Staff Accountant - Houston

Position Summary:

The Staff Accountant supports the accounting department by preparing journal entries, reconciling accounts, and assisting with monthly close processes. This role involves maintaining general ledger schedules, preparing financial reports, supporting audits, and ensuring accurate data entry in financial systems. Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to work collaboratively are essential for success in this position.

Role Specific Responsibilities:

• Assist with Accounts Payable duties including AP entries, credit card reconciliation, vendor setup and purchase order management.
• Assists with management of accounting ticketing system.
• Manage cost of sales accruals, perform revenue/COS analysis and manages sales tax applications and filings.
• Prepares monthly close journal entries and maintains general ledger schedules.
• Maintains and balances an automated consolidation system by inputting data; scheduling required jobs; verifying data.
• Maintains fixed asset system.
• Provides support for various audits such as year-end financial audit, worker’s compensation audit and 401k audit.
• Analyzes information and options by developing spreadsheet reports, verifying information.
• Develops and implements accounting procedures by analyzing current procedures, recommending changes.
• Answers accounting and financial questions by researching and interpreting data.
• Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Accomplishes accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Communications Skills

• Effectively communicates, both verbally and written, to ensure clear and efficient interactions with all parties including clients, teammates and management.
• Understands of the importance of building the client and business relationship.
• Interactions with clients are professional and respectful.
• Provides accurate and valuable input to teammates and management to maintain and cultivate client relationships.
• Developing the ability to run a meeting in a professional, effective manner by observing more experienced teammates and participating as appropriate.
• Increasing responsibility to participate in public speaking and deliver presentations in a seamless, organized, professional manner.
• Provides information and feedback, both positive and negative, to teammates and clients in a person-centric, fact-based, professional manner.

Teamwork and Leadership

• Understands and complies with the company values and culture code.
• Demonstrates commitment to project goals and applies extra effort when necessary.
• Manages workload and prioritize effectively to ensure work is completed and deadlines are achieved.
• Develops and maintains positive and professional teammate relationships across disciplines and teams.
• Maintains a positive, can-do attitude and constructive approach to projects and teamwork.
• Actively contributes in a positive manner to the internal office and project teams.
• Fosters a positive and inclusive organizational culture, emphasizing teamwork, accountability and professional development.
• Receives training, guidance and direction in a positive manner.
• Asks questions as required to ensure the brief is accurately understood.
• Takes responsibility for own personal and professional development, seeking methods to enhance skills and knowledge.
• Seeks and receives constructive feedback in a positive and professional manner.

Internal Operations

• Complies with business requirements such as completion of timesheets, correct utilization of project codes, completion of required training, etc.
• Complies with Health, Safety and Environmental requirements, as applicable.
• Seeks guidance from teammates or management where necessary.
• Work with other teams across Shared Services, to ensure business goals and objectives are achieved.
• Provide support to technical teams to meet business development goals and revenue generation.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance, or related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of accounting experience – experience in a professional services firm is preferred.
• Proven experience with financial statements.
• Understanding of GAAP.
• Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy in performing the required tasks.
• A very strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work well in a team environment and possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent planning, prioritization and time management skills and willingness to take ownership of tasks.
• Proficient in Excel.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance.
• Payroll processing experience with UKG/Ultimate Software is preferred.
• Proficiency in Deltek Vision and/or Deltek Vantagepoint is preferred.
• Previous experience in audit processes and procedures is desirable.

Disclaimer: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

This position is classified as salaried, exempt. The hiring salary range for this role is anticipated to be $65,000 - $75,000 dependent upon experience and qualifications.

At DeSimone, we believe in transparency when it comes to salary and hourly rates for our job postings. Our pay range represents the range of salaries or hourly rates that we think, in good faith, we might be willing to pay, for the posted job in the specified location(s).

For this particular position, we expect to hire near the middle of the range. To be considered for this role, we are looking for candidates with at least 2 years of experience in professional services billing, a High School Diploma/GED required; Associate degree, or above, in Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance a plus.

We understand that there may be rare and exceptional circumstances where an external candidate has experience, credentials, or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position. In these cases, we may consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range.

We appreciate your interest in DeSimone and look forward to reviewing your application.

DeSimone is an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.