• Senior Accountant – Med Center area – 70-80k
• Senor Staff Accountant – West – 60 to 65K
• Senior Staff Accountant – Greenspoint – 60 to 65K
• Accounting Admin Assistant – 35K
• Contracts Admin Assistant – 35K
• Staff Accountant – Northwest – 50-60k
• AP Supervisor – Downtown – 70k – must have E&P and/or Bachelor’s Degree
• Cost Accountant – Galleria – 75k – Oilfield services
• SOX Manager – Galleria – 80-90k
• Financial Analyst – near IAH – 85-90k – Oilfield services
• SEC Manager – West Houston – to 90k
• Financial Reporting Specialist – Downtown – 100k – benefits, 401(k), pensions
• Controller – Non-profit – to 86k
• Senior Accountant (SEC) – Downtown – 85k
• Tax Accountant – Staff and/or Senior, pay DOE – Oil and Gas – North
• Oil and Gas positions – Gas Plant Acct, Regulatory Specialist, Revenue Acct, MMS – Downtown
• West Houston – Financial Analyst, Staff Accountant, Payroll Manager, FP&A Manager, SEC Supervisor
• Revenue Accountant – Oil and Gas – Energy Corridor
• Property Accountant – Westchase – 55k
• Payroll – Processor and Supervisor – SAP – Downtown
• Various Public Accounting positions
Accountant
March 2013 Accounting Openings – Staff to Controller – dcd@fittsroberts.com
• Financial Analyst – very visible – high growth – Greenspoint
• Financial Analyst – Heavy Modeling – Galleria
• Staff Accountant – Heavy Recs – NW Houston
• Senior Accountant – SEC – Renewable – Southeast
• Accounting Manager – Non Profit – Galleria
• Accounting Manager – Manufacturing – Heavy intercompany – Galleria
• Financial Reporting Specialist – Benefits Accounting – DT
• SEC Accounting – 40 hour work week
• Federal Tax Accountant with Supervisor potential – NW Houston
• Midstream Accountant – DT – 1 to 2 years of gas plant experience
• Gas Plant Processing Specialist – heavy g.p. experience needed
• MMS Supervisor – DT and Sugar Land
• Staff Accountant – Service – SW Houston
• Controller – Service – heavy SEC background needed
• Revenue Supervisor with Enertia exp – West
• Accounting Services Senior Accountant – Heavy special projects – Galleria
• Senior Audit Manager – CPA Firm
• Non profit Audit – CPA Firm
• Tax Manager – International – Galleria
• Internal Auditor – limited travel – SW Houston
Staff Accountant – NW Houston location – dcd@fittsroberts.com
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Prepare daily cash reconciliations from club deposit slips to bank activity
Prepare credit card settlement reconciliation
Determine general ledger location and department coding for journal entries
Responsible for reconciliation of general ledger cash accounts
Research reconciling variances
Analyze bank charges and make suggestions to control costs
Set up, monitor, and maintain internal controls and ensure club compliance
Coordinate cross-functionally in various areas, including operations and club management
Document policies and procedures in a multi-system environment
Develop improvements in cash reconciliation process
Assist with month end close requirements, reporting, and deadlines
Perform other related duties as directed by manager
Cost & GL Accountant – Sugar Land – EMAIL: dcd@fittsroberts.com
Growing company.
Staff/Senior Accountant
- Month end close – including accruals and expenses
- Reconciliation – balance sheet
- Understand or have knowledge of costing (either standard or average)
Operations Accountant/Analyst – Northwest Houston
SUMMARY:
The primary responsibilities are to provide accounting and financial knowledge to insure accurate and timely accounting and financial work completion for the business unit. This role will also be learning the business and be involved in special projects.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Reconcile consortia financial position from the business unit tracking schedules to general ledger to ensure accurate, timely and complete recording and presentation.
Maintain Work-in-Progress (WIP) accounts and provide to corporate accounting monthly.
Participate in the creation of monthly revenue and earnings estimates and communicate results to the corporate consolidations group.
Responsible for tracking and reviewing intercompany invoices received to ensure they match the appropriate job order item listing and project number, as well as the status of the charges. Where variances exist, contact the appropriate personnel for corrections. Review invoices to ensure they are for agreed upon amounts and items and there are not duplicates by comparing to job order logs and previous invoices.
