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Rimkus is a worldwide leader in Engineering and Technical Consulting. Rimkus experts specialize in building envelope engineering, forensic consulting, dispute resolution, construction management services, and solutions built for the environment.
Position Summary
Rimkus is seeking an experienced Manager, General Ledger & Corporate Accounting to join our Corporate Accounting organization in Houston. This is a highly visible, hands-on leadership role with responsibility for core general ledger accounting, financial close, balance sheet integrity, and the continued development of our accounting processes and controls.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a private equity-backed, global professional services organization during a period of growth and transformation. Beyond owning the day-to-day accounting, the GL Manager will gain exposure to a broad range of strategic finance and accounting initiatives, including ERP transformation, process automation, acquisition integration, financial reporting, audit, internal controls, and other cross-functional projects.
The role will work closely with and receive direct mentorship from senior Accounting and Finance leadership, providing an opportunity to broaden both technical and leadership capabilities and gain exposure well beyond a traditional general ledger role.
Key Responsibilities
General Ledger & Financial Close
- Lead key components of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, ensuring financial results are complete, accurate, appropriately supported, and delivered within established timelines.
- Maintain the integrity of the general ledger and ensure transactions are recorded in accordance with U.S. GAAP and Company accounting policies.
- Review and approve journal entries, including accruals, prepaid expenses, payroll-related entries, fixed assets, intercompany activity, reclassifications, and other corporate accounting entries.
- Own and oversee balance sheet reconciliations, including review of supporting documentation, aging of reconciling items, and timely resolution of discrepancies.
- Perform and review account analyses and investigate unusual balances, fluctuations, and transactions.
- Partner with regional and functional accounting teams to ensure consistent accounting treatment and adherence to close requirements.
- Support consolidated financial reporting and appropriate accounting across legal entities, business units, and operating locations.
- Continuously identify opportunities to improve the speed, quality, and predictability of the financial close.
Accounting Operations & Controls
- Establish and maintain strong accounting processes, policies, procedures, and supporting documentation.
- Strengthen controls around journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, account ownership, and financial close activities.
- Identify recurring accounting issues and address underlying root causes rather than relying on manual or recurring corrections.
- Establish clear ownership and accountability across the general ledger and balance sheet.
- Monitor close performance and implement improvements that enhance both the speed and quality of the close.
- Support internal control initiatives and ensure appropriate segregation of duties and review controls are maintained.
- Promote consistent accounting practices across business units and geographies.
Team Leadership & Development
- Lead, coach, and develop members of the accounting team, creating clear expectations around ownership, accuracy, responsiveness, and deadlines.
- Review work prepared by accounting team members and provide timely, constructive feedback.
- Develop team capabilities through training, documentation, cross-training, and standardization of accounting practices.
- Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, collaboration, and strong partnership across Accounting and Finance.
- Effectively coordinate work performed across geographically dispersed and/or shared-service teams.
- Identify opportunities to improve how work is allocated and performed across the accounting organization.
Audit & Compliance
- Serve as a key accounting contact during the annual external audit and other financial reviews.
- Prepare and review audit schedules, account analyses, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
- Coordinate responses to auditor requests and ensure issues are addressed accurately and timely.
- Assist with statutory, lender, tax, and other financial reporting requirements as needed.
- Support implementation and ongoing compliance with Company accounting policies and internal control requirements.
- Partner effectively with external auditors, tax advisors, and other professional service providers.
Systems, Transformation & Process Improvement
- Play an active role in accounting systems implementations, enhancements, and broader finance transformation initiatives.
- Support ERP transition and optimization efforts, including chart-of-accounts design, account mapping, data validation, reconciliation, testing, and implementation of future-state accounting processes.
- Identify opportunities to automate manual accounting activities and improve the efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of accounting processes.
- Partner with Finance, IT, Data & Analytics, Payroll, Tax, and other functions to resolve data and systems issues affecting financial reporting.
- Help develop standardized accounting processes that can scale with the Company’s continued growth and acquisition activity.
- Leverage technology and data analytics to improve reconciliations, close management, reporting, and financial controls.
- Participate in acquisition integration, special projects, and other strategic initiatives as opportunities arise.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including meaningful responsibility for general ledger accounting and the financial close process.
- Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and general ledger accounting.
- Demonstrated experience reviewing journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and financial results.
- Prior experience supervising, reviewing, or developing accounting professionals.
- Strong Excel skills and experience working with large or complex financial datasets.
- Experience working within an ERP environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate accounting matters clearly to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
- Eligible to work in the United States.
- The Salary Range for this position is $120,000.00 - $142,800.00 and is dependent on education, experience, location and certifications/licensure.
Preferred
- CPA or active CPA candidate strongly preferred.
- Big 4 or other national/regional public accounting experience preferred, but not required.
- Combination of public accounting and industry experience.
- Experience within a private equity-backed, acquisitive, or rapidly transforming organization.
- Experience with multi-entity and/or international accounting environments.
- Experience within professional services, engineering, consulting, or other project-based businesses.
- Experience participating in an ERP implementation or significant finance-system transformation.
- Experience with Deltek, 3E, or similar enterprise/project-based ERP systems.
- Experience with accounting automation, data analytics, or tools such as Alteryx or Power BI.
Benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Training & Development
- Work From Home
