We are looking for a highly skilled Tax Director/Manager with expertise in private equity and corporate tax management to join our team in The Woodlands, Texas. This role involves overseeing tax compliance, planning, and strategic decision-making for the firm and its portfolio companies. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in partnership taxation, M& A transactions, and private equity structures, coupled with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Manage all aspects of tax compliance for private equity fund structures, including partnerships, LLCs, and offshore entities.<br>• Oversee the preparation and review of federal, state, and local tax returns for the firm and its portfolio companies.<br>• Coordinate with external tax preparers to ensure timely and accurate filing of tax documents.<br>• Review and ensure accuracy of Schedule K-1s for limited and general partners.<br>• Support tax due diligence processes for acquisitions and investments, identifying and assessing tax risks and opportunities.<br>• Collaborate with deal teams to develop tax-efficient transaction structures and negotiate tax-related provisions in agreements.<br>• Provide tax guidance and oversight to portfolio companies, including monitoring compliance and identifying optimization opportunities.<br>• Lead tax planning initiatives, including fund formation, fundraising strategies, and distribution planning.<br>• Stay informed of changes in tax laws and assess their impact on the organization.<br>• Implement and refine tax workflows, processes, and compliance calendars to enhance operational efficiency.
We are looking for a skilled Buyer to join our procurement team in Freeport, Texas. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in sourcing chemical raw materials, equipment, and other essential supplies, ensuring that procurement processes meet both quality and cost-effectiveness standards. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the success of a dynamic organization within the chemicals industry.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Develop and implement procurement strategies for chemical raw materials, equipment, and other supplies.<br>• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships by evaluating and negotiating contracts effectively.<br>• Monitor inventory levels to ensure timely and efficient replenishment aligned with production schedules.<br>• Conduct market analysis to stay informed about trends, pricing changes, and regulations affecting procurement.<br>• Drive cost-saving initiatives without compromising the quality of materials or services.<br>• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure procurement aligns with organizational goals.<br>• Review and manage supplier performance to ensure compliance with agreements and standards.<br>• Optimize purchasing processes to enhance operational efficiency and reduce lead times.<br>• Ensure adherence to industry regulations and company policies during procurement activities.
We are looking for a dedicated and meticulous Assistant Controller to join our financial team in Sugar Land, Texas. In this role, you will support the Financial Controller by overseeing essential accounting operations, ensuring accuracy in financial reporting, and maintaining compliance with regulatory standards. This is a great opportunity to contribute to a dynamic organization and help drive improvements in financial processes.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Prepare and review consolidated financial statements to ensure compliance with regulatory and organizational standards.<br>• Collaborate with internal and external auditors by providing accurate and timely documentation during audits.<br>• Monitor and strengthen internal controls to maintain compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley regulations.<br>• Manage the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, including preparing journal entries and performing account reconciliations.<br>• Deliver accurate financial results and variance analyses to senior management within established deadlines.<br>• Assist in developing budgets and forecasts, analyzing trends, and identifying variances to provide actionable insights.<br>• Supervise and mentor accounting team members to foster growth and ensure high-quality work.<br>• Promote collaboration within the team to enhance efficiency and knowledge-sharing across accounting functions.<br>• Lead process improvements to optimize reporting accuracy and operational performance.<br>• Support the implementation and maintenance of financial systems and tools to enhance operational efficiency.
We are looking for an experienced Senior Financial Planning & Analysis (FP& A) Analyst to join our team in Sugar Land, Texas. In this role, you will be instrumental in shaping the company's financial strategies by providing in-depth analysis and actionable insights. This position offers an exciting opportunity to collaborate with leadership and contribute to the growth of a publicly traded organization.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Conduct comprehensive budgeting and forecasting to support strategic initiatives.<br>• Perform detailed variance analysis to identify trends and areas for improvement.<br>• Prepare and deliver financial presentations for the board of directors and executive leadership.<br>• Analyze income statements and balance sheets to guide operational leaders in decision-making.<br>• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of financial goals and objectives.<br>• Utilize Microsoft Dynamics CRM to streamline financial reporting and analysis.<br>• Execute ad hoc financial analyses to address urgent business needs.<br>• Monitor and evaluate key performance indicators to ensure financial targets are met.<br>• Develop and implement best practices for financial planning and analysis processes.
<p>Follow Shad on LinkedIn in the search bar type chalkboardtalk to watch videos on open roles at Robert Half. Shad and his team at Robert Half is working with a Woodlands upstream E& P company that is publicly traded. The leadership team is looking to staff a Revenue Accountant for their team. Candidate must have a Bachelor’s Degree, 3 plus year’s experience with revenue experience with operated properties and experience working with an oil and gas software. Company offers 100 percent paid benefits for the family, great 401K, bonus awards, equity awards and a hybrid work model. For confidential consideration for this opportunity please e-mail Shad at [email protected] with your Microsoft Word Resume with Woodlands Revenue Accountant in the subject line.</p>
<p><strong>Position Summary </strong></p><p>We are seeking a skilled Data Engineer to design, implement, and maintain scalable data pipelines that support analytics and business intelligence initiatives. This role is critical to ensuring the availability, integrity, and quality of data across the organization. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in data engineering, excellent problem-solving abilities, and a collaborative mindset. You will be responsible for developing infrastructure for optimal data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) from various sources. This includes supporting cross-functional teams and maintaining high standards for data consistency and governance. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities: </strong></p><ul><li><strong></strong>Design and maintain scalable data pipelines using tools such as Azure Data Factory, Microsoft Fabric, PySpark, Spark SQL, and Python.</li><li>Develop solutions for integrating, processing, and analyzing large volumes of structured and unstructured data.</li><li>Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver high-quality solutions.</li><li>Optimize and troubleshoot data pipelines for performance and reliability.</li><li>Implement data governance and security best practices to ensure compliance and integrity.</li><li>Monitor and maintain data infrastructure for scalability and availability.</li><li>Stay current with advancements in data engineering and cloud technologies.</li><li>Manage the data platform roadmap, including capacity planning and optimization.</li><li>Work with IT operations and BI vendors to resolve production issues.</li><li>Prioritize and manage stakeholder reporting needs and requirements.</li><li>Maintain vendor relationships to support platform evolution and capability expansion.</li><li>Address data issues, trace lineage, and implement cleansing and quality processes.</li><li>Ensure secure access to data sets and effective collaboration across teams.</li><li>Manage project schedules, milestones, and tollgate reviews.</li><li>Promote data literacy across the organization.</li><li>Submit weekly progress reports and follow IT directives and compliance policies.</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p>We are in search of a Tax Manager to join our team in the public industry, based in The Woodlands, Texas, United States. As a Tax Manager, you will be tasked with handling intricate tax preparation, conducting tax research, and devising tax planning strategies. You will also be expected to guide and train staff members on proper procedures and tax laws.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities</p><p>• Execute tax consulting, including providing clients with potential tax savings recommendations.</p><p>• Prepare and review Federal and State tax returns for various entities such as businesses, trusts, estates, and individuals.</p><p>• Conduct research on current tax laws and share relevant information with the team.</p><p>• Maintain regular and timely communication with clients and respond to their inquiries.</p><p>• Handle onboarding of new clients, educating them about tax issues, implications, potential savings, and analysis/results.</p><p>• Supervise the tax department, ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of their work.</p><p>• Identify tax errors, devise effective solutions to prevent recurrence, and impart this practical knowledge to the team.</p><p>• Assist in the continued development of the tax department staff members through training and education.</p><p>• Solve staff and client questions and ensure client deadlines are met.</p><p>• Display proficiency in tax returns, including Federal business and individual, Trust, Estate, and all individual State returns.</p><p>• Utilize QuickBooks Desktop and Online, and show proficiency in Microsoft products, especially Excel and Outlook.</p><p>• Show interest in tax law and possess strong research skills.</p><p><br></p><p>For immediate consideration, please contact Emily at [email protected]</p>
We are in the search for a Billing Specialist to join our team in Kemah, Texas. As a Billing Specialist, you will be tasked with managing project billing processes, interpreting and extracting billing information from contracts, and handling AIA billing procedures. <br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Ensuring accurate and efficient processing of portal invoicing and timely submissions via client platforms.<br>• Reviewing and interpreting contracts to extract relevant information for billing, aligning it accurately with project terms and conditions.<br>• Managing the execution of AIA billing processes, generating necessary documents and maintaining compliance with guidelines.<br>• Preparing and tracking detailed time-and-material invoices based on the scope of projects.<br>• Assisting in the preparation and submission of liens when required, ensuring proper documentation and adherence to legal procedures.<br>• Collaborating with other team members to streamline billing cycles and efficiently resolve discrepancies.<br>• Maintaining a proactive approach to problem-solving and demonstrating excellent attention to detail.<br>• Contributing effectively in a collaborative office setting while also demonstrating the ability to work independently.
