Senior Accountant - Houston, TX

Beyond International is a fast-growing alternative investment platform managing private real estate credit and equity through Beyond Global Management, LLC (formerly Transcend Capital, LLC), an SEC Registered Investment Advisor.

Find out more about us by following us on our social media accounts: https://beyond-wm.com/social-media/

The Role:

We are looking for a bright, creative, detail-oriented, goal-driven, high-energy, and hardworking individual to fill our Senior Accountant position. The ideal candidate should be self-starter with a strong work ethic and the capability to prioritize their workload to ensure timely and accurate delivery. Reporting to the company senior executive, the person in this position will lead the day-to-day accounting function to meet the company expansion and business operation in North America and China.

This position is full-time (40 hours a week) and will be handling fund accounting and investment accounting in addition to financial operations. It may require limited weekend and evening hours for special projects.

The work location is in Houston, TX.

What You’ll do:

 Handle fund accounting and investment accounting.

• Lead accounting effort with month-end closing cycle, bank reconciliations and journal entries
• Provide reporting on projections, budgets, and board presentations.
• Support investment fund operation
• Support annual external audit.
• Assist Head of Accounting/Finance with ad hoc accounting projects.
• Organize office operations policy and procedures.
• Financial analysis as needed.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

Who You are:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Minimum of 5 years accounting experience with 3 years at a PE or investment firm
• Practical experience and knowledge of GAAP accounting
• Proficient with fund accounting and investment accounting
• Experience with preparing books for GAAP audits
• Proficient with QuickBooks
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must be a good team player, detail oriented, and problem solver.
• Must have the willingness and ability to take ownership and initiative to get the work done timely.
• Flexibility to work overtime about 15 hours a week.
• Must be highly skilled in the use of Microsoft Office with a high emphasis on Excel.
• Familiarity with fund/partnership accounting
• Experience with multi-entity accounting consolidations and consolidation software
• Must be resourceful, dependable, self-starter, deadline and detail-oriented.
• Must be willing and able to adapt to new tasks and responsibilities
• Able to work in a multi-culture environment, knowledge in Chinese is preferred but not required.
• Minimum 3 years of directly related accounting and operations experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in accounting or finance

Employee Benefits and Perks:

We offer a comprehensive benefits package:

• Opportunities for professional development and growth within an inclusive team environment.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life coverage for employee and premium allowance/subsidy for employee’s eligible dependents
• PTO (vacation and sick)
• 401(k) with Enhanced Employer Safe Harbor match
• 10 paid holidays in a year.
• Professional membership reimbursement
• Cell phone/technology reimbursement

Note: Benefits can and may change any time at the management’s discretion and in compliance with applicable State and Federal laws.

Compensation:

 Pay range: $65,094.00 - $93,865.93

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. 

Find out more about us by following us on our social media accounts: https://beyond-wm.com/social-media/

NOTE: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Beyond International is an equal opportunity employer in every aspect of employment, including but not limited to; selection, training, development and promotion of the most qualified candidates and employees without regard to their race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by state or local law. Beyond International is committed to equal employment opportunity in all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment that may not be covered in this statement. Beyond International is an at-will employer.