Fixed Asset & Project Accounting Supervisor

WM; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Stock purchase plan

401(k) match

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

WM is seeking an Accounting Supervisor to oversee the accounting department, coordinate controls, and lead fixed asset and project accounting initiatives.

You will supervise a team handling compliance, financial reporting, CIP monitoring, depreciation reviews, and external reporting support, while partnering with cross-functional groups to ensure policy consistency. The role emphasizes leadership, training, and audit readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in accounting, business administration or related field.
• High school diploma or GED with 4+ years of relevant work experience.
• 5 years of previous accounting experience beyond the education requirement.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and develops a team responsible for compliance controls, financial reporting, technical accounting support, reconciliations, and fixed asset activities.
• Oversees SOX control execution, audit support activities, policy governance, and accounting procedure maintenance.
• Reviews fixed asset and capital project accounting analyses, including CIP monitoring, depreciation reviews, reconciliations, and journal entries.
• Oversees external reporting support, including footnotes, policy disclosures, rollforwards, and management reporting.
• Provides oversight of acquisitions, divestitures, cross-border transfers, impairments, and complex fixed asset transactions.
• Acts as primary escalation point for asset shell issues, system exceptions, and capital project accounting concerns.
• Coordinates responses to internal and external audit requests and ensures documentation and control evidence adequacy.
• Leads process improvements, automation opportunities, and standardization in fixed asset and project accounting.
• Partners with Corporate Accounting, External Reporting, Tax, Fleet, Engineering, and Operations to ensure policy consistency.

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience (Accounting/Business Admin)

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

WM is seeking an Accounting Supervisor to oversee the accounting department, coordinate controls, and lead fixed asset and project accounting initiatives.

You will supervise a team handling compliance, financial reporting, CIP monitoring, depreciation reviews, and external reporting support, while partnering with cross-functional groups to ensure policy consistency. The role emphasizes leadership, training, and audit readiness.