April 2015 Newsletter for Accounting & Finance Professionals in Houston by Diane Delgado LeMaire @ CFS

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Dianedelgadolemaire

April 2015

Industry News and Updates
First things first. Please make sure that you have added my new email address to your contacts. It is dlemaire@cfstaffing.com.

With Q1 behind us lets jump right into the update for Houston. I am sure everyone is curious about the oil & gas prices and what impact they are having on the job market in Houston. I have been in the recruiting industry for almost 14 years and have already been through 2 full blown recessions. 2015 has been an interesting year so far. I feel like our local economy has taken a hit from the drop of Oil & Gas, but it’s not as severe (knock on wood) as I thought it would be. Some might beg to differ but, let me explain!

Obviously, Houston has been impacted by the depressed prices. Most Exploration & Production companies are not hiring at all. Some are even laying off, but downstream and midstream companies are still hiring. They are actually benefiting from the drop in price. Not to mention the back log of construction projects that are still on the books. We are also seeing increased demand from consumer products based companies (retail, restaurant, healthcare). Houston has gained nearly 570,000 residents in the past 5 years!

Just imagine the resources they will need from housing, healthcare to groceries and cars!

So, is the job market as good as it was last year? The simple answer is no, but there are still a lot of opportunities out there in several other industries outside of “oil & gas”.

Until next time..

Local Statistics:

National / Houston Unemployment rate:8/4.3
Price of Oil:$56.71(last year $100)
Oil Rig Count:1109 (last year 1803)
Industries hiring:Manufacturing, Construction, Consumer Products related companies, Real Estate & Homebuilding, Healthcare
Positions in demand:Controller, Financial Analyst, Tax, Internal Auditor, Payroll,

Local Searches

NEW!!!!!

– Property Accountant – Staff or Senior

– Treasury Analyst – Heavy Cash Management

– Treasury Analyst – Must speak Spanish

– Treasury Accountant – Must speak Spanish

– Controller – WIP / POC a MUST

– Full Time – Consultant – Transactions Advisory Services – All Levels!!!!

– Full Time – Consultant – Financial Advisory Services – All Levels!!!!!

– Hyperion Financial Analyst – HFM, Hyperion or Smartview experience – 1 to 2 years of experience!!!!

– Staff Accountant – work under 3 amazing controllers and learn from the best!!!!! no more than 2 years of experience needed.

– Internal Audit Manager – Pre-IPO company!

– Sales & Use Tax Accountant – staff and senior

– Payroll Manager MUST have Canadian payroll experience

– Financial Planning and Analysis Manager – HEAVY acquisition based

– AP Manager – SAP experience!!!!!

Still Looking For:

– Controller with domestic & international accounting experience (SEC too!)

– Controller, CPA with SEC

– AP Manager – bringing AP in house!

– Senior Accountant – Corporate accounting

– Director with International and Federal Tax experience – Partnership too

– Senior Auditor (less than 10% travel)

– Operational Auditor – 50% travel

– AP Supervisor – small company, family atmosphere

– Senior Accountant – Oil & Gas – Right hand person to the Controller

– Tax Analyst – Federal & State – Amazing tenure in this group!

– CFO – San Antonio – retail background preferred

– Budget Analyst – banner experience preferred

– Billing Clerk

– AP Clerk MUST speak French

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Accounting & Finance Openings Houston – dlemaire@cfstaffing.com

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Dianedelgadolemaire

– Controller (SEC) – West Houston
– Controller (SEC) – SW Houston
– Controller (SEC) – Katy
– International Tax and Accounting Director – Downtown
– Senior Accountant – oil & gas – Downtown
– Treasury Analyst – oil & gas – Downtown
– Treasury Accountant – oil & gas – Downtown
– Budget Analyst – SW Houston
– Federal & State Tax Analyst – Downtown
– Wealth Analyst – Galleria
– Internal Auditor – GWP – less than 10% travel
– Accounting Assistant – Galleria
– AP Supervisor – GWP
– Auditor – Woodlands
– Sales & Use Tax Accountant – Woodlands
– Hyperion Consolidations Analyst – West Houston
– Staff Accountant – West Houston
– Senior Accountant – NW Houston
– IT Auditor – Galleria
– International Tax Accountant – Public Accounting
– Auditor – Public Accounting

dlemaire@cfstaffing.com

International Tax Senior – Houston – dcd@fittsroberts.com

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Dianedelgadolemaire

Manage, coordinate, and support Director of Tax and Tax Managers with the Global tax function.

