Senior Accountant - Corporate Finance

Walter P Moore; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Walter P Moore in Houston seeks a Senior Accountant to join the Corporate Finance team in the Downtown Houston office. The role emphasizes accuracy, customer service, and strong collaboration with leadership.

The position oversees general ledger, consolidation, tax compliance, audits, and process improvements within a dynamic, hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree holders; accounting knowledge.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles.
• Ability to work in a multi-country professional services setting.
• Excellent communication in English; Spanish preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Perform general ledger accounting, journal entries, and reconciliations for all entities.
• Assist with consolidation and intercompany transactions.
• Oversee US and international tax compliance with external advisors.
• Analyze financial results and investigate variances.
• Support audit processes with schedules and documentation.
• Lead special projects, system implementations, and process improvements.
• Collaborate with payroll, tax, and operations teams.
• Communicate with CFO, Controller, and Assistant Controller.
• Manage Staff Accountants and mentor team members.
• Maintain internal controls and accounting procedures.
• Handle ad hoc financial analyses.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance

Job description

We have an immediate opening for a Senior Accountant to join our Corporate Finance team, based in the Downtown Houston office. As a key player in the team’s operations, this individual should be conscientious about their role and possess a strong “can-do” customer service attitude.

Responsibilities

• Perform and oversee general ledger accounting, including journal entries and complex account reconciliations for all business entities
• Assist with consolidation of multiple entities and intercompany transactions
• Oversee U.S. and international tax compliance, including coordination with external advisors and review of filings
• Analyze financial results and investigate variances
• Support internal and external audit processes by reviewing schedules and documentation
• Assist with special projects, system implementations, and process improvements
• Partner with cross-functional teams (payroll, tax, operations)
• Communicates frequently with CFO, Controller and Assistant Controller
• Manage Staff Accountants
• Mentors other Finance Team personnel on priority projects and other areas of accounting
• Maintain and improve internal controls and accounting procedures
• Ad hoc financial analysis projects

This role is a hybrid position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum of 8-10 years’ experience in an accounting role
• Advanced knowledge of accounting principles
• Good working knowledge of tax rules and regulations with the ability to apply these rules to transactions in a professional services firm or strong desire to learn
• Experience serving as a manager, mentor and technical resource for accounting staff, including work allocation, performance goal setting, coaching, and career development
• Experience working within a dynamic multi-country team in a professional services firm
• Ability to work independently, multi-task, establish priorities and organize efficiently in a fast-paced environment
• Exceptional oral/written communication skills with ability to interact professionally with diverse groups
• Proficient in MS Office Suites – Advanced Excel
• Professional proficiency in English and Spanish is preferred but not required

Walter P Moore is an equal employment opportunity employer, and provides equal employment opportunities (including offering competitive compensation and benefit packages) to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to any characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.