To Apply for this Job Click Here
Job ID#: 30563
Job Title: Technical Accounting Manager – Energy Trading
(Alternative: Finance Manager – Energy Trading)
Location: Houston, TX (100% In-Office, No Travel)
Position Overview
We are creating a new role to support our CFO on both day-to-day and long-term technical accounting initiatives. Driven by significant business growth, international expansion, and increasing organizational complexity, this position will be a hands-on, detail-focused individual contributor role. The successful candidate will thrive in the weeds of technical accounting and reporting, with no expectation of people management in the near term. This is not a Controller role and will not involve transactional tasks (journal entries, AP, AR), but rather high-level, complex accounting that is critical to the CFO function.
The right candidate will serve as the CFO’s right hand on technical accounting — someone he can trust to handle accounting complexities while he focuses on broader strategy and growth initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
-
Lead technical accounting and reporting for energy trading activities.
-
Perform and review MTM valuations and related accounting entries.
-
Support valuation of energy products (physical and financial, including derivatives).
-
Manage reporting requirements across banks, risk, and compliance stakeholders.
-
Ensure reconciliations are complete, accurate, and timely.
-
Provide accounting leadership in support of international expansion.
-
Partner directly with the CFO on strategic accounting matters.
-
Support system and process enhancements (including CTRM platforms).
-
Deliver ad-hoc analysis and insights to support trading, finance, and risk.
Must-Have Qualifications
-
CPA designation, Big 4 background required.
-
Direct energy trading industry experience.
-
Strong technical accounting expertise with MTM, reporting, and valuation.
-
CTRM experience (platform agnostic).
-
Deep reconciliation experience.
-
Hands-on professional comfortable working as an individual contributor for several years.
Nice-to-Have Experience
-
Borrowing base reporting.
-
IFRS exposure.
-
International consolidations.
-
International tax strategy and transfer pricing.
-
Internal audit.
Preferred Candidate Profile
-
Big 4 CPA alumni with current experience in technical accounting at a major trade shop or energy hedge fund
-
Detail-obsessed professional who prefers technical depth over people management.
-
Excited by the opportunity to be a trusted technical partner to the CFO.
Compensation & Benefits
-
Top-of-market compensation — salary plus substantial individual contributor bonus potential.
-
Comprehensive benefits package.
-
In-office role with protected personal time — no evenings or weekends.
-
Houston-based, with no travel requirements.
Qualified inquiries:
gmatthews@proalt.com
rreyna@proalt.com
