Accounting Advisory Senior Associate - Houston

Accounting Advisory Senior Associate HOUSTON TXThe Opportunity

While others simply verify the books, you will be the one writing them. As a Technical Accounting Advisory Associate, you are the "accountant’s accountant." You will be deployed as a subject matter expert to solve the most complex technical hurdles facing modern finance departments. This isn't about administrative support; it’s about high-level GAAP application, financial statement reconstruction, and technical memo authorship for organizations undergoing massive structural changes.

• Complex Technical Research:
  Act as the primary resource for interpreting and implementing complex accounting standards (e.g., ASC 606, 842, 326, and 805).
• Financial Statement Preparation:
  Lead the "heavy lifting" of preparing audit-ready financial statements and SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, S-1) for companies going public or carved out of parent entities.
• Audit Remediation:
  Step into high‑pressure environments to clean up complex reconciliations, correct historical accounting errors, and restate financials when necessary.
• Policy Architecture:
  Develop and document formal accounting policies that standardize how global enterprises recognize revenue, value assets, and manage equity.
• Deal Support:
  Perform technical accounting due diligence, ensuring that business combinations are recorded accurately from Day 1.

• The Technical Purist:
  You find genuine satisfaction in the nuances of the FASB codification and take pride in precise financial reporting.
• The Detail Detective:
  You can dive into a messy General Ledger and extract a clean, GAAP‑compliant narrative.
• The Subject Matter Expert:
  You are the person your peers go to when they have a difficult question about "debit and credit" logic in complex transactions.
• The Translator:
  You can take a 50‑page legal contract and distill its financial impact into a clear, concise technical memo.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting (specifically).
• Experience:
  
  2–5 years of "heavy" accounting experience. We are specifically looking for Big 4/Top 10 Audit Seniors or Financial Reporting Accountants from large public companies.
• Certification:
  Active CPA license is highly preferred.
• Technical Mastery:
  Deep, working knowledge of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC). You should be comfortable explaining the mechanics of a cash flow statement or a consolidated balance sheet under pressure.
• Software Proficiency:
  Advanced Excel (building complex models from scratch) and experience with ERP systems like Net Suite, SAP, or Workday.