Senior Accountant
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Job ID#: 23114
Senior Accountant – Crude & Products
Houston, TX
Hybrid Role
Role Accountabilities:
Energy commodities client operating in a fast-paced trading environment spanning Crude Trading, Products Trading, LPG, Biofuels, Petrochemicals, and Shipping, is seeking a Senior Accountant and requiring an experienced accounting professional able to adapt to business needs within set corporate policies and procedures and peform the following:
- Prepare financial analysis of G&A costs and variances for two entities on a monthly and quarterly basis.
- Book necessary accounting entries, including accruals and post-close gross margin adjustments.
- Oversee the reconciliation of daily and monthly bank statements.
- Review and approve booking of G&A invoices and expense reports entered by the accounting analyst.
- Confirm and reconcile inter-company quarterly balances to meet Group reporting requirements.
- Ensure the regular reconciliation of monthly balance sheet accounts.
- Prepare the annual budget and forecast; present to management for validation, document assumptions, and produce actual vs budget analysis.
- Manage the analysis of IFRS 16 lease contracts and evaluate the impact on the accounting ledger.
- Assist the Tax Department and external contractors with transfer pricing analysis and understanding tax implications for entities in two different countries.
- Work with tax advisors to analyze and reconcile the tax treatment of commercial activities.
- Prepare accurate and timely tax returns and follow up on disputes and amendments.
- Communicate with external advisors on tax legislation updates.
- Enter financial information into the consolidation tool for Group reporting.
- Assist with preparing the annual tax and financial reporting package, including related note disclosures.
- Collaborate closely with Finance/Accounting, Tax, Credit, and Operations teams.
- Mentor new team members, lead projects, and review accounting entries.
- The company will NOT sponsor employment visas or those on time-limited visas.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance and/or Accounting.
- 7-10 years of experience in Accounting.
- Minimum 6 years experience
- CPA or working towards CPA certification strongly preferred.
- Strong fundamental accounting skills.
- Proficiency in Excel.
- Digital aptitude and familiarity with tools like PowerBI, VBA, and Python are advantageous.
- Strong understanding of SOX Control, General Ledger, Trial Balance, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow Statement, and account reconciliations.
- Ability to meet all deadlines and perform duties in a timely and accurate manner.
- Proactive and critical thinker with the ability to identify opportunities for continuous process improvement.
- Willingness to work overtime during critical periods.
Qualified inquiries::
Primary contact: Stucker@proalt.com
Secondary: rreyna@proalt.com
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