Develop a more automated process for completion of this review.
Review and analyze monthly financial statements and answer questions from COO and the corporate financial analysis group.
Respond to inquiries from internal and external auditors for financial and SOX audits.
Perform ROIC analysis on proposed capital expenditures.
Monitor Accounts Receivable listings and interface with clients to expedite collections.
Must have a desire to learn the business, initiate and complete special projects as required by division management.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential duties and responsibilities satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in Accounting, minimum three to five years related accounting experience, and knowledge of US GAAP.
In addition, this position will require a working knowledge of Oracle and Microsoft Office
Senior Accountant (Greenspoint)
Growing company adding to their team!
- Experienced with Job Cost Accounting
- Month End Close & Financial Statement preparation
- Strong excel skills
- Understand construction/engineering/service oriented accounting interfacing with multiple locations and projects
- Good understanding US GAAP and percentage of completion accounting
- Results Oriented
- Career Minded with a desire to grow an achieve desire results.
- Looking for a team leader and developer of people
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Not afraid of fast pace environment
- Degree in Accounting
- 5 plus years of accounting experience
- CPA or eligible to sit
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|
Intercompany Accountant – Oil and Gas – Beltway and 290 – to 70K EMAIL: dcd@fittsroberts.com
Intercompany (IC) Position Duties
1. Reconcile monthly IC/GIS activity against Oracle Local GL and Consolidated GL monthly activity to make sure they all match each other in USD. Contact appropriate personnel about variances that need to be corrected by Preliminary close each month.
2. Review and compare IC sub-ledgers in Excel to Unsettled Reports in GIS for accuracy and matching each other.
3. Help prepare IC invoices & backup (creating & printing relating to netting IC AR & IC AP and clearing old IC balances (acct. 120004).
4. Help from time to time to enter IC invoices into GIS in time crunch.
5. Prepare IC JE entries each month and review & post IC JE entries in Oracle GL.
6. Run queries on IC/GIS account activity.
7. For local audits confirm that year end IC balances kept locally agree or disagree with balances (IC sub-ledgers) kept by Corporate IC/GIS dept.
8. Oversee that the yearly revaluation of IC balance sheet account balances is done only on companies where it is allowed by local statutory laws & entity does not do monthly revaluations of IC accounts already.
9. Respond to inquiries from various personnel across the world about what makes up IC balances (detail), issues with accessing Oracle GIS, need training manuals & examples for entering IC invoices into Oracle GIS, needing copies of entered IC invoices & support backup, and IC invoice templates for various IC transactions types in a timely manner.
10. Reconcile Oracle Local to Statutory Local for IC balance sheet accounts by obtaining detail data from field offices to be able to compare IC invoice by IC invoice between Oracle Local/GIS and Statutory Local. Document which IC invoices are causing the problem and note why the IC invoice(s) were not allowed in Statutory Local books. (Preferably before an entity is converted to Oracle as the main accounting system for them).
Qualifications:
• Bachelor degree in Accounting, CPA preferred but not required
• 3-5 years of experience
The person should be knowledgeable of US GAAP and advanced Excel skills would be preferred. The person should have a working knowledge of Oracle 11i (IC, GL, AR, & AP), ADI (Oracle), and Discoverer (Oracle) software, although not essential. Knowledge of Monarch software would be beneficial but not required.
October 2012 Newsletter for Accounting Professionals from Diane Delgado LeMaire @ CFS
Industry News and Updates
This has been an interesting start to the 4th quarter of the year. I can’t say that we are super busy on the direct hire side of our business, but we have been very steady. Although year to date, the CFS Houston Team has become one of the top CFS offices for growth! The demand for contract workers is very high. We are seeing this locally in Houston and nationally (40 offices nationwide). I wonder how much of an impact the coming election is having on the types of hires companies are making (temporary vs. permanent) and if we will see the flood gates open after we receive the election results. I guess we will have to wait and see.
