Seeking a full-time, permanent Accountant in Odessa, TX. Locals only. MUST HAVE QuickBooks and Cost Accounting experience.
Company offers a competitive salary, up to $85K, and benefits including 401k matching, health insurance, dental insurance, vacation time, sick time and paid holidays. This individual is expected to work in office Monday-Friday (40 hours per week). This is not a remote/hybrid role.
Overview
- Provide general accounting support including preparing journal entries, account and bank reconciliations and supporting account schedules. Support Controller with month end and year-end closing and annual audit, maintenance of adequate accounting records and a comprehensive set of internal controls.
- Prepare consolidated internal and external financial statements by gathering and analyzing information from the general ledger system.
- Coordinate more complex accounting projects and initiatives with Accounting, Finance team and other departments.
- Analyze complex financial information and makes recommendations.
- Ensure general ledger entries are completed correctly and in a timely manner.
- Perform variance analysis and prepare account reconciliations.
- Recommend new accounting process and procedure by analyzing current procedures.
- Document and monitor internal controls to maintain the integrity of data.
- Answer accounting and financial questions by researching and interpreting data.
- Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.
- Manage, mentor, and trains new accountants, accounts payable and account receivable staff.
- Maintain the integrity of the system used to generate all statements, payments, accruals and expenses.
- Support month-end and year-end processes to ensure complete in a timely manner.
- Loan computation and maintenance.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
- Review & understand Balance Sheet, ensure accurate chart of accounts.
- Ensure compliance with GAAP, ensure compliance with sales tax and property tax reporting.
- Provide management with advice on the financial implications of business activities.
- Provide recommendations to strategically enhance financial performance and business opportunities.
- Ensure that effective internal controls are in place and compliance with GAAP and applicable federal, state and local regulatory laws and rules for financial and tax reporting.
- Manage and motivate accounting staff.
- Ensure credit policies and DSO practices are balanced and in place.
- Ensure capital expenditures are captured and booked correctly.
- Ensuring compliance with sales/use tax and diesel fuel tax reporting and filings.
Experience/Training/Certifications
- An Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is required; CPA, CMA designation is a strong plus.
- You should have at least 2 years of experience in an Accounting role.
- Experience in ensuring compliance with Sales and Use tax and diesel fuel tax as well as filing and reporting these to appropriate governmental and reporting agencies.
- Experience with annual budget and long range financial planning processes and managing and developing monthly financial reporting and analysis is required.
- Experience managing or working in an organization with external debt facilities including bank financing containing quarterly financial reporting and covenant compliance is a strong plus.
- Experience in implementing a financial ERP system is a strong plus.
- M&A experience or experience integrating and consolidating financial systems as part of an acquisition is a plus.
- Comfortable with a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
- Team oriented, able to take direction and work independently.
- Able to think through issues, takes initiative and has a sense of urgency.
- Demonstrated ability to use technology for efficiency gains.
Job Type: Full-time