Accountant II at Service Corporation International in Houston, TX

Accountant II Location: TX - Houston Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates. Apply GAAP accounting principles and corporate accounting experience to autonomously perform a variety of accounting responsibilities. Performs works with general instructions and complying with company policies and procedures. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Prepares, review, and reconcile a variety of journal entries, trial balances, schedules, and reports.  Monthly, post journal entries and validate upload accuracy.  Retains work papers that support balance sheet detail. May prepare financial statements.  Collaborates within team to understand the industry and accomplish quality work that meets expectations and deadlines.  Performs work with general instructions and within company policies and procedures.  Ability to research and resolve routine and non-routine work; escalates and discusses unusual issues with peers or management. Runs enterprise accounting reports as needed to support work.  Validates report output. Peer Review documents for mathematical accuracy, working papers, and compliance with GAAP, processes, and company policies. Summarizes period over period variances, trends data, identifies data anomalies, researches disparities, validates backup paper work, resolves errors, and escalates issues to management.  Drafts summaries and trends for power point presentations adding charts to illustrate conclusion. Gathers requested audit documentation and provides to staff member-coordinating audit. Document processes and procedures.  Recommend efficiency and controls improvements. Learns project management skills, techniques, and skill application.  Focus is small scope team projects.  Develops timeframes, Gantt charts, and activity logs.  Discusses assignment responsibilities with manager and communicates responsibilities to team members.  Schedules and facilitates team project meetings ensuring on-time project delivery.  Communicates and status project status and risks with management and stakeholders. May test software releases against test scripts. Minimum Requirements Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related discipline Experience: At least two (2) years corporate accounting experience SEC reporting and consolidation accounting experience Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Demonstrate knowledge of GAAP accounting principles Demonstrate analytical thinking and analysis skills Ability to self-prioritize work to meet expectations and deadlines Proficiency with ERP Accounting & finance software Advanced Excel skills; proficiency with MS Office Suite Professional verbal and written communication skills Postal Code: 77019 Category (Portal Searching): Finance and Accounting Job Location: US-TX - Houston