I continue to be optimistic about our local economy. Most of the news we see every day about Houston is very positive. We were just recently name the number one city in the US for Manufacturing by Forbes. Just simply drive around town and there seem to be buildings going up every where (especially on the west side of town). Construction is always the last industry to come out of a recession, so I am sure this is just the beginning of what’s to come. According to the GHP Houston added almost 90, 000 jobs by the end of August 2012. We are experiencing one of the fastest growth rates in the nation. Again, very positive news. It is great to live in such a wonderful and prosperous city. Oh, and by the way GO TEXANS! They are having an amazing year and I am certain making a positive impact on our local economy :-). Until next time……
Local Statistics:
National / Houston Unemployment rate: 7.8/6.7
Price of Oil: $95 (last year $95)
Oil Rig Count: 1955 (last year 1835)
Industries hiring: Oil & Gas, Healthcare, Oil & Gas Field Services, Retail, Chemicals and Services, Construction, Manufacturing
Positions in demand: Senior Accountants,Auditors, Financial Analysts
Industries not hiring or flat: Telecommunications, Government
Openings:
- Credit & Collections Manager, SE, 110 to 120K
- SEC Accountant, Westchase, 1 to 2 year Auditor needed
- Senior Accountant, Westchase, 60K (2 openings)
- Staff Accountant, Galleria, 48K
- Auditor, Galleria, 40% travel 60 to 75K
- Fixed Asset Accounting Manager, DT, 90K
- Bilingual Senior Accountant, DT, 60K
- Controller, Manufacturing, Rosenberg, 130K
- 2 Entry Level Tax Accountants, CPA Firm, Good GPA
- Accounting Manager, Katy, 100K
- Assistant Controller, Rosenberg, 85K
- Audit Senior Manager & Partner, Galleria, DOE
- Tax Senior Manager & Partner, Galleria, DOE
- Payroll Administrator, Woodlands, 50K
- International Tax Staff & Senior, Westchase, 50 to 90K
- Revenue Accounting Supervisor, DT, 115K
- Revenue Senior, DT, 65 to 85K
- Gas Plant Accountant, DT, 85 to 90K
- Staff Accountant, West Houston, Small Company, 60K
- Procurement Rep, 2 to 3 year assignment IRAQ, 100 PLUS
- Tax Staff Accountant, CPA Firm, Galleria, 45 to 55K
- Internal Auditor, Galleria, 60 to 65K – 20% Travel
- Gas Plant Accountant, Westchase & DT, 75 to 100K
- Sales Analyst (heavy excel), Greenway, 55K
- Payroll and Payroll Tax Accountants, Galleria, 45 to 65K
- Pharmacy IT Analyst, Modeling, Data Mining, Greenway Plaza, 80 to 90K
Articles:
Forbes names Houston No. 1 city for manufacturing jobs
Staff Accountant or Bookkeeper – West Houston – 55 to 60K – dcd@fittsroberts.com
STAFF ACCOUNTANT
List of Duties
Accounting Duties:
1. Account Payables and Receivables utilizing PeachTree Software.
2. Prepare and present monthly financials – includes maintaining A/P & A/R and general journal entries.
3. Create and maintain files for payables.
4. Order and process 1099s.
5. Prepare monthly reports and transmit to various participants in the program and related wire requests.
6. A/R Collections
7. Update Production Log on salespeople; calculate monthly commission based on payment dates.
8. Tax related work
Clerical and Office Administration:
1. Running errands to post office and bank upon request
2. Copying, Create files, file, and shred upon request.
3. Scan and send attachments for upon request.
4. Answer phones upon request.
5. Pick up interoffice mail and distribute it on an as needed basis
6. Creating and maintaining a paperless environment
7. Assist with special projects upon request.
Senior GL Accountant – West Houston – Spanish – EMAIL: dcd@fittsroberts.com
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Maintaining journals and ledgers for specific entities
Preparing monthly journal entries
Departmental expenses analysis and forecasting
Developing resolutions to complex problems that require frequent use of creativity
Use Blackline account reconciliation tool
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting is required.
Master’s degree and CPA are preferred
6 years professional experience in Accounting is required
Additional Competencies:
Experience with Oracle Accounting Systems and Hyperion is preferred
Big 4 experience is preferred.
Strong excel skills are required.
