Description

The Senior Financial Reporting Accountant will be responsible for being a key component of accounting’s month-end close process, financial planning and analysis, continued refinement of existing operational analyses, process and control environment, and financial reporting as-if a public company.

Essential Functions

• Assist with drafting annual and quarterly financial statements and related footnotes
• Preparation and input of general ledger entries for GAAP and internal accounting
• Participation in month-end closing and reporting activities
• Perform financial statement and account analysis, including various reconciliations
• Provide management with financial information by researching and analyzing accounts, preparing journal entries and account reconciliations
• Assist with the yearly budgeting/forecasting processes and budget to actual variance reporting
• Assist with annual financial, tax, vendor and other audits
• Research various accounting issues for conformity to GAAP and advise on fundamental changes to existing accounting policies and procedures, adoption methodologies, practical expedients, and impact to the financial statements
• Timely and effectively complete miscellaneous projects and tasks
• Continually drive ongoing process and procedural improvements, including internal controls, within the accounting department and company

Qualifications

Qualification and Requirements

• BS/BA/MS degree in accounting, finance, and/or equivalent
• CPA or CPA candidate preferred
• Candidate must have extensive experience with financial analysis, SEC reporting and auditing
• Minimum of 3-5 years accounting experience is required
• Senior audit associate CPA firm experience or higher is preferred
• Oil and gas or oil and gas field service experience is preferred

Specific Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Candidate must be able to gather and merge all pertinent statistical data and use and demonstrate sound business analysis with strong spreadsheet skills using MS Excel
• SEC reporting and technical GAAP experience
• Capable of interpreting and explaining financial/accounting terminology and principles
• Candidate with Netsuite ERP System experience is a plus
• Candidate must have the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and possess the ability to effectively prioritize those tasks
• Candidate must have the ability to work well independently and in a team environment