls over company operations
• Supervise staff assignments. Review work papers. Maintain and communicate audit status and results to Internal Audit management
• Monitor and perform audit engagement administration, execution, and wrap-up in accordance with established guidance
• Draft audit findings and recommendations and preliminary audit reports.
Requirements
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:
• Motivated, self-starter with excellent communication and coaching skills and demonstrated critical thinking and analytical skills
• Ideal candidate will possess a blend of operational, financial, and information technology audit experience
• Other pluses: CPA, CIA, CISA designation or pursuit; familiarity with TeamMate and SharePoint
• Travel to field locations estimated to be 10-20%.
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:
• Degree in (BA/BS) Accounting, Finance, and/or MIS; Internal Audit Certificate from a recognized University Internal Audit Program is a plus
• 4-7 years of industry and/or public accounting experience, preferably in Public Accounting or risk consulting firm’s internal audit practice

Main responsibilities:

Credit Analysis
Commercial collections – follow up
Manage aging and report to upper management
Correct exemption forms and maintain files
Will supervise 1 person

Requirements:
Must be degreed
Could be a senior ready to be a supervisor
4-5 years of credit experience

Responsibilities include:
• Oversees the general accounting functions, which includes month end accounting, journal entry and allocation rates maintenance, account reconciliations, financial reporting (Hyperion Financial Management), and balance sheet management;
• Meet all month end accounting deadlines to Corporate Group with proper review before submission particularly related to inter-company accounting;
• Accountable for ensuring that policies and procedures (internal controls) are in place to provide reasonable assurance that the company assets are protected;
• Coordinates and oversees relative to internal controls documentation and testing and segregation of duties;
• Provides technical accounting GAAP guidance and support to all company entities. At times, this may include involvement in due diligence and other activities surrounding acquisitions/dispositions;
• Ensures that company financial records, under responsibility, are maintained in compliance with company policies and US GAAP. Responsible for reviewing monthly/quarterly account reconciliations and other documents to ensure this compliance;
• Ensures that company financial reports are prepared in compliance with policies and directives, US GAAP and Australian reporting requirements;
• Supervises the completion of regulatory reporting requirements, insurance reports and other reports required by government regulation.
• Assists Corporate Tax, Treasury and Legal departments with dealing with tax related issues and meeting reporting requirements;
• Partners with business operations providing burden rates, supporting commercial proposals/bids and audits;
• Coordinates work relating to both internal and external audits in the periodic review of the company financial records. Is further responsible for the implementation of agreed upon recommendations, related to areas of responsibility, resulting from the audit findings;

• BA/BS degree in Accounting or Finance (if Finance, has solid understanding and application of Accounting principles);
• CPA or CMA designation; MBA preferred;
• 12+ years of experience including supervisory and/or management of financial teams, most recently in a financial management role in a project based or service based environment;
• Industry experience preferred;
• Experience with GL accounting functions including financial statement analysis including key trends analysis, project or OH costing techniques, and financial controls;
•

Duties and Responsibilities:
· Responsible for assessing and auditing the company’s ongoing sustainable internal control compliance program and monitoring the control environment to drive a culture of integrity driven performance

· Develop and implement strategic and tactical elements of a world-class monitoring system of internal controls

· Drive consistency and standardization of global Finance policies & procedures by teaming with regional and country finance organizations.

· Develop process maps of significant financial processes, identifying control points within the process and reducing redundant or non-effective controls

· For design or operating control deficiencies work with the local finance team to design solutions which may require evaluation of existing processes and developing appropriate revisions to the process, such as improvements to policies and procedures, enhanced competencies, improved reports, more robust methodologies, or system upgrades

· Evaluate IT general controls to insure controls are in place related to security, testing and implementing changes to the computer environment and adequacy of computer controls (programmed controls with no user verification of the results of processing)

· Interact and influence at all levels of the organization to promote best in class processes and controls

· Implement testing plans that ensure sufficiency of controls, safeguarding of assets, and promotes compliance with the Company’s code of conduct, applicable laws and regulations. Liaison with internal audit in relations to their internal audit fieldwork

· Assist in performing initial reviews and risk assessment of potential acquisition candidates

· Develop and conduct internal control training within the organization to promote an integrity driven culture and maintain an awareness of the program.

Requirements:
· Minimum 5 years experience related to internal or external audit, and/or SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley 404) implementations

· Certified Public Accountant , Degree in Accounting or Finance

· ERP system knowledge, Computer Audit fundamentals, COSO framework familiarity

· Ability to travel within the Americas region as needed is essential; up to 30%- 40% travel expected

· Bi-lingual a must due to Latin America interactions

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