Accountant II

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Apply GAAP accounting principles and corporate accounting experience to autonomously perform a variety of accounting responsibilities.

Performs works with general instructions and complying with company policies and procedures.

• Prepares, review, and reconcile a variety of journal entries, trial balances, schedules, and reports.
• Monthly, post journal entries and validate upload accuracy.
• Retains work papers that support balance sheet detail.
• May prepare financial statements.
• Collaborates within team to understand the industry and accomplish quality work that meets expectations and deadlines.
• Performs work with general instructions and within company policies and procedures.
• Ability to research and resolve routine and non-routine work; escalates and discusses unusual issues with peers or management.
• Runs enterprise accounting reports as needed to support work.
• Validates report output.
• Peer Review documents for mathematical accuracy, working papers, and compliance with GAAP, processes, and company policies.
• Summarizes period over period variances, trends data, identifies data anomalies, researches disparities, validates backup paper work, resolves errors, and escalates issues to management.
• Drafts summaries and trends for power point presentations adding charts to illustrate conclusion.
• Gathers requested audit documentation and provides to staff member-coordinating audit.
• Document processes and procedures.
• Recommend efficiency and controls improvements.
• Learns project management skills, techniques, and skill application.
• Focus is small scope team projects.
• Develops time frames, Gantt charts, and activity logs.
• Discusses assignment responsibilities with manager and communicates responsibilities to team members.
• Schedules and facilitates team project meetings ensuring on-time project delivery.
• Communicates and status project status and risks with management and stakeholders.
• May test software releases against test scripts.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related discipline
• Experience:
  
  At least two (2) years corporate accounting experience
• SEC reporting and consolidation accounting experience
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
  Demonstrate knowledge of GAAP accounting principles;
  Demonstrate analytical thinking and analysis skills;
  Ability to self-prioritize work to meet expectations and deadlines;
  Proficiency with ERP Accounting & finance software;
  Advanced Excel skills; proficiency with MS Office Suite;
  Professional verbal and written communication skills.

Postal Code: 77019

Category (Portal Searching):
Finance and Accounting

Job Location:

US-TX - Houston