Accounting Manager

BWC Terminals • Houston, TX

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Accounting Manager supports the Corporate Controller in overseeing corporate accounting activities, technical accounting matters, and external financial reporting within a private‑equity‑backed operating environment. This role is responsible for preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements; supporting technical accounting analysis and M&A due diligence; managing debt covenant and compliance reporting; overseeing accounting for capital projects and corporate SG&A functions; and leading the Accounts Payable function.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• CPA certification required
• 8+ years of progressive accounting or financial reporting experience, including Big Four public accounting audit experience (required).
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, financial statement preparation, and technical accounting concepts.
• Experience preparing or supporting debt covenant calculations and compliance reporting.
• Experience managing accounts payable operations and related internal controls.
• Proficiency with ERP systems (Workday strongly preferred) and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and documentation skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with finance leadership, auditors, lenders, and non‑finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Corporate Controller in the preparation and review of consolidated monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Coordinate and execute corporate components of the financial close process, ensuring timely, accurate, and well‑supported results.
• Prepare financial statement schedules, disclosures, and supporting documentation for management reporting, lenders, auditors, and other external stakeholders.
• Support external audit activities by preparing audit schedules, responding to auditor inquiries, and maintaining audit‑ready documentation.
• Assist the Corporate Controller with technical accounting research and documentation related to complex accounting matters, including acquisitions, divestitures, leases, capital projects, debt arrangements, and other non‑routine transactions.
• Play a key role in financial, accounting, and operational due diligence related to M&A activity, including analysis of historical financial statements, quality‑of‑earnings support, accounting policy assessments, and integration planning.
• Assist with preparing accounting position memoranda, purchase accounting analyses, and post‑transaction accounting support.
• Support implementation of new accounting standards and updates to accounting policies and procedures.
• Prepare debt covenant calculations, compliance certificates, and related supporting schedules in accordance with credit agreements and lending requirements.
• Coordinate with Treasury and the Corporate Controller to ensure timely and accurate completion of lender reporting and compliance deliverables.
• Maintain documentation supporting covenant calculations and debt‑related accounting conclusions.
• Support accounting for capital projects and fixed assets, including construction‑in‑progress tracking, capitalization, placed‑in‑service determinations, and depreciation.
• Prepare analyses related to capital expenditures and capital project activity for management review.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering and Construction to ensure capital project activity is properly authorized, classified, recorded, and supported.
• Oversee accounting and analysis for corporate SG&A departments, ensuring expenses are properly classified, accrued, allocated, and reported.
• Prepare SG&A expense analyses, trend reviews, and variance explanations to support management review and decision‑making.
• Partner with department leaders to resolve accounting questions and ensure accurate cost center reporting.
• Assist Assistant Controllers with terminal‑level financial analysis as needed, including revenue and expense review, variance analysis, and support for cross‑terminal consistency and comparability.
• Own and manage all aspects of the accounts payable function, including invoice processing, payment execution, vendor payment maintenance, and expense coding.
• Ensure accounts payable transactions are processed accurately, timely, and in compliance with Company policies and internal control requirements.
• Establish and maintain strong AP controls, procedures, and documentation standards.
• Lead, manage, and develop accounts payable staff, including workload management, training, and performance oversight.
• Partner cross‑functionally to resolve invoice discrepancies and payment issues.
• Support the design, execution, and maintenance of internal controls over corporate accounting and accounts payable processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting, reporting, and AP processes to increase efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
• Assist with documentation and implementation of process improvements, system enhancements, and standardized procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager