Senior Staff Accountant

StevenDouglas; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

StevenDouglas is seeking a Senior Staff Accountant in Northwest Houston, TX, to join an in‑office accounting team. The role emphasizes hands‑on GL work, close processes, and strong controls in a global industrial components business.

Candidates should have 3–5 years of progressive accounting experience, inventory and asset knowledge, and advanced Excel skills, with ERP/BI tool proficiency (Dynamics 365, Cognos, Power BI) a plus. CPA/CMA a plus. Fully in office 5 days a week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 3–5 years of progressive accounting experience covering general ledger, reconciliations, and month‑end close.
• Background in inventory, fixed assets, payroll, intercompany, or working capital accounting preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, and large data analysis.
• Experience with ERP and BI tools; Dynamics 365, Cognos, or Power BI a plus.
• CPA or CMA, or progress toward either, a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily general ledger activity, ensuring accurate period postings.
• Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, reclasses, and close-related adjustments.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations with clear support and variance analysis.
• Build close schedules and explain results to finance leadership and FP&A.
• Handle inventory accounting, including reserves and subledger differences.
• Maintain the fixed asset register and depreciation, support capitalization decisions.
• Resolve coding, posting, and cash application issues tied to GL.
• Reconcile bank, payroll, and intercompany accounts through closure.
• Perform internal controls and thorough documentation of processes.
• Prepare audit samples, schedules, and tax/statutory support as needed.
• Review revenue, margin, cost, and working capital for errors and trends.
• Assist tying management reporting to the general ledger and ERP data.
• Suggest ways to standardize, automate, and strengthen controls.

Skills

General ledger

Month-end close

Balance sheet reconciliation

Advanced Excel

ERP systems

BI tools

GAAP accounting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

COGNOS

Power BI

Job description

Location: Northwest Houston, TX (fully in office, 5 days a week)

About the Company

Our client is a global manufacturer of industrial components is seeking a Senior Staff Accountant to join their accounting/finance team as an individual contributor role. The Senior Staff Accountant plays a key part in keeping North American financial reporting accurate, timely, and well supported. This is a hands‑on position for someone who enjoys digging into the details, applies sound accounting judgment, and takes ownership of resolving issues from start to finish.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily general ledger activity, making sure transactions are recorded correctly and in the proper period
• Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, reclasses, and adjustments to meet month‑end close deadlines, raising issues early when they arise
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations with clear support, researching variances, aged items, and unusual balances until resolved
• Build close schedules, review account activity, and deliver clear explanations of results to finance leadership and FP&A
• Handle inventory accounting, including reconciliations, reserve schedules, and research into ledger and subledger differences
• Maintain the fixed asset register, recording additions, disposals, and depreciation, and assist with capitalization decisions
• Resolve coding, posting, and cash application issues tied to AP, AR, customers, and vendors that impact the general ledger
• Reconcile bank, payroll, and intercompany accounts, posting entries and following open items through to closure
• Perform assigned internal controls, keep thorough documentation, and uphold segregation of duties and accounting policies
• Prepare audit samples, schedules, and tax and statutory support, coordinating requests through finance leadership
• Review revenue, margin, cost, and working capital accounts to spot errors, trends, unusual movements, and potential risks
• Help tie management reporting to the general ledger and keep financial and master data accurate in the ERP and reporting tools
• Keep procedures current and recommend ways to standardize, automate, and strengthen accounting processes and controls

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• 3 to 5 years of progressive accounting experience covering general ledger, reconciliations, and month‑end close
• Background in inventory, fixed assets, payroll, intercompany, or working capital accounting preferred
• Advanced Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, and analysis of large data sets
• Experience with ERP and BI tools; Microsoft Dynamics 365, COGNOS, or Power BI a plus
• CPA or CMA, or progress toward either, a plus