Accounting Associate, Corporate Finance

Perella Weinberg Partners•Houston, TX

6d•$100,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

Perella Weinberg Partners (“PWP”) is seeking a Senior Accountant for its Corporate Finance department in Houston. The ideal candidate should have prior experience, outstanding verbal and written communication skills, strong proficiency in Word, PowerPoint and Excel, as well as the ability to work in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment with strong attention to detail.

Requirements

CPA
Public accounting audit/assurance experience or comparable industry experience (3-5 years)
Experience supervising and/or mentoring staff accountants
Advanced experience with MS Office, especially Excel
Workday experience a plus
Fast learner, eager to adopt new tools and technologies (including AI tools such as Claude), and comfortable adapting to new processes in a fast‐paced, constantly evolving environment
Extremely organized and detail‐oriented, growth oriented
Self-starter with the ability to work under little or no supervision with a strong desire to excel

Responsibilities

Perform day to day full cycle accounting, including month-end close, journal entries and reconciliations for overall PWP group (US and international)
Collaborate with peers on the month end financial process, including expense allocations at the divisional and entity level
Perform monthly variance analysis over parent holding company and/or operating entities
Execute on the accounting and reconciliation process for areas including but not limited to: cash, receivables, compensation, accruals, prepaids, investments, fixed assets, leases, debt and shared expense allocations
Assist with the preparation of financial reporting footnote schedules and tax requests on a quarterly and annual basis
Assist the Director in local accounting adjustments for United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, and France
Assist the Controller in firmwide treasury operations including planning, investing, controls and forecasting
Assist the Controller and Head of Financial Planning & Business Ops with budget and forecasting requests
Responsible for intercompany reconciliations and allocations analysis
Document technical accounting memos on an as needed basis
Assist with the firm’s monthly management reports, specifically perform ad hoc expense analysis for various business units
Interact with external and internal auditors, respond to audit inquiries, and assist in quarterly reviews and annual audits
Ensure compliance with Internal Control framework and participate in implementing and enhancing our financial system, as needed