Senior Project Accountant

Electrolit USA • Houston, TX

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Project Accountant plays a critical role in supporting Electrolit's continued growth by leading accounting workstreams for strategic, cross-functional initiatives. Reporting directly to the Controller, this position operates in a hybrid role that blends hands-on accounting execution with project leadership, ensuring that new processes, systems, and business initiatives are designed correctly from an accounting, control, and reporting perspective from day one. This role owns accounting-related initiatives from concept through full operational deployment, personally executing key accounting work, building scalable and compliant processes, and transitioning solutions to the operational accounting team in a turnkey, sustainable state. The Senior Project Accountant acts as a trusted partner to Finance, IT, Operations, and Process Improvement teams and is expected to bring structure, accountability, and clarity within a fast-paced, high-growth consumer products environment.

Requirements

• Strong hands-on, execution-driven mindset with comfort operating in a build-and-improve environment.
• Proven ability to design, document, and implement accounting processes in a growing organization.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong communicator capable of influencing cross-functional partners and explaining accounting concepts to non-finance audiences.
• High attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Excel proficiency and experience with ERP systems (SAP experience a plus).
• Ability to meet routine month-end deadlines while supporting project-based work.
• Knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting, and project-based cost tracking.
• Understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis within a CPG or distribution-focused environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 6+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience, with exposure to project-based work, process improvement, or system implementations.
• Strong foundational understanding of accounting principles and financial operations.
• Experience partnering with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Nice To Haves

• ERP implementation or process transformation experience preferred.
• CPA licensure highly preferred

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on accounting activities necessary to support new business initiatives, including journal entries, reconciliations, account mappings, reporting, and system configuration.
• Own the accounting workstream for cross-functional projects, ensuring financial processes are accurately designed, executed, and aligned with Electrolit's reporting and control standards.
• Partner closely with the Controller, Finance leadership, Operations, IT, and external stakeholders to execute accounting deliverables tied to business growth.
• Maintain full accountability for the accuracy, completeness, and quality of all accounting outputs related to assigned initiatives.
• Design, document, and implement scalable accounting processes that support Electrolit's growth, complexity, and evolving operational footprint.
• Identify inefficiencies, manual workarounds, and control gaps; recommend and implement practical, sustainable improvements.
• Ensure all newly developed workflows align with internal controls, compliance requirements, and segregation-of-duties standards.
• Provide financial and operational insights to support continuous improvement across project-based accounting activities.
• Support ERP and accounting system implementations, enhancements, and process changes across finance and operations.
• Translate business requirements into effective accounting workflows and system configurations.
• Participate in testing, validation, and go-live activities to ensure accounting accuracy and reporting integrity.
• Support integration of new business processes, vendors, warehouses, or distribution channels into financial systems.
• Ensure new accounting processes are fully documented, tested, and operationally ready prior to transition.
• Develop training materials and conduct knowledge-transfer sessions for the operational accounting team.
• Provide post-implementation support to stabilize processes and ensure successful adoption.
• Serve as the primary liaison between the accounting team and cross-functional project stakeholders, including IT and Process Improvement.
• Coordinate accounting activities to align with project timelines, milestones, and dependencies.
• Track and manage accounting-specific deliverables, proactively communicating risks, constraints, or resource needs.
• Actively complete accounting deliverables as part of project execution-not simply coordination.
• Ensure accounting requirements are clearly defined, documented, and embedded into broader project plans.

Benefits

• Ability to sit for extended periods while working at a computer.
• Ability to lift or move office materials up to 10 pounds.
• Standard office environment with regular use of a computer, phone, and related equipment.

What This Job Offers

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