Essential Job Functions
• Maintain the Global tax compliance calendar including the filing of tax returns and other statutory periodic filings. Ensure timely and efficient compliance of all periodic filings.
• Assist Tax Managers with coordination of significant tax projects with external tax advisers.
• Develop efficiencies in the overall tracking of projects and deadlines.
• Work with other departments in order to obtain the information necessary to comply with local reporting requirements.
• Assist Tax Managers to review and compile tax information from regional finance managers on a continual basis with high emphasis on quarterly close, annual tax returns, tax audits, etc.
• Ensure compliance with tax policies and procedures.
• Assist with the preparation of the Company’s tax calculations and disclosures for US GAAP reporting purposes.

Education:
• Must have a bachelor degree.

April 2013 Accounting Openings: Staff, Senior, Audit, Tax, SEC, SOX, Oil & Gas!!!!!! dcd@fittsroberts.com

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Dianedelgadolemaire

• 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

March 2013 Accounting Openings – Staff to Controller – dcd@fittsroberts.com

Posted on March 19, 2013March 19, 2013 by Dianedelgadolemaire

• 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

Current Openings September 2012

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Dianedelgadolemaire

dcd@fittsroberts.com

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

Over 30 Accounting & Finance openings in Houston! Permanent and Contract!

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Dianedelgadolemaire

Below is a partial list of our local searches:

Local Searches

Auditor – West Houston – Less than 15% travel, Oil & Gas, 65 to 75K
Auditor – Central – 50% travel – Oil & Gas, 65 to 75K
Joint Interest Auditor – 25% travel – Oil & Gas (Fortune 200), 60 to 100K
Auditor – Downtown – 50% Travel – Manufacturing – 75 to 85K
Tax Manager, Federal & State, FAS 109 – 120 to 155K
Senior Tax Accountant – Galleria – 50 to 80K (Federal & State)
Senior Banking Auditor – Galleria – 65 to 80K
IFRS Analyst – DT – E&P, 65 to 95K
Accounting Manager (CPA, Spanish, Oracle) – Sugar Land – 100 to 120K
Inventory Accounting Manger – West – 85 to 95K
SEC Accountant – Greenway – 55 to 70K
Payroll Accountant – Southeast – 60 to 75K
Senior Auditor (Rotational Role) 50% Travel – Fortune 500 – 60 to 85K
Financial Analyst (2), The Woodlands
Senior Accountant, The Woodlands, Big4 background
AP Manager, The Woodlands
Mid Office Analyst, 60 to 100K – Trader Track!
Project Analyst, North Houston, 65 to 75K
Cost Accountant, North Houston, 65 to 75K
Sr. GL Accountant (Manufacturing), Northwest Houston, 65 to 70K
Senior Cost Analyst, Northwest Houston, 65 to 75K
Bilingual Spanish Accountant, West Houston, 65 to 75K
Six Sigma / Financial Analyst, Northwest Houston, 65 to 80K
JIB Supervisor and Lead, Northwest Houston, 65 to 95K
Junior Accountant (Associates Degree) 40K
Corporate Recruiter, 50 to 55K, Northwest Houston
Tax Accountant, CPA Firm, NO OVERTIME, Greenway Plaza

Contract

6 Tax Contractors needed for fall deadlines
20 Internal / External Auditors needed for various projects
Property Accountant ( 60 day project)
Valuation Analyst (temp to hire)
Payroll Tax (temp to hire)
AP Specialists (The Woodlands)
SAP Reconciliation Project
Financial Analyst (Excel & Quickbooks) (temp to hire)

