Accountant

Aston Carter•Houston, TX

3d•$30 - $34•Remote

About The Position

The Accountant plays a key role in supporting the Corporate Accounting team with monthly corporate close activities and legal entity statutory compliance. This position focuses on financial close and consolidation, statutory reporting, legal entity termination, and ERP transformation initiatives. The role offers the opportunity to build experience in a large multinational environment, deepen technical accounting expertise, and develop program management skills while collaborating with talented and passionate professionals.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field and at least 2 years of accounting or finance experience, or a master’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or a related field and at least 1 year of accounting or finance experience.
Experience with month-end close processes, including journal entry preparation, reconciliations, and financial statement review.
Hands-on experience with financial close and consolidation activities.
Proficiency in general ledger accounting and financial reporting.
Experience working in SAP ECC for at least 3 years.
Experience working in SAP S/4HANA for at least 3 years.
Strong skills in reconciliations, including bank reconciliation and balance sheet reconciliation.
Knowledge of statutory compliance and financial statement preparation.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

Support monthly, quarterly, and annual corporate close and consolidation processes to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
Post journal entries, run trial balances, review financial statements, and resolve variances and items that do not tie out.
Prepare compliance metrics and other statutory reporting requirements to support legal entity and regulatory obligations.
Contribute to the reduction of the annual financial statement backlog by preparing and reviewing financial statements and related documentation.
Create journal entries, run trial balances, review financial statements, and perform a variety of controllership activities to maintain strong financial controls.
Support the legal entity termination program by managing an assigned portfolio of entities from legal termination through liquidation and system inactivation, acting as both accountant and project manager.
Coordinate and track progress for legal entity terminations, ensuring all financial, compliance, and system requirements are completed before shutdown.
Support ERP migration to SAP S/4HANA through data validation, user acceptance testing (UAT), reconciliations, and go-live readiness activities.
Perform reconciliations, including bank and general ledger reconciliations, to ensure accuracy and completeness of financial data.
Assist with financial close and consolidation activities in SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA, leveraging system functionality to improve reporting and control.
Prepare and review financial reporting packages, including balance sheet and income statement analyses, to support internal and external reporting needs.
Collaborate with cross-functional partners and global subsidiary teams to ensure statutory compliance and alignment of accounting practices.
Identify issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement resolutions to improve processes and strengthen financial controls.
Manage multiple deliverables and deadlines in line with the close calendar, adjusting priorities based on business needs.
Communicate clearly and professionally with stakeholders, providing updates on close status, compliance activities, and ERP migration progress.