Senior Accountant - SEC & Financial Reporting

NOV•Houston, TX

23h

About The Position

The Senior Accountant will develop into a key resource within the Corporate Financial Reporting team and independently manage significant recurring reporting responsibilities. The role coordinates substantial portions of quarterly and annual external reporting with limited supervision and maintains accuracy, completeness, and quality across external and internal reporting deliverables. The Senior Accountant builds technical accounting knowledge and takes increasing ownership of accounting matters over time, while developing effective working relationships across Accounting, Treasury, regional teams, external auditors, and other stakeholders. Leadership is demonstrated through ownership, sound judgment, proactive communication, and coaching and support for team members. The role also adapts to new accounting requirements, transactions, system implementations, process changes, and evolving business needs.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
Approximately 5 or more years of progressive accounting experience.
Strong foundational knowledge of U.S. GAAP and fundamental accounting concepts, including debits and credits, account relationships, and the natural flow of financial activity.
Exceptional attention to detail and demonstrated commitment to producing complete and accurate work.
Strong time management and organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple responsibilities and meet reporting deadlines.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and confidence engaging directly with stakeholders across functions and organizational levels.
Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, including the ability to investigate issues, ask thoughtful questions, and exercise sound accounting judgment.
Ability to work independently, take ownership, and drive deliverables to completion with limited supervision.
Ability to organize and coordinate processes involving multiple contributors, deadlines, document versions, and review points.
Ability to prepare clear, concise, professional financial reports and schedules tailored to their intended audience.
Ability to adapt to changing priorities, new accounting requirements, system implementations, and evolving business needs.
Demonstrated ability or potential to review others' work and provide effective coaching and guidance.
Strong interest in accounting and desire to continue developing technical accounting and financial reporting expertise.

Nice To Haves

Experience in financial reporting, public accounting, or technical accounting, or a combination of these.
SEC reporting and public company financial reporting experience.
CPA certification or progress toward CPA certification.
Experience working with external auditors and within a SOX/internal control environment.

Responsibilities

Prepare, review, and coordinate significant portions of quarterly and annual SEC filings, including Forms 10-Q, 10-K, 8-K, and 11-K, and related supporting schedules.
Coordinate reporting inputs and review comments from multiple stakeholders, maintaining appropriate document and version control.
Prepare and review internal financial reports and management schedules, ensuring information is accurate, concise, and appropriate for the intended audience.
Support technical accounting matters, including foreign currency, derivatives and hedging, stock-based compensation, debt, equity, goodwill and intangible assets, revenue recognition, and other applicable U.S. GAAP topics.
Perform accounting research, analyze transactions and supporting information, and assist with documenting accounting conclusions.
Support foreign currency analysis and processes for the corporate balance sheet hedging program, coordinating with Treasury, regional accounting teams, and other global stakeholders.
Investigate accounting and reporting matters by engaging stakeholders, asking relevant follow-up questions, and identifying issues requiring further analysis or escalation.
Coordinate and respond to external audit requests for assigned areas.
Work within the Company's internal control environment, including preparing and retaining appropriate control documentation and supporting evidence.
Support financial reporting activities related to system implementations, report validation, process changes, acquisitions, and other organizational initiatives.
Assist with benefit plan financial statements, statutory reporting, and other recurring or non-routine reporting requirements as needed.
Collaborate with and support team members through knowledge sharing and guidance on accounting and reporting matters.
Own assigned responsibilities from planning through completion and proactively communicate status, issues, risks, and required decisions.
Assist with special projects and other financial reporting and technical accounting priorities as business needs evolve.