Lead Accountant, Conroe

Lead Accountant
Compensation:
$90,000 – $115,000 base + bonus
Why Consider This Lead Accountant Role:
Growth Opportunity:
Join a rapidly expanding energy company in the renewable natural gas, LNG, and CNG space.
High-Impact Role:
Play a key role in ensuring project profitability through accurate cost tracking and margin analysis.
Operational Exposure:
Partner closely with operations and project teams in a highly visible, cross-functional role.
Systems Exposure:
Gain hands-on experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 / Business Central in a growing environment.
Process Improvement:
Opportunity to help build and improve accounting processes and reporting procedures.
Industry Growth:
Be part of an organization in the fast-growing renewable and alternative energy sector.
Strong Benefits:
Competitive compensation, healthcare, retirement benefits, and PTO.
Key Responsibilities of the Lead Accountant:
Perform month-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations.
Track and allocate fuel, equipment, mileage, and labor costs accurately across projects.
Ensure project and non-project costs are coded properly to support margin and overhead analysis.
Process accruals related to fuel, freight, labor, and miscellaneous expenses.
Partner with operations and project managers to support accurate financial reporting and project performance.
Perform project margin analysis and bought vs. sold reviews.
Support budgeting and forecasting processes.
Qualifications of the Lead Accountant:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
3–5 years of progressive accounting experience.
Experience in natural gas, energy, transportation, or project-based environments highly preferred.
Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 / Business Central strongly preferred.
Strong understanding of month-end close, reconciliations, and accrual accounting.
Ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced, growing environment.
#LNG #LI-MG2 #INMAY****