Accounting Director

Job Description

Accounting Director

Posting

Start Date:

7/15/26

Requisition

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Informations générales

HOUSTON, United States, 77056

ENGIE North America Inc.

Finance / Tax / Insurance

Permanent

Full - Time

What You Can Expect

As an Accounting Director, GBS, you will play a critical leadership role in ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting for ENGIE North America entities within scope. This role balances operational excellence, people leadership, and governance while driving process standardization, internal control maturity, and finance transformation initiatives aligned with ENGIE Group and GBS strategy. The role requires partnership with business leaders and the ability to lead teams through change in a dynamic, regulated, and fast-evolving energy environment.

You will work closely with stakeholders to drive performance and impact results. You will manage the period-end close process, ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, and coordinate tasks performed by the Accounting Shared Services Team (GBS). You will be responsible for delivering financial results for your business unit. With Accounting Managers as direct reports and additional indirect reports, you will support the accounting teams with expertise in financial reporting, technical accounting, transactional tax, process controls, and audit coordination.

You will:

* Own and oversee the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring adherence to established close calendars and GBS standards

* Ensure accuracy and completeness of general ledger activity, including accruals, revenue recognition, inventory, intercompany, fixed assets, cash, and manual journal entries

* Review and analyze financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow) in collaboration with FP&A, identifying and explaining variances, trends, and risks

* Direct the preparation, review, and submission of financial reporting packages, including statutory, management, off-balance-sheet, and KPI reporting

* Ensure full compliance with ENGIE Group accounting policies, internal control frameworks (ICFR), SOX requirements, and local statutory regulations

* Design, maintain, and continuously improve internal controls over financial reporting, including documentation, testing support, and remediation of control gaps

* Oversee balance sheet governance, including reconciliations, aging reviews, and certification processes

* Act as a key finance contact for internal audits, external audits, and regulatory reviews, ensuring timely and high-quality responses

* Promote a culture of ethics, integrity, and compliance across GBS Accounting teams

What You'll Bring

* Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

* A current CPA accredidation

* A minimum of 10 years of progressive accounting experience, including leadership roles

Additional Details

* This role is eligible for our hybrid work policy; a minimum of 3 days working in the office, and 2 days working from home weekly

* Must be willing and able to comply with all ENGIE ethics and safety policies

Compensation

Salary Range: $135,000 - $206,885 USD annually

This represents the average expected pay range for a qualified candidate.

ENGIE complies with all federal, state, and local minimum wage laws. Actual salary offered may vary depending on geography, experience, education, internal pay alignment, or other bona fide factors.

In addition to base pay, this position is eligible for a competitive bonus / incentive plan.

Your Talent Acquisition Partner can share more specific information regarding the benefits or the salary for the position based on the work location.

At ENGIE, we take your well-being seriously. Our comprehensive benefits package includes options for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, ESPP, generous paid time off including wellness days, holidays and leave programs. We also help you plan for retirement by offering a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a company match. But that's not all - we're dedicated to the health and happiness of your entire family, offering supplemental benefits for full time employees that enhance emotional and physical…