August – Houston Accounting Openings – dcd@fittsroberts.com

Posted on August 4, 2010August 4, 2010 by Dianedelgadolemaire

Temp to Hire Revenue Accountant ($30/hour)
Revenue Staff Accountant (North)
Revenue Senior Accountant(North)
Revenue Staff Accountant (Downtown)
IT Auditor (Downtown)
Portuguese / Spanish GL Accountant
GL / Intercompany Accountant (West Houston) – Big 4 Background
assistant Controller (West Houston) – Combination Big 4 And Industry
AP Supervisor (West Houston) – 4 year degree
Small Company Controller (West Houston) – Letter of Credit Required
Entry Level Cash / Banking Accountant
Treasury Manager (North Houston)
Internal Auditor (30 to 40% Travel)
AP Accountant (249/ Beltway)
Cost Accountant (1 to 3 years North Houston)
GL Accountant (Southeast Houston)
JIB Accountant (Downtown)
Sales & Use Tax Accountant (North Houston)
International Tax Planning Director (Downtown)
Tax Manager (Short Track to Partnership)
Audit Senior, Supervisors & Managers needed for local CPA Firm
Senior Tax Accountant CPA Firm Consolidated Corporate Returns (Downtown)
Controller with Financial Services Background

Accounting Positions Open June 2010: Tax, Audit, Finance, Accounting

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Dianedelgadolemaire

Here is what we are working on:

Houston:

International Tax Planning Director
Financial Planning & analysis Manager
Senior Accountant 65K
Senior Accountant 75K
Sales & Use Tax Specialist 80K
JIB Accountant
Revenue Accountant
Entry Level Oil & Gas Accountant
International Tax Senior Manager – Public Accounting
State Tax Senior Manager – Public Accounting
Internal Audit – 60% Domestic Travel – 2 Openings
Senior Auditor – 20% Domestic Travel – 2 Openings
Accounting manager (small company) 60 to 65K – Downtown
Tax Specialist – 90K – Federal, State or International
Assistant Controller – Service Company – 100K
Bilingual Spanish Auditor – 80K – 50% travel
Gift & Estate Ta x Senior, Manager or Senior Manager
Audit Manager or Senior Manager – Local CPA Firm – Partner Track
Senior Auditor (Public Accounting) – Non Profits!

National:

CFO – Construction – 150 to 200K plus bonus – Tennessee
Gift & Estate Tax Senior Manager (Partner Track) – San Antonio
International Tax Manager – Orlando, Florida

International Tax Planning Director, Houston, Texas

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Dianedelgadolemaire

Essential Functions

Responsible for international tax planning relating to tax matters associated with companies projects.
Responsible for special tax projects and other tax research and planning as it relates to mergers and acquisitions, greenfield development projects, establishment of new representative offices in foreign jurisdictions, identification of new, country-specific tax initiatives, and other strategic analysis and planning as required.
Responsible for the review and filing of tax returns for the holding and service companies.
Responsible for the analysis of current and proposed laws as they could potentially impact new and current businesses.
Responsible for the successful defense of positions and strategies from tax auditors in the jurisdictions in which Company affiliates operate.
Responsible for proactively generating new ideas and supporting due diligence and business development teams; working as member of multi-disciplinary teams on project development and implementation.
Responsible for assisting tax team with FAS 109 reporting, transfer pricing, or other departmental projects and initiatives, as needed.
Responsible for engaging and directing local country tax advisers as needed.

Essential Job Requirements

A minimum of 8-12 years of international tax experience in major aspects of U.S. international and foreign country corporate tax planning (preferably related to large capital investment projects), including legal entity and contract structuring. CPA required.
Good organizational skills; ability to prioritize workload.
Strong analytical and technical tax skills and ability to understand tax law.
Strong written and oral communication skills are required.
International travel, as required.

Preferred Skills and Education

JD or MBA
Ability to speak Spanish, Portuguese, and/or Mandarin Chinese a plus.

