Senior Associate, Financial Reporting

Selby Jennings; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings in Houston, TX seeks a Senior Associate of Financial Reporting to join its growing accounting and finance team. This role serves as the primary financial reviewer responsible for overseeing the preparation, quality, and technical accuracy of financial statements across a complex portfolio of legal entities.

You will work with accounting, tax, finance, and external audit teams, playing a high-visibility role in reporting, technical accounting analysis, audit coordination, and

Qualifications

• 6+ years of progressive accounting, audit, or financial reporting experience.
• Experience with US GAAP financial reporting and research.
• Strong knowledge of internal controls and audit methodology.

Responsibilities

• Lead review and coordination of financial statements and disclosures to ensure accuracy and US GAAP compliance.
• Partner with accounting, tax, and consolidation teams on complex transactions and disclosures.
• Serve as primary contact for external auditors and coordinate audit requests.
• Drive process improvements, establish reporting controls, and support governance standards.

Skills

US GAAP

Audit

Financial reporting

Excel

Education

CPA preferred or CPA candidate

Tools

SAP / ERP systems

Job description

Location: Houston, TX

Company Summary

A renewable energy company is seeking a Senior Associate of Financial Reporting to join its growing accounting and finance team. This individual will serve as the primary financial reviewer responsible for overseeing the preparation, quality, and technical accuracy of financial statement across a complex portfolio of legal entities. Working closely with accounting, tax, finance and external audit teams, the Senior Associate will play a highly visible role in financial reporting, technical accounting analysis, audit coordination, process improvement, and regulatory compliance initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the review and coordination of financial statements, disclosures, ensuring accuracy and compliance with US GAAP and corporate reporting requirements
• Partner with accounting, finance, tax, and consolidation teams to evaluate complex transactions, consolidation matters, financial statement presentation, and disclosure requirements
• Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors, coordinating audit requests and ensuring timely completion of reporting deliverables
• Drive process improvement initiatives, establish reporting controls and governance standards, and support broader financial reporting, and continuous improvement projects

Qualifications

• 6 or more years of progressive accounting, audit, or financial reporting experience, including public accounting and hand-on review of complex financial statements
• CPA preferred or working towards CPA certification with advanced Excel skills and experience utilizing ERP or SAP systems
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP financial reporting, audit methodology, internal controls, financial statement preparation, and technical accounting research