Sr. Staff Accountant

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Job Title: Sr. Staff Accountant

Department: Accounting

Location:
Office Name: Jacintoport International
Address: 16398 Jacintoport Blvd
City: Houston-TX
Postal Code: 77015
Country: US

Description:

POSITION SUMMARY:                  

This Position is responsible for supporting the accounting department, such as general accounting, bookkeeping, financial reporting activities, billing, etc. This includes reviewing, supporting documentation for financial statement balances, reconciling the inter-company balances, billing and assisting in analyzing the monthly financial statements. This position will participate in financial analytical reviews of performances and operations and will also perform revenue audits for compliance of company policies and procedures.  This position will also assist the Regional Controller, Accounting Manager and Supervisor with ensuring that the Houston operation is maintaining an effective internal control environment. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

GEOGRAPHIC REGION:

Please note applications out of the geographic region for position applied will not be considered.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required

  • Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or in a business-related field such as Finance or Business Management required
  • Must have a minimum of five (5) years of experience as a staff accountant or higher position
  • Ability to communicate effectively in a business environment in English (read and write) at an intermediate level
  • Experience with larger companies (greater than $15 million in revenue) is required
  • Ability to examine and verify financial documents and reports
  • Must possess intermediate Computer skills in programs such as MS Word, & Outlook and Advanced Skills in Excel (for example must be able to perform pivot and lookup tables, array formulas, multi-cell array formulas, utilize financial functions, and create workbooks that are linked both within the existing files and to other files.) Experience in JDE, AS400 and Sage preferred
  • Prior experience in preparing journal entries
  • Ability to prepare a variety of reports and to examine and verify financial documents and reports
  • Ability to exercise independent judgment within established systems and procedures
  • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
  • Well-developed interpersonal skills. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers, vendors and fellow employees, as needed
  • Strong time-management and organizational skills. Must be able to prioritize and be detail-oriented
  • Ability to work with limited supervision, multitask and possess strong initiative
  • Ability to work extended hours, holidays and/or weekends, as needed

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Primary

  • Responsible for performing general accounting, bookkeeping, intercompany transactions, journal entries, and reconciling accounts
  • Support management by coordinating and executing the financial reporting and the period, quarterly and year-end closing
  • Assists in the preparation of the budgeting and forecasting
  • Balance and reconcile at the end of the period that all sales and receivable invoices have been entered for the different business units
  • Strong analytical skills. Compiles the data and prepares analytical reports to evaluate company performance for management review, which includes monthly management statements, operational and key performance indicators-metrics reports, cost accounting, etc.
  • Perform pivot and lookup tables, array formulas, multi-cell array formulas, utilize financial functions, and create workbooks that are linked both within the existing files and to other files, and are organized to facilitate easy completion and review while maintaining necessary controls over spreadsheets (i.e. minimal places data can be inadvertently changed on accident)
  • Coordinate, supervise and review all billing to customers and related parties, credit memos, miscellaneous, etc. are properly approved on a timely basis and assure that billing complies per contract, tariff, rates, policies and procedures, etc. per required in Revenue Recognition policy.
  • Monitor that rate sheets and tariff are updated for all the business units
  • Coordinate and approve the cashier/lockbox functions to receive the payments from the mail or customers
  • Coordinate and approve the daily log, prepare the copies for the traffic department, and prepare the mailing package to be sent to the lockbox
  • Assist with the physical inventories (quarterly and annually)
  • Maintain the fixed asset (“FA”) account, and update the additions, transfers and disposals into the subledger FA system. Reconcile the subledger and G/L FA accounts monthly and perform physical inventory. Assure that all the documents needed are present and correctly processed
  • Maintain the deferred revenue account and the files and submission for government grants
  • Maintain the accounts and the reporting for leases in compliance with ASC 842
  • Complies with policies and procedures and internal controls to ensure compliance with Sarbanes Oxley
  • Receive claims, date them and make copies to send to the legal and claims department, if required
  • Performs self-review of work to identify problems and solutions
  • Work with other departments’ personnel as necessary
  • Perform additional related duties as assigned

Secondary

  • Perform ad hoc and special projects and analysis as needed
  • Support accounts payable by separating the checks, stuffing them into envelopes and distributing as required
  • Back up other departments as necessary, such as purchasing, etc.
  • Will be required to participate in physical inventories
  • Cross-trained with other accounting functions
  • Performs additional related duties as assigned

 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Candidate may be subject to physicals as required along with other tests as applicable
  • The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel
  • The employee frequently is required to talk and/or hear
  • The employee is continuously required to sit
  • The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  
  • The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty (20) pounds
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

 

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS:

  • Report safety hazards
  • Immediately report incidents involving injury, illness, or property damage
  • Wear protective PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) as instructed or necessary
  • Comply with all company safety policies, procedures, and rules
  • Refuse any unsafe task or operation
  • Participate in safety meetings and training
  • Be constantly aware of their personal safety and that of their coworkers

 

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED:

Receives direct supervision from the Accounting Manager and Supervisor and indirect supervision from the Regional Controller. Does exercise supervision over billing.

 

CONDITIONS:

  • Indoor office and occasionally outdoors - Exposed to controlled temperatures in an office environment and occasionally exposed to a non-controlled environment (outdoors) where they may be exposed to all possible environmental factors such as extreme heat, cold, rain, wind and high humidity during day and night shifts
  • The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate

 

DISCLAIMER:

  • The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.
  • The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

 

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