Special Job Characteristics

Ability to work overtime as required.
Ability to understand general accounting systems and to analyze specific entries and related financial reports and their correlation to income tax reporting requirements.
Ability to identify problems, recommend alternative solutions, and offer tax planning ideas.
Ability to design and organize work papers for the accumulation, presentation and review of tax return information, and the preparation of tax returns.
Ability to interact and communicate effectively with tax and accounting personnel.
Ability to work as a member of the tax team and demonstrate flexibility to support the team, as needed.

Current Openings!!! Accounting & Finance – Houston, TEXAS

Posted on April 22, 2010April 28, 2010 by Dianedelgadolemaire

Lead Financial Analyst (DT)
Financial Analyst Oil & Gas (DT)
Senior Tax Manager (FAS 109 – DT)
Accounting Manager (Southwest Houston) 100 – 120K
Accounting Supervisor (West Houston) Manufacturing
Credit & Collections Manager (Southwest Houston)
MLP Tax Lead (DT)
Senior Audit – Public Accounting (Southwest Houston)
Staff Audit – Public Accounting (Southwest Houston)
Internal Audit (60% travel) West Houston
JIB Accountant (DT)
JV Accountant (West Houston)
Assistant Controller (Downtown)
SEC Accountant (Galleria)
Senior Financial Analyst – Special Projects Accountant – West Houston
Senior Corporate Tax Accountant – Public Accounting (Oil & Gas Clients!!!!!)
Tax Supervisor (DT)
Non Profit Controller
FAS133 Accountant (West Houston)

NEW: Oil & Gas TAX Accountant (Federal & State) & Entry Level Staff Accountant

Senior International Tax Accountant – Houston, Texas

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Dianedelgadolemaire

Overview:

Tax Accounting is responsible for income tax provisions and accounts. The analyst will support U.S and foreign effective tax rate calculations and analyze differences between forecast and actual provisions. The analyst will also participate in the Tax Department’s maintenance of tax basis balance sheets.

Responsibilities:

Assist in the preparation of segment-level and overall corporate effective tax rate calculations. Provide support analysis for period-to-period tax rate variations.
Calculate and record monthly foreign and U.S. income tax provisions for assigned entities. Ensure accurate return to accrual adjustments for differences between booked provisions and filed tax returns.
Support the preparation of U.S. tax basis balance sheets. Interface with tax compliance and accounting personnel to ensure accurate measurements of book and tax bases. Perform tax basis balance sheet training and review functions. Consolidate entity level deferred tax calculations.
Prepare and review foreign tax basis balance sheets. Analyze the U.S. tax impacts of foreign deferred taxes.
Participate in the implementation of a tax provision software package (CorpTax AGP). 6. Ensure income tax provisions and accounts are compliant with FAS 109 and Sarbanes-Oxley. Provide supporting documentation and interact with internal and public auditors.
Provide back-up support for other tax accounting analysts.
Participate in Tax Department special projects and assignments.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
CPA preferred
Experience with public accounting or Oil and Gas preferred
Minimum 3 years of tax accounting experience
Prefer International tax accounting experience

Junior Tax Attorney – Houston, Texas

Posted on January 19, 2010January 19, 2010 by Dianedelgadolemaire

Overview:

Position involves the analysis of tax issues associated with corporate acquisitions, dispositions, and other initiatives. Individual will be trained in various areas of tax such as the foreign tax credit, US taxation of international activities, partnership taxation, transaction taxes, etc.

Responsibilities:

Work as a member of a team with various other organizations. Work on issues related to structuring transactions and analyzing tax regimes in the context of a planned business transaction. Work with others in the Tax Organization on other matters such as tax appeals and tax legislation.

Qualifications:

Degree: JD Required Major Discipline: Accounting, Finance Years Experience

Required: The ideal candidate will have exposure to acquisition and divestiture activities and 2 to 4 years of tax experience along with a commitment to develop in the tax area.

Computer Proficiencies: Must have the ability to perform basic spreadsheet applications.

Certifications: CPA or LLM will be favorably looked upon. Local candidates preferred.

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