<p> Follow Shad on LinkedIn at #chalkboardtalk for videos on his open roles! Shad and his team at Robert Half are recruiting for Senior Internal IT Auditor for a Woodlands based Client. This publicly held client is actively seeking a candidate that will report to the VP. More importantly this role has little to NO Travel. Candidate must have a Bachelor’s Degree, 4 plus year’s IT SOX experience with publicly held clients and certification is a plus. Company supports a Hybrid work from home on Friday. Company's compensation make up is base salary, bonus potential and benefits. For confidential consideration for this opportunity please e-mail Shad at [email protected] with your Microsoft Word Resume with Senior SOX IT Auditor in the subject line.</p>
<p>Follow Shad's Video format on #chalkboardtalk on LinkedIn. Shad and his team at Robert Half is working with a client that has multiple interests and ventures. </p><p><br></p><p>🧾 Accounting Manager – Sports & Fitness Industry</p><p><br></p><p>🏋️♂️ A dynamic company with athletic and sports clubs across the Houston area is teaming up with <strong>Robert Half</strong> to find a talented <strong>Accounting Manager</strong> to lead a small, high-performing team. If you're passionate about numbers and thrive in a fast-paced, multi-entity environment, this could be your next big win!</p><p>🎯 What You’ll Do:</p><ul><li>👥 Lead and mentor a small accounting team</li><li>📊 Oversee financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting</li><li>🏢 Manage accounting across multiple locations and revenue streams</li><li>🔍 Ensure compliance with GAAP and internal controls</li><li>🤝 Collaborate with a supportive and empowering leadership team</li></ul><p><br></p><p>💰 What You Get:</p><ul><li>💵 Competitive base salary</li><li>🎯 Bonus potential</li><li>🏥 Full benefits package</li><li>🏠 Light hybrid work flexibility</li><li>🙌 Supportive leadership and team culture</li></ul>
<p>Large, growing Corporation in The Woodlands is looking to add a Senior Tax Accountant to their team! </p><p><br></p><p>This position will prepare complex income tax returns and schedules as well as other tax documents in order to ensure accurate tax reporting and planning. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>The responsibilities of the role will include the following: </strong></p><ul><li>Form 1120, U.S. Corporation Income Tax Return, consolidated and separate, and corresponding consolidated and separately filed state income tax returns</li><li>Form 1065, U.S. Return of Partnership Income and corresponding state income tax returns</li><li>Potential for foreign compliance returns</li><li>Review returns of lower-tier analysts for accuracy to ensure final submissions are correct.</li><li>Prepare supporting documentation for organized audit trail to minimize audit assessment and future audit exposure.</li><li>Actively research process improvements as needed to ensure efficiency.</li><li>Prepare monthly account reconciliations to identify discrepancies and ensure accurate reporting.</li><li>Develop good working relationships with various counterparts within the company to ensure accurate data support.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a minimum of 5 years tax experience. In addition, experience need to be able to work with minimal supervision, have excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail! </p><p><br></p><p>Please contact Caroline McGlaun for immediate and confidential consideration. </p><p> </p>
We are looking for an experienced Senior Accountant to join our team in College Station, Texas. This role requires an individual with strong attention to detail who can manage financial processes with accuracy and efficiency. The ideal candidate will excel in month-end close activities, account reconciliations, and maintaining the integrity of the general ledger.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Oversee month-end close procedures, ensuring all financial data is accurately recorded and reported.<br>• Maintain and update the general ledger, ensuring compliance with accounting standards.<br>• Prepare and post journal entries to support accurate financial reporting.<br>• Perform account reconciliations to verify the accuracy of financial statements.<br>• Conduct bank reconciliations to ensure alignment between company records and financial institutions.<br>• Review financial data and reports to identify discrepancies and recommend corrective actions.<br>• Assist in the preparation of financial statements and other reports for internal and external stakeholders.<br>• Collaborate with other departments to support financial audits and compliance requirements.<br>• Analyze financial processes and recommend improvements to enhance efficiency.<br>• Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and company policies in all accounting activities.
