Accounting Advisory Senior Associate - Houston

Regal Executive Search; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Regal Executive Search is seeking an Accounting Advisory Senior Associate in Houston, TX to serve as a top technical accounting expert. You will handle complex GAAP matters, prepare audit-ready financial statements, and support SEC filings for companies undergoing significant changes.

You will interpret FASB codification, draft technical memos, and contribute to policy architecture with Big 4/Top 10 background. Strong Excel and ERP experience required.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting (specifically).
• Experience: 2–5 years in heavy accounting; Big 4/Top 10 Audit Seniors or Financial Reporting roles.
• Certification: Active CPA license highly preferred.
• Technical mastery: Deep knowledge of ASC and financial statement mechanics.
• Software: Advanced Excel; experience with ERP systems such as NetSuite, SAP or Workday.

Responsibilities

• Complex Technical Research interpreting ASC standards (606, 842, 326, 805).
• Lead preparation of audit-ready financial statements and SEC filings (10-K,10-Q, S-1).
• Remediate audits, fix reconciliations, and restate financials as needed.
• Develop formal accounting policies for global enterprises.
• Perform technical accounting due diligence for business combinations.

Skills

GAAP expertise

Technical accounting

Financial reporting

Memo writing

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting

Tools

NetSuite

SAP

Workday

Job description

Accounting Advisory Senior Associate HOUSTON TX

The Opportunity

While others simply verify the books, you will be the one writing them. As a Technical Accounting Advisory Associate, you are the "accountant’s accountant." You will be deployed as a subject matter expert to solve the most complex technical hurdles facing modern finance departments. This isn't about administrative support; it’s about high-level GAAP application, financial statement reconstruction, and technical memo authorship for organizations undergoing massive structural changes.

What You’ll Do

• Complex Technical Research: Act as the primary resource for interpreting and implementing complex accounting standards (e.g., ASC 606, 842, 326, and 805).
• Financial Statement Preparation: Lead the "heavy lifting" of preparing audit-ready financial statements and SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, S-1) for companies going public or carved out of parent entities.
• Audit Remediation: Step into high‑pressure environments to clean up complex reconciliations, correct historical accounting errors, and restate financials when necessary.
• Policy Architecture: Develop and document formal accounting policies that standardize how global enterprises recognize revenue, value assets, and manage equity.
• Deal Support: Perform technical accounting due diligence, ensuring that business combinations are recorded accurately from Day 1.

Who You Are

• The Technical Purist: You find genuine satisfaction in the nuances of the FASB codification and take pride in precise financial reporting.
• The Detail Detective: You can dive into a messy General Ledger and extract a clean, GAAP‑compliant narrative.
• The Subject Matter Expert: You are the person your peers go to when they have a difficult question about "debit and credit" logic in complex transactions.
• The Translator: You can take a 50‑page legal contract and distill its financial impact into a clear, concise technical memo.

Qualifications & Skills

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting (specifically).
• Experience: 2–5 years of "heavy" accounting experience. We are specifically looking for Big 4/Top 10 Audit Seniors or Financial Reporting Accountants from large public companies.
• Certification: Active CPA license is highly preferred.
• Technical Mastery: Deep, working knowledge of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC). You should be comfortable explaining the mechanics of a cash flow statement or a consolidated balance sheet under pressure.
• Software Proficiency: Advanced Excel (building complex models from scratch) and experience with ERP systems like NetSuite, SAP, or Workday.