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 managers
  • Process and adjust weekly timesheets in the ERP system and load personal time off (PTO) files
  • Uses 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 spreadsheets
  • Performs 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 support
  • Works with employees to positively influence and resolve issues where expenses do not align with policy
  • Processes 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 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 GAAP
  • Experience with monthly, quarterly, and annually close processes
  • Experience researching, documenting finance variances to budget/prior month, and building and maintaining financial models
  • Working knowledge of financial statements
  • Experience working within a multi-dimensional ERP system
  • Working knowledge of financial statements, experience researching and documenting financial variances to budget/prior month, and building and maintaining financial models
  • Ability to influence outcomes
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to work both independently and in a team environment
  • Microsoft® 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 successful
  • Ability to follow accounting policy and review work for quality to ensure accuracy
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including excellent verbal, written, listening, and presentation skills
  • Excellent people skills and collaborating in a multi-disciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team environment
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision, set weekly/monthly schedules, prioritize work appropriately and keep to deadlines
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

All applicants, including applicants holding a valid CPT/OPT visa, who will require employer sponsorship of a visa now or in the future will not be considered for this position.

At HSB Solomon Associates LLC, a subsidiary of The Hartford Steam Boiler and of Munich Re, we see Diversity and Inclusion as a solution to the challenges and opportunities all around us. Our goal is to foster an inclusive culture and build a workforce that reflects the customers we serve and the communities in which we live and work. We strive to provide a workplace where all of our colleagues feel respected, valued and empowered to achieve their very best every day. We recruit and develop talent with a focus on providing our customers the most innovative products and services.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. The work environment characteristics, and any physical and mental requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.