Accountant Senior

Provides advanced professional accounting expertise to ensure that transactions are accurately recorded, analyzed, and reported in a timely, cost-effective manner in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) and in compliance with regulatory, state and federal requirements.

Essential Duties:

- Performs revenue and cost accounting functions.

- Compiles and analyzes financial information to prepare entries to accounts.

- Performs financial statement analysis to explain variances in business unit results.

- Communicates directly with business unit personnel on accounting and general business issues.

- Determines proper handling of financial transactions.

- Monitors compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and company procedures.

- Reviews, investigates, and corrects errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports.

- Identifies and recommends ways to improve accounting processes.

- Balance sheet reconciliations.

- Ad hoc projects as needed.

Non-Essential Duties:  Performs other duties as assigned.

All employees shall be in compliance with the Archrock Health Safety and Environmental Policy and local, statutory and/or regulatory requirements at all times.

Skills and Abilities: 

Ability to:

- Perform all essential duties.

- Advanced technical knowledge and ability to apply accounting theory and principles.

- Excellent communication and documentation skills.

- Interact effectively with various levels of staff and management across departments.                                                                               

- Adapts effectively to new and changing environments.                 

- Strong attention to detail, as well as demonstrated problem-solving and independent decision-making capabilities.

- Strong analytical skills with experience performing detailed financial statement flux analysis with advanced documentation and investigative skills.                                                                                                                   

- Exceptional organization, time-management, and prioritization skills, as well as on-the-job flexibility and ability to work under tight deadlines.                                                                                                                                 

- Works independently through the use of initiative and self-motivation while maintaining high collaboration with manager, lead and peers.

Knowledge:

- Advanced knowledge of U.S. GAAP and internal controls over financial reporting.

- Advanced knowledge and understanding of business processes (procure to pay, order to cash, record to report, capital asset accounting, etc.).                                                                                                            

- Development of solid understanding of economic factors affecting the company’s business.

- Proficiency in current versions of Microsoft Excel and Word required and ERP/Financial Systems (Oracle and Essbase) a plus.

- Demonstrated understanding of policies and procedures that apply to assignments and insight into the “why” as well as the “how”.    

Minimum Education and Certification:

- Bachelor's or Masters degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent from an accredited college or university.

- CPA or CPA candidate preferred.

Minimum Experience:

- 5 years relevant experience in an accounting or finance role.

- Experience in public accounting a plus.

Leadership:

- Expected to serve as a resource to others for knowledge transfer, training and checking work.

- May occasionally lead a special project or team.

Physical Demands:  (Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions)

- Regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.

- Occasionally required to stand, walk, and stoop.

- Vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

- Ability to carry objects weighing up to 10 pounds.

Problem Solving:

- Recommends solutions to a diverse scope and range of complex problems where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.

- Solutions frequently require evaluation of variable factors, new approaches, planning and resourcefulness.

- Expected to regularly identify opportunities and to provide ideas, methods and innovations to enhance teamwork, efficiency and quality within the scope of role.

Impact:

- Actions and decisions are made within established processes, procedures and deadlines.   

- Independent judgements are reviewed and approved.                                              

- Attention to detail, knowledge of U.S. GAAP, and integrity of data is critical in the development of journal entries and reports relied on by others.                                                             

- Completed work is independently reviewed and approved for accuracy and completeness.                  

- Provides an important contribution to monthly, quarterly and annual accounting close and reporting cycle, risk is limited by extensive review and oversight.

This job description is a summary of essential job functions.  It is not intended as an employment contract, nor is it intended to describe all duties someone in this position may perform.  All employees are expected to perform tasks, as assigned by supervisor, regardless of job title or routine job duties.