Candidate must be bi-lingual in English and Spanish. Minimal travel within Latin American is required
Current Openings September 2012
- Revenue Accounting Supervisor – Downtown – Oil and Gas – 110K – offshore experience
- Revenue Accountant (Senior) – Downtown – Oil and Gas – 80K – offshore experience
- Internal Audit Director – Galleria – 125K+ – need to have presented to Board before
- Staff Internal Auditor – Galleria – Oil and Gas – 55-60K(ish) – 20% travel (international)
- Staff Internal Auditor (x2)- Reliant area – 55-60K – 5% travel (domestic)
- Senior Auditor – Galleria – Manufacturing – 75K – 50% travel (domestic)
- Healthcare Analyst – Greenway Plaza – Healthcare – 90K – pharmacy experience?
- Implementation Manager – Greenway Plaza – Healthcare – 90-120K – need project Mgt experience
- Sr Accountant/Jr Manager – Downtown – Oil and Gas – 95-110K – consolidations, large co experience
- Gas Plant Accountant – Downtown – 75K – does acct for plant, creates invoices for gas
- Staff Accountant (x2) – Katy – to 53K – MUST have Accounting Degree
- Lease Accounting Manager – West – 100K – mix of fixed assets, systems and lease experience
- Director of Accounting – West – 125K
- Controller – Southwest – Manufacturing – 110-135K – MUST have standard costing and manu experience
- Auditor – West – Oil and Gas – 100-110K – Need Oil and Gas experience, JV audits, SOX, E&P
- Sales Analyst – Greenway Plaza – Healthcare – 50K – 1 year analysis experience, data-mining
- AP Manager – Downtown – Oil and Gas – 60-70K – Must be degreed, need O&G or oilfield svcs experience
- Assistant Controller – Construction – West – to 100K – need homebuilding experience
- Senior Auditor – Downtown – Oil and Gas – 90K – 8-10 yrs, 20% travel
- Gas Plant Accountant – West – Oil and Gas – 90K
- Tax Director – West – Consumer Goods – to 140K – Federal and State
August 2012 Newsletter for Houston Accounting Professionals
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August 2012 Industry News and Updates Diane – can you believe that Summer is almost over? Right now it seems that most people are focused on last minute vacations, back to school shopping and getting prepared for unbelievable amounts of traffic on the freeways again. I must say, I do love the sunny and warm days of summer, but I am ready for the fall. One of the main reasons for that excitement is not only the change in weather, but the amount of hires that happen in September, October and November. These are typically the busiest months for permanent placements. Contract placements tend to be higher in the summer months, although there are record numbers of temporary hires happening this year. So what is new to Houston? According to the Greater Houston Partnership’s Economy at a Glance, consumer confidence seems to be improving. Houston enjoyed the highest auto and home sales numbers since 2007 this past month. The GHP ties this back to 3 factors which include: job and income growth, as well as the strong performance of the energy industry. They also mentioned that the average annual wage is up $9,100 from 2009. I can tell you first hand that making a move right now does not mean you have to go backwards in salary. That is not to say that people are not making lateral moves, but for the most part everyone is seeing an increase in salary. The market is still doing very well in Houston and good talent is getting harder to find. Accountants like yourself will benefit from that today and for years to come! Please feel free to email me with any questions you may have and stay tuned for the next newsletter in October. Local Statistics:
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Sales Tax Accountant – NW Houston – email: dcd@fittsroberts.com
Prepare monthly and quarterly sales tax return filings
prepare work papers to support quarterly annual public financial reports
prepare monthly and quarterly sales tax prepayments and estimated income tax payments
Analyze the general ledger sales tax payable accounts to be aware of the periodic activity and be able to reconciles to sales tax returns
Reconcile other general ledger accounts as assigned.
Apply for new or renewal sales tax permits
Keep up with changes in sales tax rates
Prepare periodic journal entires
Respond to injuries from taxing jurisdictions
Assist in Audits
Bachelors Degree – Accounting preferred
Assistant Controller – South of Sugar Land – dcd@fittsroberts.com
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Assistant Controller
- Maintain general ledger
- Responsible for financial statement close each month.
- Responsible for financial statement consolidation each month.
- Prepare monthly income statement flash.
