Accounting Director

What You Can Expect

As our Accounting Director, you'll play a pivotal role in driving performance and impacting outcomes. You'll manage the period-end close process, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, and coordinate tasks performed by the Accounting Shared Services Team (GBS). Responsible for delivering financials for the Energy Solutions business unit, you'll oversee three (3) Accounting Managers and (15) additional indirect reports, supporting the teams with expertise in financial reporting, technical accounting, transactional tax, process controls, and audit coordination. This position is based in the Houston, TX office and reports to the Vice President, Head of Global Business Services.

• Lead and develop the Accounting Team, setting goals, conducting evaluations, and facilitating knowledge transfer
• Monitor the financial close and reporting process, ensuring adherence to a three-day close process
• Review profit and loss statements and balance sheets with FP&A to address unusual trends and variances outside of budget
• Oversee accruals, revenue calculations, invoices, cash receipts, and all manual journal entries posted to the general ledger
• Establish strong working relationships with FP&A, Treasury, and Tax departments to meet deadlines and deliverables

What You’ll Bring

• You hold a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field

• A minimum of ten (10) years’ or relevant  accounting experience in Accounting, and financial reporting
• You are CPA certified or currently in progress towards certification
• You have experience in SAP, IFRS, public audit and accounting experience
• You possess strong Microsoft Office Suite skills, particularly Excel
• You have a strong attention to detail, excellent accounting skills, and strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• You possess strong management and decision-making capabilities, along with the ability to communicate effectively with internal customers and external auditors
• You are deadline-driven with the ability to plan ahead to ensure deadlines are met
• You have an excellent understanding of financial numbers, risks, and controls, combined with solid business knowledge

Additional Details

• This role is eligible for our hybrid work policy
• Must be willing and able to comply with ENGIE’s policy with respect to COVID vaccination and testing
• Must be willing and able to comply with all ENGIE ethics and safety policies

Compensation

Salary Range: $128,400 – $196,765 USD annually

This represents the average expected pay range for a qualified candidate.

Actual offered salary may depend on geography, experience, industry knowledge, education, internal pay alignment, or other bona fide factors.

ENGIE complies with all federal, state, and local minimum wage laws. Actual salary offered may vary depending on geography, experience, education, internal pay alignment, or other bona fide factors. 

In addition to base pay, this position is eligible for a competitive bonus / incentive plan.

Your Talent Acquisition Partner can share more specific information regarding the benefits or the salary for the position based on the work location

At ENGIE, we take your well-being seriously. Our comprehensive benefits package includes options for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, ESPP, generous paid time off including wellness days, holidays and leave programs. We also help you plan for retirement by offering a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a company match.  But that's not all – we're dedicated to the health and happiness of your entire family, offering supplemental benefits for full time employees that enhance emotional and physical well-being through all stages of life from family forming to caregiver benefits. Explore our benefits package to see how we can support you. Learn more.

Why ENGIE?

ENGIE North America isn’t just participating in the Zero-Carbon Transition, we’re leading it!  Join us as we develop energy that is renewable, efficient, and accessible to everyone.  

At ENGIE, our goal is to support, promote, and thrive on diversity, equity, and inclusion.  We do so for the benefit of our employees, customers, products and services, and community.  ENGIE is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, and we are firmly committed to creating an equitable and inclusive environment for all employees.

We are committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

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We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role at any time.

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