Senior Accountant

Lee Hecht Harrison

  • Houston, TX
  • 23 days ago
  • $85,000–$90,000 Per Year

Highlights

This role offers a unique opportunity to combine traditional accounting responsibilities with business partnering, financial analysis, and project accounting while supporting a fast-paced and evolving technology organization. This position is ideal for an accountant who enjoys a mix of month-end close, reporting, project accounting, fixed assets, variance analysis, and collaboration with operational leaders.

Numbers & Facts

LocationHouston, TX
Salary$85,000–$90,000 Per Year

Description

Senior Accountant

Our client, a large and well-established publicly traded organization, is seeking a Senior Accountant to join its corporate accounting team. This role offers a unique opportunity to combine traditional accounting responsibilities with business partnering, financial analysis, and project accounting while supporting a fast-paced and evolving technology organization.

This position is ideal for an accountant who enjoys a mix of month-end close, reporting, project accounting, fixed assets, variance analysis, and collaboration with operational leaders. The organization offers strong training, career growth opportunities, leadership visibility, and a flexible work environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead month-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and financial reporting.

  • Support multiple business units and serve as a financial partner to department leaders.

  • Prepare monthly financial packages, analyze results, and present findings to internal stakeholders.

  • Track and monitor operating expenses, invoices, and project-related costs.

  • Support capital project accounting, fixed assets, depreciation, amortization, and capitalization processes.

  • Assist with forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.

  • Perform quarterly inventory reconciliations and balance sheet reviews.

  • Help guide and mentor a Staff Accountant on transactional and coding-related matters.

  • Collaborate with internal customers across the organization on accounting and financial matters.

  • Participate in ongoing process improvements, systems initiatives, and reporting enhancements.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.

  • 5+ years of progressive accounting experience.

  • Strong experience with:

  • Month-end close

  • Financial reporting

  • Journal entries and reconciliations

  • Variance analysis

  • Fixed assets and capital projects

  • Budgeting and forecasting

  • Exposure to project accounting, capital expenditures (CapEx), and asset accounting.

  • Experience supporting operational stakeholders and presenting financial results.

  • Advanced Excel skills.

  • Experience working within large company or public company environments preferred.

Employment Type: Full Time

If you're interested in the Senior Accountant position and are available to work in the Houston area, apply now by sending your resume to aaron.vizcaino@lhh.com. Please send your resume in Word format and include your email and phone. Only those meeting the qualifications will receive a callback.

Pay Details: $85,000.00 to $90,000.00 per year

Search managed by: Aaron Vizcaino

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Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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