Senior Accountant

BWC Terminals•Houston, TX

About The Position

This role is responsible for overseeing the company’s core accounting operations, capital project and fixed asset governance, lease accounting, and financial reporting processes while serving as a strategic business partner to operations and executive leadership. The position ensures the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of financial records and consolidated reporting, assists with technical accounting, audit, and lender-facing activities, and drives continuous improvement of systems, controls, and financial planning and analysis.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required; CPA or progress toward CPA strongly preferred.
5+ years of progressive experience in corporate accounting, financial reporting, or public accounting, with demonstrated responsibility for month-end close, reconciliations, and financial analysis.
Hands-on experience with ERP systems; Workday Financials experience strongly preferred.
Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, including capitalization of fixed assets, lease accounting under ASC 842, and revenue and expense recognition principles.
Experience with capital project accounting, CIP tracking, fixed asset subledger management, depreciation, and capitalization of interest and labor.
Proven ability to prepare and analyze consolidated financial statements, including P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow reporting.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including complex formulas, lookups, pivot tables, and financial modeling.
Experience managing or supporting budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis processes.
Demonstrated ability to partner cross-functionally with operations, project managers, and senior leadership to resolve accounting and financial reporting issues.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy and internal controls.
Experience supporting external audits, preparing audit schedules, and responding to auditor inquiries.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical accounting topics to non-financial stakeholders.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and operate effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Capable of reporting to work on time, prepared to perform the duties of the position, and willing to perform duties as necessary.
Ability to grow and perform increased responsibilities to include higher financial management responsibilities.

Nice To Haves

CPA or progress toward CPA strongly preferred.
Workday Financials experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Deliver daily cash deposit reporting; apply customer cash.
Perform daily and monthly bank and cash reconciliations in Workday, including ad hoc cash entries.
Process mobile check deposits; maintain monthly checks‑in‑transit reporting; download and archive bank statements.
Support project managers with Workday project setup, administrative coordination, and review meetings for large capital projects.
Provide monthly capital spend reports to senior management.
Partner with project managers to ensure capital projects are placed in service in the correct period and that costs are capitalized properly, including preparing and posting required reclassification entries.
Calculate capitalized interest by project in Excel and record in Workday.
Gather time reports from project managers and record capitalized labor on a monthly basis.
Reconcile capital projects and fixed asset subledgers to CIP and general ledger accounts and run monthly depreciation in Workday.
Review lease agreements to determine the appropriate accounting treatment under ASC 842.
Set up and maintain amortization tables to calculate the ROU asset and lease liability.
Prepare monthly lease entries and maintain lease rollforwards and reconciliations.
Ensure accuracy, propriety, and completeness of monthly, quarterly, and year‑end closes.
Review financial performance of terminals and assist with QBR meetings
Review transactional activity from terminals and partners with local managers to validate coding, costs, and completeness.
Perform expense analysis for select accounts (e.g., utilities, repairs and maintenance) to identify trends, inconsistencies, or required adjustments.
Prepare and review reconciliations of key general ledger accounts, including prepaid expense schedules and monthly amortization.
Ensure compliance with GAAP and internal/external reporting requirements.
Prepare monthly consolidated P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.
Assist with quarterly GAAP financial statements and debt‑related deliverables.
Organize audit schedules and workpapers; coordinate responses to auditor inquiries.
Participate in annual budgeting and ongoing forecasting for revenue, SG&A and operating costs.
Analyze monthly financial results against budget and forecast and prepare variance explanations.
Review monthly tank utilization data to compare actual performance to budget.
Perform complex financial modeling and ad‑hoc analyses.
Maintain and enhance systems and controls ensuring data integrity.
Provide first level of review for all employee expense reports to ensure they are within company policy for reimbursement and ensure they are coded correctly.
Participate in process-improvement efforts to increase efficiency, strengthen controls, and enhance data accuracy.
Research and resolve accounting questions from other departments.
Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of accounting guidance and relevant pronouncements.
Continually learn and explore the functionality of Workday.
Draft memos to document important accounting research and conclusions.
Comply with regulatory and company health, safety, environmental, and security requirements.
Maintain confidentiality and represent the company professionally.
Collaborate effectively across departments and support team initiatives.