Assistance Controller- Houston, TX

Verdant Specialty Solutions; Georgia; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Verdant Specialty Solutions is seeking an experienced Assistant Controller to lead our Finance team from an onsite role in Houston, Texas. You’ll oversee monthly closes, financial reporting, and multi-entity accounting across U.S.

and international operations, while strengthening controls and processes. You will work with the Controller and Finance leadership to coach the Corporate Accounting team, support audits, and drive improvements in data integrity and system controls within an ERP

Qualifications

• 5+ years of accounting experience including close, GL, reconciliations and reporting.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and consolidated financial reporting.
• CPA, CMA or equivalent certification preferred.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual close including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and issue resolution.
• Prepare and review consolidated financial statements and variance analysis.
• Oversee general ledger, intercompany, foreign currency, and multi-entity reporting.
• Oversee inventory, manufacturing accounting, valuation, reserves, cycle counts, and physical inventories.
• Manage fixed assets and capital expenditure accounting.
• Implement and monitor internal controls over financial reporting and remediation of deficiencies.
• Coordinate internal and external audits.
• Conduct technical accounting research for complex transactions.
• Oversee SAP accounting processes, data integrity, and process improvements.
• Support U.S. tax compliance and UK/Germany VAT reporting.
• Supervise, coach, and develop Corporate Accounting team members.
• Partner with Controller as a key member of Finance leadership.

Skills

Close process

GL accounting

Reconciliations

Financial reporting

Audit support

Team leadership

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Ready to be more than the person who closes the books? We should talk.

Verdant Specialty Solutions is looking for an experienced Assistant Controller to join our Finance team. This is an onsite role based in Houston, Texas, with the opportunity to play a key leadership role in our global accounting organization.

Reporting to the Controller, you’ll help lead accounting operations and financial reporting across our U.S. and international businesses. We’re looking for someone who combines strong technical accounting skills with a practical, hands-on approach, and who is ready to help us strengthen processes, controls, systems, and the Finance team as we continue to grow.

What You’ll Own

• Key aspects of the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and issue resolution
• Preparation and review of consolidated financial statements and related financial and variance analysis
• General ledger accounting, intercompany transactions, foreign currency matters, and multi-entity reporting
• Inventory and manufacturing accounting, including valuation, reserves, cycle counts, and physical inventories
• Fixed asset and capital expenditure accounting
• Internal controls over financial reporting and remediation of identified control deficiencies
• Coordination of internal and external audits
• Technical accounting research and evaluation of complex or non-routine transactions
• SAP accounting processes, financial master data, controls, data integrity, and process improvements
• Support for U.S. tax compliance and UK and Germany VAT reporting
• Supervision, coaching, and development of Corporate Accounting team members
• Partnership with the Controller as a key member of the Finance leadership team

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including close, general ledger accounting, reconciliations, financial reporting, and audit support
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and consolidated financial reporting
• Experience with inventory accounting, including valuation and reserves
• Experience working in an ERP-based accounting environment; SAP S/4HANA experience strongly preferred
• Manufacturing or process-industry accounting experience preferred
• Technical accounting, internal controls, and multi-entity or international accounting experience preferred
• CPA, CMA, or equivalent professional certification preferred
• Someone who can dig into complex accounting issues, exercise sound judgment, improve processes, develop people, and collaborate effectively across the business

Why Verdant?

You’ll join a global specialty chemicals business where Finance is more than a reporting function, it helps strengthen our operations, improve decision-making, and support the continued growth of the business.

This is an opportunity to work closely with our Controller and leadership team while helping shape how our global accounting function operates, develops, and improves.

Ready to take the next step in your accounting leadership career? We’d love to hear from you.