Accounting Supervisor

Westlake • Houston, TX

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About The Position

Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples' lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate. The position involves duties such as monthly close, monthly and quarterly reporting, assisting with reviews and audits, preparation of policies and procedures, and process improvement activities for Corporate Accounting.

Requirements

• B.S. Degree in Accounting with seven plus years of progressive accounting experience.
• Experience in both the public and private sector is preferred with a preference for chemical / refinery experience.
• CPA and/or MBA preferred.
• Knowledge of general and cost accounting and financial statement preparation is required.
• Knowledge of computerized accounting systems including SAP and SAP BPC, JDE, SAP S4 is preferred.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office, including Excel (required).

Responsibilities

• Accounting for corporate entities.
• Responsible for the full–cycle general ledger accounting practices for corporate entities, including preparing and recording journal entries, month-end close procedures, preparing general ledger account reconciliations, preparing financial statements and other accounting activities and supervision of senior accountants.
• Be knowledgeable regarding consolidation issues including foreign currency translation, intercompany reconciliation and eliminations.
• Prepare monthly internal financial reports for upper management review, compiling and analyzing information to ensure accuracy and completeness of accounting records as well as related analyses.
• Perform ad-hoc analyses as assigned.
• Prepare reports to support external financial reporting and SEC filings.
• Prepare schedules for quarterly review and year-end audit processes with outside audit firm(s).
• Ensure adherence to and effectiveness of internal control in own area of responsibility.
• Establish, modify, and coordinate the implementation of new Corporate Accounting control procedures, as necessary.
• Must be knowledgeable on GAAP.
• Responsible for keeping current with new accounting pronouncements and ensuring the Company’s accounting practices are in compliance with GAAP.
• Monitor and identify major performance areas for enhancement via computerization and/or paper flow.
• Comply with all Company policies and procedures.
• Fully supports Company goals of continuous improvement and operational excellence at strategic and tactical levels including reviewing area of responsibility for improvement opportunities to initiate projects or communicate ideas to management as well as active participation on project teams.
• Any additional responsibilities or tasks as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees