$33.65 per hour
Job ID#: 42154 Staff Accountant – Indefinite Temp-to-Hire Salary: $65,000–$70,000 annually, with hourly options available Schedule: Full-time Position Type: Indefinite Temporary with a strong possibility of Temp-to-Hire…
Finance & Accounting · Houston, TX
Controller jobs in Houston, TX
Controllers run the accounting function of a company. They own the close process, financial reporting, and internal controls, and manage the accounting team that keeps the numbers accurate and audit-ready.
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revenue streams, reconciling accounts, and collaborating with operations, sales, and finance teams to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.Key ResponsibilitiesPrepare and record revenue-related journal entries…
$42 - $57 per hour
DescriptionKforce's client in Houston, TX is looking for an Accounting & Financial Analyst to support month-end close activities, balance sheet... ...* Support compliance with accounting policies, internal controls, and…
effectively with internal colleagues across Legal, Finance, Accounting, and external advisors to ensure alignment on tax planning, risk controls, and compliance requirementsSupport federal, state, and foreign tax audits…
behind the wheel. Customers find our car service and maintenance center both convenient and competent. Now Hiring Assistant Controller / Office Manager Rare Career Opportunity Due to Continued Growth Mac Haik Southway Fo…
successful candidate will be responsible for providing comprehensive financial updates to senior management, supporting and managing the... ...reconciling accounts.• Ensure adherence to and effectiveness of internal cont…
on cash activity, bank reconciliations, journal entries, and financial reporting and audit support.The ideal candidate will have 3+ years... ...for internal and external audits.Support internal controls and SOX complianc…
organization, supporting the monthly and quarterly close process, financial consolidations, and public company reporting requirements.... ...supporting SEC reporting processes, maintaining financial reporting controls, a…
The ideal candidate brings strong treasury expertise, sound financial analysis skills, and the ability to balance client needs with... ...issues.Develop and maintain treasury policies, procedures, and controls to support…
Assistant Controller Department: Accounting Location: Houston, TX (Onsite) Employment Type: Full-Time Position Summary... ...detail-oriented and hands-on Assistant Controller to support the financial and accounting opera…
Verdant Specialty Solutions is looking for an experienced Assistant Controller to join our Finance team. This is an onsite role based in... ...to the Controller, you’ll help lead accounting operations and financial repor…
$120k - $150k
Job Title: Financial Controller Location: Houston, TX Type: Direct Hire Compensation: $120,000.00 - $150,000.00 Work Model: Onsite Overview System One is seeking a Financial Controller to provide accounting leadership ac…
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What controllers earn in Houston
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $42–$57 | $88k–$118k |
| Mid level | $57–$75 | $118k–$157k |
| Senior | $73–$104 | $152k–$216k |
Adjusted for the Houston market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
GAAP and technical accountingFinancial reportingInternal controlsTeam managementMonth-end and year-end closeAudit managementERP systems (NetSuite, SAP)Cash flow managementProcess documentation
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
How have you improved a close process you inherited?
Give the before and after in days, and the specific changes: reconciliation cadence, checklist ownership, or automation. Show the team came along with the change.
Tell me about your experience managing an external audit.
Describe owning the PBC list, keeping schedules ready year-round, and how the audit concluded — ideally with no material adjustments and a shorter fieldwork period.
How do you design internal controls without slowing the business down?
Show risk-based thinking: strong controls where dollars and fraud risk concentrate, lighter touch elsewhere, and automation where judgment is not needed.
How do you develop and retain your accounting team?
Mention clear ownership of areas, cross-training to remove single points of failure, and giving seniors visible stretch work like audit or systems projects.
Describe a technical accounting issue you had to research and resolve.
Pick something real — revenue recognition, leases, capitalization — and walk through the guidance you applied and how you documented the position.
How do you work with FP&A and the CFO?
Frame the controller as the source of trustworthy actuals: clean, timely closes that let FP&A forecast and the CFO speak to the board with confidence.
Tell me about a time you found or prevented a material problem.
Show vigilance plus process: how the issue surfaced, how you contained and corrected it, and the control you added afterward.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For controllers specifically — generic advice costs you here
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Lead with the scope you controlled: revenue, entity count, team size, and audit firm relationships.
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Quantify close discipline, for example a consistent five-day close across a multi-entity consolidation.
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Name clean audit outcomes and any first-year audits or system implementations you led.
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Include CPA licensure prominently; most controller postings treat it as required.
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Show a systems story, such as migrating from QuickBooks to NetSuite, since controllers often own that transition.
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Where this role goes
Typical progression
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Senior Accountant
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Accounting Manager
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Assistant Controller
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Controller
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VP of Finance / CFO
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