Lead Accountant III

Houston, Texas, United States

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reference
Job reference 1282780
location
Location Houston, Texas, United States
sector
Sector Energy - Oil & Gas
function
Function Financial & Accounting
type
Employment type Contract
date
Date published November 2, 2026
Job Title: Lead Accountant III
Duration: 6 months 
Schedule: 5/40
Location: Houston, TX


This opportunity is focused on joint venture accounting within a complex financial reporting environment in Houston, Texas. The role is responsible for preparing financial statements, journal entries, budgets, account reconciliations, cash calls, cash distributions, and quarterly regulatory reporting, while supporting internal stakeholders and external partners. This position offers broad exposure across accounting, treasury, reporting, budgeting, audit coordination, SOX compliance, and variance analysis, making it well suited to professionals with strong technical accounting capability.


Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting
  • 6+ years of related accounting experience
  • Experience preparing and reviewing monthly financial statements and supporting schedules
  • Experience preparing and reviewing journal entries, account reconciliations, and monthly actual variance analysis
  • Experience supporting annual budgets and maintaining accurate accounting and budgeting records
  • Experience coordinating with internal and external auditors during quarterly and year-end audits
  • Experience working with joint venture arrangements, partner reporting, cash calls, and cash distributions
  • Experience preparing quarterly and annual regulatory financial reports
  • Strong technical accounting knowledge across financial reporting, budgeting, and reconciliations
  • Ability to prepare, review, and approve joint venture billings and related financial documentation
  • Research and analysis capability for ad hoc accounting questions and partner requests
  • Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of an organization
  • Excellent organisation, planning, and analytical skills
  • Ability to support compliance with SOX controls and related reporting requirements
  • Ability to work cross-functionally with finance, treasury, legal, regulatory, tax, and business stakeholders
  • Capability to provide guidance to analysts and contribute to special projects


Preferred Qualifications:

  • CPA


About Airswift:

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.

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