Senior Corporate Accountant - Carriage Services

Senior Corporate Accountant

At Carriage Services, we are united by our purpose of creating premier experiences through innovation, empowered partnership, and elevated service. As a member of our team, you'll join a dynamic community dedicated to setting new standards in the Funeral and Cemetery profession. Join us on this exciting journey as we continue to shape the future of our industry. Carriage Services is an equal opportunity employer.

The Senior Corporate Accountant reports to the Financial Reporting Manager and is responsible for performing the day-to-day corporate accounting processes of the Company. Additionally, this role is responsible for preparing and analyzing certain account reconciliations and variance analysis in connection with the Company's monthly-end close process and completing various projects as determined on an ad hoc basis.

Compensation: 90k+

Job Type: Full-Time (Hybrid)

Location: Houston, TX 3040 Post Oak Blvd

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting – CPA a plus.
• A minimum of 5-7 years GAAP accounting experience – publicly traded company and/or public accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Detail oriented and ability to work in a team setting. Need to be a self-starter and resolve issues with minimal supervision.
• Solid time management skills, such as the ability to handle multiple projects, meet deadlines and function independently and efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent organizational skills and work habits.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required. Strong data mining, analysis, and spreadsheet skills.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Perform corporate month-end close activities, such as preparing and posting manual accrual entries, prepaid amortization entries, expense allocation entries and recurring and re-classing journal entries.
• Prepare balance sheet and bank reconciliations on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• Perform analytical reviews of monthly overhead costs and provide written variance explanations to management.
• Compile, analyze, interpret and present financial information to corporate departments.
• Utilize Excel using formulas such as, pivot tables, v-lookups, sumifs, etc. to provide ad hoc and custom advanced excel reports as needed by management.