Overview

Company
Special Counsel
Location
Houston, Texas, United States
Compensation
$85,000–$90,000/yr
Employment type
On-site
Special Counsel

Finance & Banking • Houston, Texas, United States

Senior Accountant

Houston, Texas, United StatesOn-sitePosted 4 hours ago
Finance & Banking

About the Role

Senior Accountant
Our client, a large and well-established publicly traded organization, is seeking a Senior Accountant to join its corporate accounting team. This role offers a unique opportunity to combine traditional accounting responsibilities with business partnering, financial analysis, and project accounting while supporting a fast-paced and evolving technology organization.
This position is ideal for an accountant who enjoys a mix of month-end close, reporting, project accounting, fixed assets, variance analysis, and collaboration with operational leaders. The organization offers strong training, career growth opportunities, leadership visibility, and a flexible work environment.
Key Responsibilities
  • Lead month-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and financial reporting.
  • Support multiple business units and serve as a financial partner to department leaders.
  • Prepare monthly financial packages, analyze results, and present findings to internal stakeholders.
  • Track and monitor operating expenses, invoices, and project-related costs.
  • Support capital project accounting, fixed assets, depreciation, amortization, and capitalization processes.
  • Assist with forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.
  • Perform quarterly inventory reconciliations and balance sheet reviews.
  • Help guide and mentor a Staff Accountant on transactional and coding-related matters.
  • Collaborate with internal customers across the organization on accounting and financial matters.
  • Participate in ongoing process improvements, systems initiatives, and reporting enhancements.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
  • 5+ years of progressive accounting experience.
  • Strong experience with:
    • Month-end close
    • Financial reporting
    • Journal entries and reconciliations
    • Variance analysis
    • Fixed assets and capital projects
    • Budgeting and forecasting
  • Exposure to project accounting, capital expenditures (CapEx), and asset accounting.
  • Experience supporting operational stakeholders and presenting financial results.
  • Advanced Excel skills.
  • Experience working within large company or public company environments preferred.
Employment Type: Full Time
If you're interested in the Senior Accountant position and are available to work in the Houston area, apply now by sending your resume to aaron.vizcaino@ lhh.com . Please send your resume in Word format and include your email and phone. Only those meeting the qualifications will receive a callback.
Pay Details: $85,000.00 to $90,000.00 per year
Search managed by: Aaron Vizcaino
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What You'll Do

Lead month-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and financial reporting.
Support multiple business units and serve as a financial partner to department leaders.
Prepare monthly financial packages, analyze results, and present findings to internal stakeholders.
Track and monitor operating expenses, invoices, and project-related costs.
Support capital project accounting, fixed assets, depreciation, amortization, and capitalization processes.
Assist with forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.

Skills & Technologies

Finance & Banking