Senior General Ledger Accountant

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Job Description

Job Summary

Collects, analyzes, monitors, and reports on the organization’s financial matters, managing and ensuring compliance with the organization’s financial policies, professional standards and all laws. Responsible for general accounting, fixed assets, accounts payable and expense reimbursement and revenue accounting (including accounts receivable). This position offers a remote schedule, but the candidate needs to reside in Houston.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for general accounting activities including preparing journal entries, maintaining balance sheet schedules and ledgers, and preparing account and bank reconciliations
• Maintains integrity of accounting information and systems, in accordance with standards and rules under GAAP, as well as other regulating bodies
• Performs specialized assignments; solves complex problems and develops non-traditional solutions through sophisticated analytical thinking
• Interprets internal/external business environment
• Recommends best practices to improve processes or services
• Impacts achievements of customer, operational, project or service objectives
• Communicates difficult concepts to team to generate clarity and alignment on projects, initiatives, and various work products
• May lead functional projects with moderate risks and resource requirements
• Individual contributor working independently; may require guidance in highly complex situations
• Performs all other duties as assigned by management
  
  

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field preferred
  
  

Experience

• Typically requires 5 years of related work experience
  
  

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

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