- Prepare monthly financial statements and management reports including coordination with operations management.
- Review and understand all journal entries made each month including percentage of completion accounting and payroll.
- Coordinate with subsidiaries to ensure proper intercompany eliminations.
- Coordinate with subsidiary financial leaders to ensure timely monthly consolidation
- Forecast SG&A expenses and track versus actual expenses each month.
- Assist Senior Financial Analyst in preparing and maintaining corporate cash flow forecast.
- Reconcile all specified accounts each month.
- Prepare Debt Covenant calculations each quarter.
- Prepare and administer weekly wire transfer and ACH transfers.
- Develop systems and procedures to better handle department and accounting needs.
- Assume additional responsibilities of the Corporate Controller in his absence.
The successful candidate will:
- Have a desire to keep learning and to move up within the organization
- Have an undergraduate degree in accounting
- Be a self starter
- Have strong analytical and PC skills
- Possess willingness and experience working across multiple departments including sales, estimating, engineering and project management.
Have leadership qualities that enable the candidate to build rapport inside the department
Gas Plant Accountant – Houston – dcd@fittsroberts.com
Senior Accountant – Midstream O&G
The Midstream Senior Accountant will be responsible for settling one or more plant or gathering assets in a timely and accurate manner and in accordance with company policies using various accounting systems.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:
Position requires the ability to work with minimal detailed instruction and oversight. Uses established procedures while performing assigned tasks, but is able to apply judgment in carrying out responsibilities.
Ensures transactions are recorded, documented, reviewed and supported in accordance with company policies and controls.
Obtains information from internal and external sources to record accounting transactions in the accounting systems and general ledger.
Responsible for accuracy and timeliness of transactions in the systems and general ledger accounts. Applies analytical review to system results top ensure transactions are properly recorded.
Provides monthly variance analysis on responsible assets for management reporting purposes.
Analyzes account balances and margin account activity at month end and prepares supported account reconciliations and margin analysis.
Answers and resolves internal and external customer inquiries, including audit inquiries from outside auditors, Internal Auditing, producer auditors and regulatory agencies.
Files applicable regulatory reports as required by governmental agencies.
Strong understanding of applicable midstream accounting systems, including TIPS and Excel.
Supports projects as requested by management.
Maintains desk procedures to document the mechanics of booking the assigned assets.
Required Skills
Ability to work under pressure and in a fast-paced environment.
Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
Proficient in use of Excel.
Experience with Oracle or other comparable ERP system preferred.
Flexibility to work overtime during peak periods.
Must adhere to the highest standards of ethical behavior when carrying out job responsibilities.
Highly motivated and team-oriented individual.
Detail-oriented and strong analytical skills.
Excellent organization skills.
Required Experience
Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in accounting, business or finance.
Minimum of 5 years of work experience as a degreed professional.
Prefer minimum of 3 years of midstream industry experience.
Quorum Suite (TIPS, QCM, QDOD) experience preferred.
Strong understanding of GAAP and how it applies to midstream accounting
Division Controller – Northwest Houston – dcd@fittsroberts.com
Overview: Responsible for controlling excellence as it pertains to internal and external reporting, adherence to corporate policies and procedures, controlling of expense spending, and management of all cash collections and payments. Additional responsibilities include all company/department support, data quality evaluation/validation, cost center support and supervision of the accounts payable accounts receivable and general ledger departments.
Responsibilities: 1. Provide accurate and timely reports to management (internal reporting), as required. 2. Provide accurate and timely reporting of company data to Corporate office (external reporting) as required. 3. Analyze cost center reports, review findings with appropriate manager/management each month. 4. Work with all departments to improve/maintain data quality. 5. Develop budget and forecast consolidations as required. 6. Perform monthly closing of the general ledger and subsystems in an accurate and timely manner. 7. Assist and manage the process of customer collections, including adherence to policies, collection goals, customer collection logs, and proper cash postings. 8. Reconcile or manage the process for all general ledger accounts. 9. Adherence to all policies and procedures as it pertains to the disbursement of company cash. 10. Coordination and general support of Company audits of both an internal and external nature. 11. Act as a resource to management regarding all accounting issues, reporting and analysis. 13. Perform other directly related appropriate duties as assigned.
