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Accounting Consultant – Acquisition Integration

Location: Northwest Houston, TX 77080
Schedule: 100% Onsite
Type: Contract / Consulting
Pay: $45–$55/hr, depending on experience
Start: ASAP

A growing organization in Northwest Houston is seeking an experienced Accounting Consultant to support acquisition-related accounting integration work.

This role will focus on transitioning newly acquired businesses from cash-basis accounting to accrual-basis accounting, cleaning up and standardizing financial records, and supporting the integration of those businesses into the company’s accounting systems and processes.

This is a hands-on consulting opportunity best suited for an experienced Accounting Manager, Controller, Senior Accountant, or Accounting Consultant who has personally led or completed cash-to-accrual conversions and can work independently with minimal direction.

Key Responsibilities

• Convert acquired businesses from cash-basis to accrual-basis accounting

• Review existing books and identify required accounting adjustments

• Record and reconcile accruals, prepaid expenses, liabilities, receivables, and other balance-sheet accounts

• Clean up and normalize accounting records

• Establish accurate opening balances and accrual-based financial reporting

• Support post-acquisition accounting integration

• Assist with accounting system conversions and migrations

• Work with QuickBooks environments used by acquired businesses

• Support the company’s ongoing NetSuite implementation

• Partner with accounting leadership on acquisition integration projects

• Independently manage accounting transition work from start to completion

Qualifications

• Strong senior-level accounting experience

• Hands-on experience converting a business from cash basis to accrual basis

• Experience with accounting cleanup, balance-sheet reconciliations, and acquisition integration

• Ability to independently assess accounting issues and determine appropriate adjustments

• Strong understanding of accrual accounting and financial reporting

• Comfortable working in smaller-company accounting environments

• Available to work onsite in Northwest Houston

Preferred Experience

• Acquisition or M&A accounting integration

• QuickBooks

• NetSuite

• ERP or accounting-system migrations

• Controller, Accounting Manager, or consulting background

• Experience integrating founder-owned or smaller acquired businesses

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