Senior Accountant

Faremouth & Company; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Faremouth & Company in Houston, TX seeks an experienced accountant to own the monthly close, prepare journal entries, and manage reconciliations across balance sheets and payroll. You will process payroll, assist with billing and project accounting, and support year-end audits with strong internal controls.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in accounting or related field, 4+ years of accounting experience (including some public accounting), excellent Excel and ERP skills, and comfort using

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or a closely related field or equivalent experience.
• At least four years of progressive accounting experience with monthly close ownership.
• At least two years in public accounting (Big Four not required).
• Strong working knowledge of general-ledger accounting, reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, balance-sheet accounting, payroll accounting, and internal controls.
• Proficient in Excel and modern ERP or accounting systems; able to learn payroll, project-accounting, billing, banking, and reporting tools.
• Comfort using AI-enabled tools with judgment to validate outputs and protect confidential information.
• Demonstrated accuracy, organization, and ability to meet recurring deadlines and resolve routine issues.
• Clear written and verbal communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Complete month-end close tasks and maintain balance-sheet reconciliations including prepaid expenses, fixed assets, payroll balances, accruals, and recurring accounts.
• Prepare recurring journal entries and schedules; research and resolve reconciling items; document unusual transactions.
• Coordinate and process payroll and reconcile related accounts; submit for approval.
• Prepare, review, and submit client invoices for various billing types; assist with billing reconciliations.
• Review statements of work and service orders for billing, rates, and project setup; maintain project data in the accounting system.
• Support AP/AR reconciliations and provide backup for treasury tasks and recurring processing.
• Assist with year-end, tax, compliance, and audit activities with routine schedules and documentation.
• Maintain organized accounting support and process documentation; follow controls and retention policies.
• Collaborate with CFO and Finance to simplify processes, improve close, and support ERP migrations.
• Use AI and automation tools to improve research, documentation, and processes while protecting confidential data.

Skills

General ledger

Account reconciliations

Journal entries

Payroll accounting

Internal controls

Excel

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field

4+ years progressive accounting experience

2+ years public accounting experience

Tools

ERP systems

AI-enabled tools

Billing/project accounting systems

Job description

• Complete assigned month-end close tasks and maintain balance-sheet reconciliations, including prepaid expenses, fixed assets, payroll-related balances, accruals, and other recurring accounts.
• Prepare recurring journal entries and supporting schedules; research and resolve routine reconciling items, and clearly document unusual transactions or open issues.
• Coordinate and process payroll, reconcile payroll activity and related accounts, resolve routine exceptions, and submit payroll for authorized approval.
• Help prepare, review, and submit client invoices, including time-and-materials, fixed-price, and client-expense billing, and assist with billing exceptions and related reconciliations.
• Review approved and executed statements of work and service orders for billing, rate, accounting, and project-setup requirements, and maintain the corresponding project information in the company's project-accounting system (or its successor).
• Support AP and AR reconciliations and provide backup coverage for recurring transaction processing and treasury support, including AP processing, cash application, and payment preparation.
• Support year-end, tax, compliance, and audit activities by preparing routine schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
• Maintain organized accounting support and practical process documentation, and follow established approval, confidentiality, retention, and access-control requirements.
• Work with the CFO and Finance team to simplify recurring processes, strengthen controls, improve the close, and take part in future accounting-system or ERP implementation and migration efforts.
• Use AI-enabled and automation tools responsibly to improve research, documentation, analysis, and recurring finance processes, validating outputs and protecting confidential information.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or a closely related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant accounting experience.
• At least four years of progressive accounting experience, including meaningful ownership of monthly close processes.
• At least two years of public accounting firm experience (Big Four experience is not required).
• Strong working knowledge of general-ledger accounting, account reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, balance-sheet accounting, payroll accounting, and internal controls.
• Strong Excel skills and experience with modern accounting or ERP systems; ability to learn related payroll, project-accounting, billing, banking, and reporting tools.
• Comfort using AI-enabled tools in day-to-day work, with the judgment to validate outputs and protect confidential information.
• Demonstrated accuracy, organization, and sound judgment, with the ability to independently manage recurring deadlines and resolve routine accounting issues.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate across Finance and other business functions.

Preferred Experience

• Professional-services, consulting, project-accounting, or another environment with time-based and fixed-price billing.
• Participation in an ERP or accounting-system implementation, migration, integration, or finance-process redesign.
• Experience using AI, workflow automation, or data tools to improve recurring accounting or finance processes.
• CPA, or active progress toward CPA licensure.