<p><strong>Prior Roles</strong></p><ul><li>Previously held a role responsible for design and implementation of IT systems crossing multiple operational contexts (e.g. infrastructure, applications; applications, network; cloud, on premises)</li><li>Prior experience as a Solutions Architect, Solutions Engineer, or in a “hands-on” systems design role in a pre-sales or “Customer Success” role strongly preferred</li><li>Prior experience working on behalf of clients in a Managed Services or consulting role strongly preferred</li></ul><p><strong>Technical Experience and Knowledge</strong></p><ul><li>Recent hands-on design, deployment, and/or administration experience in Windows Server and Linux systems administration</li><li>Working familiarity with Unix variants and Mac OS; prior administration experience a plus</li><li>Working familiarity with Microsoft Azure and other IaaS providers preferred</li><li>Strong enterprise networking design, deployment, and/or administration experience</li><li>Working familiarity with enterprise-class vendors and product lines strongly preferred (e.g. Cisco, Cisco Meraki, HPE/Aruba, Juniper, Extreme, Brocade)</li><li>Working familiarity with enterprise-class network security appliance vendors and product lines strongly preferred (e.g. Cisco, Cisco Meraki, Palo Alto, Fortinet)</li><li>Working familiarity with SMB/”prosumer” vendors and product lines a plus (e.g. Ubiquiti/UBNT, SonicWall, Mikrotik) a plus</li><li>Working familiarity with load balancers, VPN appliances/concentrators a plus</li><li>In depth understanding of current enterprise design patterns and norms for basic networking capabilities/concepts (e.g. TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLAN segmentation, routing and switching, wireless)</li><li>Strong familiarity with SMB and entry-level on premises computing infrastructure technologies</li><li>Working familiarity with multiple server hardware vendors and associated management tools/platforms (e.g. Dell, HPE, Cisco, SuperMicro) strongly preferred</li><li>Working familiarity with hypervisor platforms (e.g. VMware vSphere/ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, or others) strongly preferred</li><li>Strong familiarity with enterprise storage</li><li>Working familiarity with DAS, SAN, and NAS/filer solutions</li><li>Working understanding of contemporary network storage protocols and interconnect methods (e.g. iSCSI, CIFS, FibreChannel, NFS)</li><li>Strong familiarity with basic on premises infrastructure management best practices</li><li>Rack management</li><li>Power and cooling demand management</li><li>Physical security</li><li>Strong familiarity with scripting for administrative, auditing, and other operational purposes</li><li>Prior experience writing PowerShell, Python, BASH/other Linux shell scripts strongly preferred </li><li>Prior experience with typical infrastructure and server/endpoint management toolsets</li><li>Performance and capacity management tools</li><li>Endpoint management / RMM platforms</li><li>Patch and vulnerability management tools</li><li>Prior experience with capacity planning, VM/server “right-sizing”, performance analysis</li><li>Prior experience and ownership designing server, network, application solutions through deployment phase</li><li>Prior experience administrating Office 365 services</li><li>Prior experience administrating Microsoft Exchange, Google G Suite/Workspace is a plus</li></ul>
<p>Our client is currently seeking a highly skilled <strong>Payroll Processor</strong> to join their team in The Woodlands, TX<strong> on a long-term contract basis</strong>. This role is pivotal in ensuring that payroll is processed accurately, on time, and in compliance with applicable laws across a diverse workforce, including domestic and expatriate employees. Additionally, this position provides backup support for payroll tax administration and global relocation activities. If you are detail-oriented, process-driven, and thrive in a dynamic environment, we encourage you to apply!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><p><strong>Payroll Processing:</strong></p><ul><li>Manage and execute end-to-end payroll cycles for multi-state and U.S. expatriates, ensuring accuracy and timeliness across bi-weekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payrolls.</li><li>Import batches, balance payroll transactions, and run preview reports to validate data and resolve any discrepancies.</li><li>Review computed wages and identify/correct errors to maintain accuracy.</li><li>Ensure all changes to payroll are reflected and processed correctly in the system.</li></ul><p><strong>Payroll Support & Communication:</strong></p><ul><li>Respond to inquiries and requests related to payroll, including employee concerns and detailed reporting.</li><li>Inspect and approve automated system output, including registers and standard reports, correcting out-of-balance conditions as needed.</li></ul><p><strong>Tax Administration:</strong></p><ul><li>Execute periodic tax filings (quarterly and year-end). </li><li>Collaborate with third-party providers and stay current with payroll tax law changes; resolve tax notices from federal, state, and local agencies.</li><li>Collect and update state unemployment rates, ensuring proper application in the system.</li></ul><p><strong>Year-End & Vendor Reconciliation:</strong></p><ul><li>Coordinate year-end planning activities, including W2 processing and resolution of post-delivery issues.</li><li>Reconcile payments to vendors and third-party providers, ensuring financial accuracy.</li></ul><p><strong>Audit & Compliance:</strong></p><ul><li>Validate SAP data through comprehensive audits, balancing payroll results, general ledger postings, and third-party remittances.</li><li>Assist with both internal and external audits, maintaining compliance with organizational policies and government regulations.</li></ul><p><strong>Special Projects:</strong></p><ul><li>Support various management-directed special initiatives and process improvements.</li></ul><p><br></p>
