Staff Accountant
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Job ID#: 40690
Staff Accountant – Corporate Accounting
A well-established Houston industrial organization is seeking a Junior Staff Accountant to join its corporate accounting team. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career accountant who wants hands-on general-ledger experience, exposure to a larger corporate structure and room to develop alongside an experienced accounting team.
What You’ll Do
- Prepare and post journal entries
- Reconcile intercompany, general-ledger and balance-sheet accounts
- Support a five-business-day month-end close
- Assist with monthly sales-and-use-tax filings
- Help prepare financial statements and month-end reports
- Analyze expenses, trends and budget variances
- Assist with annual budgeting and ad hoc management reporting
- Support bank and third-party debt reconciliations
- Document accounting processes and internal controls
- Cross-train as backup for selected inventory-accounting responsibilities
- Occasionally assist with physical inventory counts
What We’re Looking For
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- Approximately one to two years of accounting experience; strong recent graduates with relevant internships may also be considered
- Knowledge of journal entries, account reconciliations and general-ledger accounting
- Strong Excel skills
- Excellent accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Availability to work onsite full-time beginning January 1, 2027
Preferred:
- Corporate or industry accounting experience
- Manufacturing, distribution or inventory exposure
- Intercompany-accounting experience
- Microsoft Dynamics or D365 experience
- Vena or OneStream exposure
- Sales-and-use-tax experience
Role Details
- Houston, Post Oak area
- Initial in-office training followed by a hybrid schedule for the remainder of 2026
- Five days onsite beginning January 1, 2027
- $70k+
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