Requirements
1. 2 – 5 years professional experience in finance accounting preferably in a manufacturing environment. 2. Bachelor’s degree in accounting required. 3. Experience with ERP software required (SAP)
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|
Senior Auditor – Houston – 15% travel – dcd@fittsroberts.com
My client is a publicly traded offshore drilling company that does roughly $600M in annual revenue. They are looking for an experienced auditor with either public acounting, or a mix of public/offshore drilling industry experience. The company is currently experiencing growth, which will this position ample opportunity for career growth. If you’re interested, or know someone who is, email me at dcd@fittsroberts.com
Job Summary:
The Senior Auditor is a member of the corporate internal audit function who is responsible for leading and participating in audits of business and financial operations and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Communicate timely, clearly, and professionally with company personnel and IA management. Ability to document testing and findings in a way that is clear, concise, based on evidence presented, and within departmental and IIA standards.
- Plan and coordinate multiple audits simultaneously, perform risk analysis, and document processes and controls.
- Independently research and perform interviews with company personnel to properly create a scope and plan for the project.
- Design and perform testing to ensure proper functioning of processes and controls, and conclude on the results.
- Request, obtain, and analyze evidential data as a basis for creating an informed, objective opinion on the adequacy and effectiveness of the processes being reviewed.
- Perform testing to ensure proper functioning of processes and controls, and conclude on results via clear written and oral communication within the departmental standards. Identify opportunities for improvement on the operational processes and business cycles audited.
- Interact professionally with process owners to ensure that agreement on objectives, issues, and recommendations is achieved and clearly understood.
- Ensure use of computer assisted auditing techniques (CATT’s) to maximize audit results.
- Assess the completeness, accuracy, validity, effectiveness, and efficiency of the audit work for those audits and auditors for which you are responsible. Provide feedback as needed.
- Ability to perform documentation and testing of information systems processes and controls as needed by IA Department.
- Monitor progress of self and assigned projects against objectives; complete duties in a timely, complete, accurate, and effective manner. Keep IA management aware of project status and findings.
- Maintain a high attention to detail while producing quality work consistent with departmental and IIA standards.
- Possess technical skills to perform Oracle inquiries and extractions required for data analysis on projects.
- Portray a willingness to help team members when needs arise. Seek out additional job tasks when work is complete.
- Performs administrative tasks as assigned.
- Provide input for annual risk assessment and planning for the department.
- Provide on the job training and guidance to audit team members.
- Keep abreast of current internal auditing issues and practices through participating in professional development opportunities, training, professional association memberships and knowledge sharing with peers or colleagues. Use knowledge gained to better IA Department.
Qualifications:
- Must be diligent, hard-working, self motivated, professional, and possess good analytical skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Information Systems is preferred.
- CPA , CIA, CISA or actively pursing certification is required.
- Minimum 3 years public accounting, consulting, or internal auditing experience.
- Ability to oversee the work of others, prioritize and assign tasks, provides feedback to improve the professional quality of work performed and outcomes.
- Proficiency in process documentation.
- Familiarity with COSO, risk assessment, audit program execution, and WP creation is required.
- Proficiency with MS Office applications is required.
- Ability to professionally handle difficult issues and people is required.
- Objectivity, integrity and good professional judgment is required.
- Ability to professionally handle sensitive information and the ability to keep things strictly confidential is required.
- Ability to travel to foreign locations (apx.15%), some of them challenging is required.
- Ability to travel domestically and board a rig or vessel as needed (apx. 10%).
- Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley documentation and testing is preferred.
- Experience with CATT’s is preferred.
Proficiency with Oracle is preferred.
Senior Accountant – Houston – dcd@fittsroberts.com
The candidate should have a minimum of 2 years of supervisory experience in a general ledger capacity and a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. Strong communications skills and a drive to exceed expectation will be characteristics possessed by the successful candidate. They will need to have strong Excel skills as well as have worked with an automated ledger application such as Microsoft Dynamics. Experience with Hyperion Essbase is a plus for this position but not required.
Job Function:
- Responsible for the mentoring and development of assigned staff in the completion of financial statement review, analysis, account reconciliation, initial and corrective journal entries.
