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About this Role

SUMMARY

The responsibilities of the Senior Accountant, Long-Lived Assets include the preparation and analysis of consolidated financial reports and disclosures for fixed assets, intangibles, goodwill and operating and finance leases. Responsibilities also include valuation and determination of useful lives of fixed assets acquired through business combinations; the processing of fixed asset transfers between operating units; and the analysis and consolidation of lease data. The Senior Accountant is involved in the development and maintenance of processes, guidelines and policy related to ASC 350, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other; ASC 360, PPE; ASC 842, Leases and other relevant accounting guidance. The Senior Accountant also assists with research projects for various technical accounting issues. The position requires interaction with various groups within the corporate offices (i.e. External Reporting, Divisional Accounting, Mergers & Acquisitions, Treasury, Tax, Financial Planning & Analysis, Legal, etc.), as well as domestic and international operating units’ accounting personnel.

SCOPE:Corporate and Operating Units

What You'll Do

ESSENTIAL/ NON-ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Performs monthly consolidated fixed asset and intangible roll forward and reconciliation review procedures within HFM and JD Edwards. Investigates and resolves reconciling items with operating units.

• Assists in the accounting and preparation of all supporting schedules and documentation for fixed assets acquired through business combinations including the preparation of detailed valuation analysis and/or review of valuation work papers provided by third party specialists. Requires an understanding of ASC 805, Business Combinations.

• Performs the monthly lease accounting process and compilation of all Quanta’s equipment, real estate and operating unit leases in Quanta’s lease software application (“Visual Lease”).

• Responsible for reviewing lease classification and maintaining documentation on lease accounting assumptions in accordance with ASC 842, Leases, and responsible for understanding the accounting implications of the Company’s lease transactions to ensure proper lease data collection and calculations in the Visual Lease system and accurate disclosure in SEC filings.

• Supports and educates operating units and other corporate departments with technical accounting matters, specifically as related to PPE and lease accounting.

• Assists in the preparation of disclosures for fixed assets, goodwill, intangibles and leases as well as maintains all supporting work papers for associated amounts included in SEC Form 10-Q and 10-K filings.

• Assists with the drafting, development and maintenance of processes, guidelines and policy related ASC 350, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other; ASC 360, PPE; ASC 842, Leases and other relevant accounting guidance and assists with research into related technical matters.

• Assists in the preparation and documentation of valuation methods and critical inputs related to ASC 805, Business Combinations, specifically as related to PPE and leases.

• Prepares JD Edwards system/sub ledger integration files for fixed asset and intangible balances of newly acquired companies.

• Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for the JD Edwards asset system/sub ledger, Hubble, and the Visual Lease application for lease accounting.

• Prepares forecast depreciation and amortization reports for operating unit Controllers and the Financial Planning and Analysis team.

• Assists team with quarterly and annual fixed and intangible asset triggering event impairment analysis.

• Processes wire transfers and journal entries associated with operating unit fixed asset transfers.

• Processes intercompany out-of-balances created by asset transfer wire transfers.

• Evaluates existing processes for efficiencies and control deficiencies.

• Assists internal and external auditors.

• Performs internal controls for areas of responsibility.

• Adheres to internal standards, policies and procedures.

• Performs other duties as assigned, particularly related to consolidated financial reporting.

  COMPETENCIES

• Strong analytical and documentation skills and attention to detail.

• Must be able to understand accounting impact and implications of transactions and perform complex reconciliations of large volumes of data.

• Ability to quickly learn new systems , multi-task and prioritize in a dynamic environment in order to meet strict deadlines.

• Strong interpersonal skills; must be able to build relationships and effectively interact with other accounting and non-accounting departments to achieve shared goals.

• Challenges accuracy of information received and effectiveness/efficiency of processes performed.

• Strong organizational skills required to manage multiple, concurrent tasks.

• Manages task to completion within established timelines.

• Communicates timely when deadlines are determined to be unrealistic or when obstacles are encountered.

• Works independently and recognizes when to seek assistance and/or guidance.

• Identifies issues and recommends potential solutions to the issues identified.

• Identifies opportunities to assist team members and colleagues in other groups.

• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.

What You'll Bring

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Accounting and minimum of 3 years public accounting experience (or minimum 3-4 years mixed public accounting and relevant industry experience will be considered).

• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP accounting requirements and Sarbanes Oxley control requirements.

  Preferred Education and Experience:

• None

  LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS

  Certified Public Accountant (CPA), preferred

  SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

  Supervises others: No

  Has hiring and terminating responsibilities: No

  Number of employees report to this job: 0 Subordinate Supervisory Employee, 0 Non-Supervisory Employee

  BUDGETARY RESPONSIBILITY

• Direct amount: $ 0

• Indirect amount: $ 0

  TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• Travels: Yes

• Percent of time: Up to 10% of time.

  KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES

  Communication Skills: Intermediate level of knowledge required

  Mathematical Skills: Intermediate level of knowledge required

  Reasoning Skills/Abilities: Advanced level required

  Computer Skills:

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills

• Hyperion (Smart-view)/JD Edwards experience is a plus

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity), age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and/or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

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ID2024-4126

CategoryAccounting & Finance

Position TypeFull-Time Regular

LocationUS-TX-Houston

Workplace TypeHybrid