We are looking for a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join a growing oil and gas distribution organization in Spring, Texas. This position plays an important role in keeping daily accounting activities accurate, organized, and on schedule across payables, receivables, reconciliations, and general ledger work. The ideal candidate is comfortable managing routine financial transactions, maintaining clear documentation, and collaborating with internal teams to support a timely close process.
Responsibilities:
- Process vendor invoices, employee reimbursements, freight bills, and other payment requests by verifying approvals, assigning correct account codes, and entering transactions accurately.
- Complete regular reconciliations for bank accounts, balance sheet activity, credit cards, vendor records, customer balances, and designated ledger accounts while resolving outstanding differences promptly.
- Record incoming customer payments, apply receipts against open balances, investigate deduction or short-pay issues, and work with cross-functional teams to clear account discrepancies.
- Prepare standard journal entries, accruals, reclassification entries, and account analyses to support monthly and quarterly close activities.
- Assist with inventory accounting tasks, cost alignment, purchase order review, and comparison of operational transactions to financial records as needed.
- Support period-end close by building schedules, organizing backup documentation, reviewing assigned accounts, and contributing to reporting and variance analysis.
- Maintain complete and audit-ready records for transactions, approvals, reconciliations, and supporting documentation in line with company policies and internal controls.
- Communicate with vendors, customers, operations teams, and leadership to resolve questions related to invoices, payments, account balances, or documentation.
For immediate consideration, contact Mark, mark.loiacano@roberthalf
- At least 1-2 years of accounting experience
- Working knowledge of general ledger activity and core accounting processes, including accounts payable and accounts receivable.
- Experience preparing reconciliations and researching discrepancies with strong attention to accuracy.
- Ability to support month-end close through journal entries, accruals, account analysis, and organized documentation.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for working with internal teams, customers, and vendors.
- Proficiency in handling detailed financial data with a high level of organization and follow-through.
- Familiarity with maintaining compliance with accounting policies, supporting documentation standards, and internal controls.
For immediate consideration, contact Mark, mark.loiacano@roberthalf