- Ensure accurate and timely completion of staff’s assigned tasks.
- Review completed tasks of assigned staff for accuracy and completeness. Incorrect or incomplete tasks are to be returned with explanation of deficiency. Documentation of completion of the task and review is to be maintained.
- Participate in strategic planning sessions to develop and monitor processes and procedures ensuring timely detection of errors and accuracy of information released.
- Identify, propose and implement process and or procedure changes to gain efficiencies, strengthen controls, or improve quality of information provided by the department.
- An assessment of assigned staff member’s areas of opportunity should be completed on a monthly basis and a strategy developed to address those areas.
- Assign locations to be reviewed in detail during the monthly close process.
- Supervise staff completion and review of detail location reviews for the monthly close.
- Review staff journal entries and approve for posting.
- Prepare reports on the status of account reconciliations identifying proposed adjustments and processing errors.
- Supervise the completion of and review the following account reconciliations as completed by staff – Inventory, Sales Tax, Prior Owner, Manual Accounts Payable, Manual Accounts Receivable and others.
- Review inventory reconciliation of physical count to ledger.
Junior Financial Analyst – Houston – dcd@fittsroberts.com
Description of Responsibilities
The responsibilities of this position primarily include:
- Review of financial statements, supporting schedules and internally-generated audit reports;
- Creation and review of trend analysis and various other analytical tools;
- Assistance with the consolidation of the financial statements for companies and various corporate entities;
- Preparation of various journal entries required in the consolidation of companies financial statements;
- Completion of special projects; and
- Creation of ad hoc reports.
Desired Qualifications
The candidate must be:
· A team-first oriented employee;
· Detail oriented;
· Willing and able to work the necessary hours to accomplish the assigned tasks, especially during month- and quarter-end close process; and
· An effective communicator, including the use of both verbal and written forms of communication.
The ideal candidate should have, at a minimum:
· Successfully retained a Bachelor’s degree, with a major in accounting, from a reputable business college;
· A firm understanding of accounting principles;
· One to three years of relevant experience in accounting at a large, multi-location corporation and/or public accounting firm;
· Retained, or be eligible and desire to achieve, certification as a public accountant;
· Proficiency handling multiple, simultaneous projects;
· An intermediate to advanced working knowledge of Microsoft software products, particularly Excel and v-lookups, as well as a general ledger software package; and
· A working knowledge of Hyperion.
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Senior Financial Analyst – West Houston – 70 to 75K – dcd@fittsroberts.com
• Review monthly actuals for all departments, make sure all costs have been booked correctly, book correcting entries if necessary. • Calculate and book month end allocation of costs and over/under-recoveries to each business unit. Prepare summary report. • Allocation of overhead departments – set up the allocation; clearing of the allocation; ensure allocation is done correctly; set up a report to be reviewed by management; explanation on the fluctuation. • Prepare monthly reports for Department Managers, review the actuals with them, answer any questions they might have, help them update forecasts. • Be responsible for the budget preparation for this BU. • Balance Sheet reconciliations. • Act as Project Manager for all projects in this BU except IT. The projects are mainly for secondments and for miscellaneous intercompany recharges. The PM role includes: • Coordinate with HR to maintain list of all expats with their billing terms and conditions, provide billing information to AR. • Coordinate with Payroll GL Accountant to make sure all allowances are reclassed to correct project/task. • Make sure all costs are invoiced correctly and timely (the invoices will of course be prepared by AR). • Review the monthly actuals to make sure revenue and costs have been recognized correctly. • Assist regional reporting manager and controller with the consolidation of monthly forecasts and budgets, review data provided by BU Controllers, etc. • Work with AP / AR to correct transaction errors. Education & Experience Qualification: • Bachelor of accounting with 5+ years of general ledger accounting, financial analysis, and budget / forecast experience. • Hard worker. Able to work under pressure and deliver high quality product. • Able to work in a fast-paced environment. • Great interpersonal and communication skills.
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 | http://cfstaffing.blogspot.com/| www.dianedelgadolemaire.wordpress.com| www.twitter.com/CPARecruiterHOU| www.linkedin.com/in/dianedelgadolemaire