Senior Accountant, External Reporting
Listed on 2026-06-23
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Accounting
Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting, Accounting Manager, Financial Analyst -
Finance & Banking
Financial Reporting, Accounting Manager, Financial Analyst
Summary
Responsible for assisting with the Financial Reporting Team’s financial reporting obligations as they relate to Summit Midstream Corporation’s public and private entities, including quarterly, annual and transaction‑specific reports. Also responsible for supporting technical research and implementation efforts and working with accounting and finance personnel in the analysis of significant and highly complex business transactions.
LocationBased in downtown Houston.
Responsibilities- Assist with preparation of all financial filings with the SEC as well as Form 8‑K filings, registration statements, prospectuses and prospectus supplements.
- Perform technical accounting research and provide interpretation of ambiguous and complex accounting literature; work closely with accounting and finance personnel in the accounting and reporting review and analysis of significant and highly complex business transactions.
- Keep current on internal and external developments that could impact organizational accounting and reporting, including preparing management summaries and participating in the drafting of formal comments to the various standard‑setting or regulatory groups.
- Support SOX compliance effort, including maintaining appropriate documentation and testing controls.
- Manage the financial statement preparation for Summit Midstream Corporation’s non‑public entities.
- Interact with external auditors to facilitate efficient audit, review and comfort processes.
- Interpret and summarize organizational accounting impact of existing, proposed, and finalized accounting pronouncements.
- Communicate accounting policies and positions both verbally and in writing with senior management and external auditors.
- Engage with senior management and others across business units to develop and implement recommendations that strategically revise and enhance accounting policies and controls.
- Continually evaluate departmental processes and recommend process improvements.
- General ad hoc projects and research.
- Carries out other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
- 4–5 years of professional, job‑related experience.
- Certified Public Accountant required.
- Public company reporting exposure required.
- Public accounting experience preferred.
- FERC reporting experience preferred.
- Comprehensive understanding of GAAP and financial reporting principles.
- SEC reporting and research experience.
- Strong technical accounting research skills.
- Ability to act as a managerial advisor on professional and technical issues with a view toward reaching strategic decisions.
- Excellent analytical, organizational and project management skills.
- Organized, detail‑oriented, and able to multi‑task with limited supervision.
- Team player with a positive attitude and a willingness to tactfully challenge or disagree when appropriate.
- Proven ability to thrive under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to adapt quickly to a fast‑paced & dynamic work environment.
- Ability to interact effectively with all levels of management and staff.
- Ability to lift items, stand & sit for prolonged periods of time when in an office environment.
- Ability to speak, read & write English proficiently and deliver and/or interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram or schedule form.
- Ability to understand and communicate safety precautions when necessary.
- Company Paid Holidays.
- Discretionary Performance Bonus.
- Medical Insurance.
- Vision Insurance.
- Employer supplemented Health Savings Account.
- Basic Term Life Insurance.
- Voluntary Term Life and AD&D Insurance.
- Employer Short & Long‑Term Disability Insurance.
- Employee Assistance Plan (EAP).
- Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness and Accident Insurance.
- Wellness Incentive Program.
No Relocation assistance provided.
Work SponsorshipSummit Midstream will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. Any offer of employment is contingent upon the Company receiving satisfactory results from a pre‑employment drug screening, a criminal background check, and…
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