Fixed Asset Supervisor – Accounting

Jobtailor; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Houston seeks a Senior Fixed Asset Accounting Manager to oversee compliance controls, financial reporting, and fixed asset activities. You will lead a team, manage CIP monitoring, depreciation reviews, and journal entries, while coordinating audits and external reporting disclosures.

The role requires experience with acquisitions, impairments, and complex asset transactions, plus strong leadership and process-improvement skills. Ability to train and develop staff is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or equivalent.
• High School Diploma or GED with four years of relevant work experience.
• 5 years of prior experience.
• Experience with compliance controls, financial reporting, technical accounting support, reconciliations, and fixed asset activities.
• Knowledge of SOX control execution, audit support, policy governance, and accounting procedure maintenance.
• Experience with fixed asset and capital project accounting, CIP monitoring, depreciation reviews, reconciliations, and journal entries.
• Experience supporting external reporting requirements and accounting policy disclosures.
• Experience with acquisitions, divestitures, cross-border transfers, impairments, and complex fixed asset transactions.
• Ability to coordinate internal and external audit requests and supporting documentation.
• Experience leading process improvement, automation, and standardization initiatives.
• Ability to train, coach, develop, and evaluate employees.
• REAL ID or TSA-approved alternative, or willingness to obtain one, may be required for air travel or federal property access.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and develop a team responsible for compliance controls, financial reporting, technical accounting support, reconciliations, and specialized fixed asset activities
• Oversee SOX control execution, audit support, policy governance, and accounting procedure maintenance
• Review fixed asset and capital project accounting analyses, including CIP monitoring, depreciation reviews, reconciliations, and journal entries
• Oversee external reporting requirements, including property and equipment footnotes, accounting policy disclosures, rollforwards, and management reporting
• Provide oversight of acquisitions, divestitures, cross-border transfers, impairments, and other complex or sensitive fixed asset transactions
• Serve as the primary escalation point for asset shell issues, system exceptions, fleet asset matters, and capital project accounting concerns
• Coordinate responses to internal and external audit requests and ensure adequate supporting documentation and control evidence
• Lead process improvement initiatives, automation opportunities, and standardization efforts within fixed asset and project accounting processes
• Partner with Corporate Accounting, External Reporting, Tax, Fleet, Engineering, and Operational teams
• Organize resources, establish priorities, monitor service levels, and ensure timely completion of deliverables across the COE team
• Train, coach, develop, and evaluate employees while promoting technical accounting expertise and policy compliance

Skills

Compliance controls

Financial reporting

Technical accounting support

Process improvement

Fixed asset accounting

SOX control execution

Audit support

Reconciliations

CIP monitoring

Depreciation reviews

Journal entries

External reporting disclosures

Acquisitions & divestitures

Cross-border transfers

Impairments

Complex fixed asset transactions

Coordinate audits

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

High School Diploma or GED with 4 years experience

Job description

• Supervise and develop a team responsible for compliance controls, financial reporting, technical accounting support, reconciliations, and specialized fixed asset activities
• Oversee SOX control execution, audit support, policy governance, and accounting procedure maintenance
• Review fixed asset and capital project accounting analyses, including CIP monitoring, depreciation reviews, reconciliations, and journal entries
• Oversee external reporting requirements, including property and equipment footnotes, accounting policy disclosures, rollforwards, and management reporting
• Provide oversight of acquisitions, divestitures, cross-border transfers, impairments, and other complex or sensitive fixed asset transactions
• Serve as the primary escalation point for asset shell issues, system exceptions, fleet asset matters, and capital project accounting concerns
• Coordinate responses to internal and external audit requests and ensure adequate supporting documentation and control evidence
• Lead process improvement initiatives, automation opportunities, and standardization efforts within fixed asset and project accounting processes
• Partner with Corporate Accounting, External Reporting, Tax, Fleet, Engineering, and Operational teams
• Organize resources, establish priorities, monitor service levels, and ensure timely completion of deliverables across the COE team
• Train, coach, develop, and evaluate employees while promoting technical accounting expertise and policy compliance

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience, in Accounting, Business Administration or similar area of study, or in lieu of degree
• High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four years of relevant work experience
• 5 years of previous experience (in addition to education requirement)
• Experience with compliance controls, financial reporting, technical accounting support, reconciliations, and fixed asset activities
• Knowledge of SOX control execution, audit support, policy governance, and accounting procedure maintenance
• Experience with fixed asset and capital project accounting, CIP monitoring, depreciation reviews, reconciliations, and journal entries
• Experience supporting external reporting requirements and accounting policy disclosures
• Experience with acquisitions, divestitures, cross-border transfers, impairments, and complex fixed asset transactions
• Ability to coordinate internal and external audit requests and supporting documentation
• Experience leading process improvement, automation, and standardization initiatives
• Ability to train, coach, develop, and evaluate employees
• REAL ID or TSA-approved alternative, or willingness to obtain one, may be required for air travel or federal property access

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in compliance controls, financial reporting, and technical accounting, with a strong focus on fixed asset management and process improvement. Proven ability to lead teams, coordinate audits, and ensure adherence to accounting policies and procedures.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Compliance Controls
• Financial Reporting
• Technical Accounting Support
• Process Improvement
• Fixed Asset Accounting

Hard Skills

• SOX Control Execution
• Audit Support
• Reconciliations
• CIP Monitoring
• Depreciation Reviews
• Journal Entries
• External Reporting Requirements
• Accounting Policy Disclosures
• Acquisitions
• Divestitures

Soft Skills

• Team Development
• Coaching
• Training
• Organizational Skills
• Prioritization

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
• REAL ID or TSA-Approved Alternative

Industry Keywords

• Policy Governance
• Accounting Procedure Maintenance
• Capital Project Accounting
• Cross-Border Transfers
• Impairments
• Complex Fixed Asset Transactions