Job Title Accountant II, General Ledger

Location Houston, TX, US

Organization Name 2442 General Accounting

Brief Description

Responsible for the day to day maintenance of the books and records that supports the Company's general ledger and related sub-ledgers. This includes establishing internal controls and procedures for all of the Company's routine, non-routine, and estimation data processes affecting the general ledger.

Detailed Description

· Assists in the day to day maintenance of the general ledger and related sub-ledgers with greater emphasis on areas with higher levels of complexity and overall accounting risk.

· Perform account reconciliations and analyses to support the accuracy of the general ledger and related sub-ledgers.

· Conduct more complex month-end close procedures including preparing journal entries related to areas of higher accounting risk.

· Prepares reports or extracts from the general ledger and/or sub-ledger used to support the close process

· Maintains evidence of controls performed in assists in the SOX testing process.

· Assists in the external and internal audit process by preparing schedules and analyses in more complex areas while addressing questions that arise during company audits.

· Mentors and provides consultation to less experienced members of the Accounting Department.

Job Requirements

· Bachelor's degree in Accounting (preferred), OR Finance, Economics, or Mathematics with a minor in Accounting (or a minimum of 15 credit hours in Accounting).

· Typically requires two or more years of accounting experience within a publicly held company or a large privately held organization

· Public accounting experience preferred

· Experience within public companies, US GAAP, SEC regulations and SOX

· Strong general accounting, compliance knowledge and financial reporting

· Worked with external audit requests

· Oracle general ledger accounting knowledge

· Ability to work as part of a team, excellent people skills

· Ability to multi-task and rearrange priorities, perform under pressure and cope with tight deadlines

· Out-of-the-box thinking, willing to innovate and create

· Excellent organizational and interpersonal communication skills

Additional Details

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Normal office environment

Disclaimer

In order to promote into a higher-level position, a business need for the promotion must exist. Leader approval, time in current position, or ability to perform at the level does not guarantee a promotion. Requirements build as one progresses. In addition, the requirements and specifications listed above are intended to describe the general function and level of the personnel assigned to this classification. It is not intended to limit any additional responsibilities, duties and/or skills that may be required of the incumbent.