Senior Accountant / Finance Consultant (oil and Gas Industry)

Senior Accountant / Finance Consultant

Houston TX

1 year contract

Position Specific Description

Client is seeking a Senior Accountant to join as part of the Accounting team in Houston, TX. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills and take ownership of various projects, adding value through critical thinking and inter-personal skills with knowledge of either the retail gas or power industry.

Specific Responsibilities include:

• Prepare month end journal entries and supporting documentation (revenues, cost of goods sold, receivables, prepaids, deposits, accrued interest, etc.)
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare month end close results file.
• Compile and analyze financial information for regulatory reporting
• Analyze costs by responsibility center and communicate monthly with business owners

The ideal candidate will possess the following performance attributes and competencies:

• Driven committed to career development through personal improvement.
• Problem solver - proactive thinker with practical solutions, very analytical, and orientation to be tightly linked to business strategies and financial priorities.
• Professional skills strong interpersonal skills, builds and nurtures cross functional teams and relationships, respects others, is tactfully assertive, has a bias for action, and follows through to completion.
• Technical skills experience researching, interpreting and applying accounting rules and policies.
• Process & project management strong planning and organizational skills
• Integrity strong ethic to comply with legal, regulatory, and company rules and policies.
• SAP Experience
• Advanced proficiency in Excel (vlookups, pivots, formulas, etc.)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• SQL report writing, PowerBI and Access database experience helpful but not required

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Prepares financial reports that are following GAAP, in a timely manner, to accurately reflect the financial status of the company
Maintains a good understanding of, and applies, GAAP, SEC regulations, and relative company policies, practices and procedures
Assures accounting integrity of corporate financial data through the implementation of appropriate internal controls
Prepares schedules and journal entries

Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's - Accounting / Finance / Business
Experience: 5+ years

Preferred Qualifications

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Master's - Business Administration
Master's - Accounting / Finance
Certified Management Accountant (CMA)