Staff Accountant, US Entities

Rogii•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Staff Accountant owns daily accounting, reconciliations, and supporting schedules for ROGII’s three US entities. The role keeps the US books ready for monthly close and audit, allowing the Group Controller to focus on consolidation and oversight of the global group. This is a hands-on position suited to an accountant who values accurate reconciliations, complete documentation, and well-built schedules, and offers exposure to intercompany accounting, IP royalties, multistate tax, and international group accounting. The Staff Accountant is the dedicated owner of the US books and works alongside the Group Controller and an established accounting team responsible for accounts receivable, accounts payable, corporate card accounting, and Canadian entity accounting. The role reviews and ties out postings made by the AR, AP, and credit card accounting functions for the US entities and serves as the first point of contact for the Group Controller. A background check will be performed on the successful candidate.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
2 to 4 years of general ledger accounting experience in public accounting or industry.
Hands-on experience owning month-end close tasks and balance sheet reconciliations.
Working knowledge of US GAAP, including fixed assets (ASC 360) and leases (ASC 842); familiarity with cash versus accrual accounting.
Experience preparing sales and use tax filings and payments.
Proficiency in QuickBooks Online or a comparable cloud general ledger system.
Advanced Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, and structured schedules.
Strong documentation habits, with numbers tied to support and schedules reproducible by a reviewer.

Nice To Haves

CPA license or actively pursuing a CPA license.
Experience with intercompany accounting, royalties or IP licensing, or transfer pricing in a multinational group.
Exposure to capitalized software development costs, Section 174, and R&D credit documentation.
Experience preparing Texas Business Personal Property Renditions and Texas franchise tax support.
Software or technology industry background; energy sector exposure is a plus.
Experience supporting external audits or tax return preparation, including PBC lists and workpapers.
Familiarity with Zoho CRM, expense management tools, or document management systems.

Responsibilities

Prepare monthly bank, credit card, and loan reconciliations for US entity accounts and clear reconciling items within 30 days.
Reconcile monthly balance sheet accounts, including prepaids, accruals, intercompany, fixed assets, debt, and equity; tie balances to subledgers and supporting documentation.
Reconcile intercompany balances between US entities and foreign affiliates and prepare consolidation elimination support.
Post recurring and adjusting journal entries with documented support, following the close calendar set by the Group Controller.
Prepare close packages, including the trial balance, reconciliation binder, and flux analysis with explanations for material variances.
Maintain the royalty calculation schedule for IP licensed by RNA Capital to group companies; calculate, invoice, and book intercompany royalty income and expense in accordance with license agreements and transfer pricing policy.
Maintain schedules of distributions and dividends, shareholder equity rollforwards, and supporting board and shareholder approvals.
Maintain the fixed asset register, calculate book depreciation, and maintain tax depreciation schedules for the tax preparer.
Maintain schedules separating capitalized and expensed development costs under company policy and ASC 350-40; support Section 174 capitalization and amortization and Section 41 R&D tax credit documentation.
Maintain the lease inventory and ASC 842 schedules for right-of-use assets, lease liabilities, and amortization, including new leases, modifications, and terminations.
Track intercompany transactions, advances, and notes; accrue interest at the documented rate and keep loan documentation current.
Review US-entity GL activity posted by AP, AR, and credit card accounting for correct coding, entity, period, and class or department.
Review new and amended customer, vendor, license, and intercompany contracts for completeness and confirm accounting treatment and billing match the contracts.
Maintain a contract register with key terms, renewal dates, and accounting impact.
Ensure transactions have complete supporting documentation filed in the document repository and can be traced from source documents to the GL.
Identify and propose reclassifications and help write and maintain accounting policies and desk procedures.
Prepare and process multistate and local sales and use tax filings and payments; reconcile sales tax liabilities to filed returns and resolve state notices.
Prepare annual Business Personal Property Renditions from the fixed asset register and track property tax assessments and payments.
Track compliance calendars for sales tax, property tax, franchise tax, 1099 reporting, annual reports, and registered agent filings.
Prepare federal and state estimated tax payment support and reconcile tax payments in the GL to filed returns.
Support the Group Controller on consolidation, entity restructuring, process improvements, and special projects.