Accountant (Senior - Principal)

Responsibilities and Essential Duties

• Prepare and review journal entries related to legal entity equity, investments, intercompany transactions, and assigned corporate accounting activity.
• Support month-end and quarter-end close processes to help ensure timely, complete, and accurate financial results.
• Prepare and analyze monthly balance sheet reconciliations, investigate reconciling items, and follow through on timely resolution.
• Support legal entity equity reporting requirements, including equity rollforwards, ownership activity, investment account analysis, and related reporting schedules.
• Gather, validate, and analyze financial data to support accruals, journal entries, reconciliations, and management reporting.
• Maintain compliance with applicable U.S. GAAP, SEC reporting requirements, and SOX controls over assigned corporate accounting processes.
• Coordinate with cross-functional groups such as Financial Reporting Group, Tax, Treasury, Legal, and regional finance teams to obtain support and deliver accurate reporting.
• Prepare audit support, respond to internal and external audit requests, and maintain documentation supporting accounting conclusions and control performance.
• Research, analyze, and resolve accounting issues related to legal entity structure, equity activity, investment balances, intercompany transactions, and assigned corporate accounting areas.
• Assist with special projects, process improvements, and ad hoc accounting requests as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
• Three to five plus years of accounting experience, preferably in corporate accounting, legal entity accounting, intercompany accounting, investment accounting, or public accounting.
• CPA or active pursuit of CPA certification preferred.
• Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, financial reporting requirements, and internal control expectations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word; experience with Adobe Pro preferred.
• Willingness to work overtime, as necessary, during month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close periods to meet deadlines.

Skills

• Strong analytical, reconciliation, and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail with the ability to produce accurate work under tight deadlines.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively in a team-oriented environment.
• Demonstrated professionalism when working with cross-functional stakeholders and management.

A plus but not required

• Public accounting experience.
• Large public company or global company experience.
• Experience with SAP, HFM, Essbase, BlackLine, or similar financial systems.
• Experience with legal entity reporting, intercompany accounting, equity accounting, or investment-related accounting processes.

Candidates having qualifications that exceed the minimum job requirements will receive consideration for higher level roles given (1) their experience, (2) additional job requirements, and/or (3) business needs.  Depending on education, experience, and skill level, a variety of job opportunities might be available, including Senior Accountant, or Principal Accountant. 

World Class Benefits

At Halliburton, we're committed to providing you and your family with a comprehensive and affordable benefits package - which means we offer support for your physical, emotional, financial and parental needs, both now and in the future.  When you join our team, you'll have access to a wide range of resources designed to help you thrive at work and at home.  By clicking here, you can review a summary of the benefits available once you join.