Sr. Accountant
- Houston, TX, United States
$90,000 to $120,000 USD / year
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Job details
- Pay
- $90,000 to $120,000 USD / year
- Apply by
- Experience
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including significant responsibility for month-end close activities.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
We are looking for an experienced Sr. Accountant to support core accounting operations and deliver accurate, timely financial reporting in Houston, Texas. This role will play a key part in the monthly close cycle, balance sheet integrity, and consolidated reporting across entities. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting skills, sound judgment, and the ability to manage intercompany activity and multi-currency financial data in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the monthly and year-end close process by preparing and reviewing entries, resolving variances, and ensuring reporting deadlines are met.
- Maintain the general ledger with a high level of accuracy, including analysis of account activity and correction of discrepancies when needed.
- Prepare journal entries supported by clear documentation and verify that transactions are recorded in accordance with accounting policies.
- Perform detailed reconciliations for balance sheet accounts and bank accounts, investigating outstanding items and driving timely resolution.
- Compile and review consolidated financial information across multiple entities to support complete and accurate reporting.
- Manage intercompany accounting activity, including balancing accounts and recording eliminations during the consolidation process.
- Support financial reporting involving foreign currency activity by applying translation procedures and validating resulting balances.
- Use Oracle and related reporting tools, including SmartView, to analyze results, prepare schedules, and produce recurring financial reports.
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including significant responsibility for month-end close activities.
- Strong working knowledge of general ledger accounting, journal entry preparation, and account reconciliation practices.
- Experience completing bank reconciliations and identifying root causes of reconciling differences.
- Background in consolidated financial reporting and intercompany elimination accounting.
- Familiarity with multi-currency environments and financial statement translation concepts.
- Proficiency with Oracle and reporting tools such as SmartView.
- Ability to organize priorities, meet deadlines, and communicate clearly with cross-functional stakeholders.
More about this job
Skills
- Financial reporting
- Reporting
- Accounting techniques
- Month-end close
- Manage the general ledger
- Documentation
- Account reconciliation
- Foreign valuta
- Translation
- Oracle
- General ledger
- Financial statements
- Meet deadlines