Accounting Associate

HSB Solomon Associates LLC (Solomon), a subsidiary of Hartford Steam Boiler and MunichRe, is seeking candidates for an Associate Accountant position to work in a dynamic, fast-paced business environment. Solomon is the leading performance improvement company for the global energy industry, serving clients in nearly 80 countries, with global headquarters in Dallas and regional offices in Houston, London, Manama, and Singapore. Solomon provides data-driven, strategic insight across the energy industry, leading to greater efficiency, reliability, and profitability.

Basic Function

The Associate Accountant will apply experience and knowledge of GAPP to complete assigned day-to-day transactional accounting and to support the monthly financial close process and accompanying account reconciliations. This position will provide simple to moderately complex financial analysis, reconciliation, and reporting. The Associate Accountant will support internal and external audit and tax requirements of Solomon. This role will also support the accounting department by following policies, procedures, and internal controls set by the department to ensure all financial records and statements are accurate and complete. The Associate Accountant will work closely with other departments to maintain data request for an accurate revenue recognition process.

Responsibilities

• Accounting Transactions

• Performs assigned accounting transactions, such as customer billing, cash applications, vendor invoice entry, cash payments, fixed asset additions and disposals, and account reconciliations

• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
• Completion of job setup in ERP system, completing the basic field entry, uploading supporting documents such as executed contract and purchase orders, and distributing to project managersProcess and adjust weekly timesheets in the ERP system and load personal time off (PTO) filesUses expertise to enhance workflows and efficiencies
• Month End Close
• Performs note payable interest calculations, intercompany invoicing, right of use asset updates, transfer pricing calculations, prepaid amortizations, journal entries, reconciliations, audits, and creating and maintaining close spreadsheetsPerforms analysis to identify anomalies in data, provides recommendations, and works to resolution
• Expense Processing
• Audits employee expense reports in Concur, ensuring all expenses are within policy and have receipt supportWorks with employees to positively influence and resolve issues where expenses do not align with policyProcesses weekly expense reports for payment
• Ad Hoc Projects
• Assists with tracking company travel, reports requests from our parent company and other assigned projects, identifies any discrepancies, and provides recommendation on resolution

Education

• Required:

• Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in Accounting, Business, or related degrees

Work Experience

• Required:

• 1–3+ years of accounting experience

Technical Skills

• Required:Working knowledge with a wide variety of accounting functions, supported by a working understanding of GAAPExperience with monthly, quarterly, and annually close processesExperience researching, documenting finance variances to budget/prior month, and building and maintaining financial modelsWorking knowledge of financial statementsExperience working within a multi-dimensional ERP systemWorking knowledge of financial statements, experience researching and documenting financial variances to budget/prior month, and building and maintaining financial modelsAbility to influence outcomesStrong attention to detail and ability to work both independently and in a team environmentMicrosoft® Office Products – Proficient in Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel®, and PowerPoint®Proven track record of continuous improvement and creating new and better ways for the organization to be successfulAbility to follow accounting policy and review work for quality to ensure accuracyExcellent interpersonal and communication skills including excellent verbal, written, listening, and presentation skillsExcellent people skills and collaborating in a multi-disciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team environmentDemonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision, set weekly/monthly schedules, prioritize work appropriately and keep to deadlinesStrong analytical and problem-solving skills

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