Senior Accountant

About Company:

WHY JOIN NEWPARK FLUIDS SYSTEMS?

One of our Core Values is Excellence. It means we are committed to delivering value through performance, innovation, and service quality, and that commitment starts with YOU! Newpark is where you can challenge yourself in new and exciting ways and work in an environment that supports and values you. At Newpark, we are committed to finding, developing, retaining, and rewarding the best talent while providing an environment where our employees can grow professionally and personally.

WHO WE ARE

Newpark Fluids Systems is a leading provider of innovative drilling fluids solutions, with a global presence in large-scale, long-term markets, and with the most talented people in the industry. Headquartered in Katy, Texas, we serve markets worldwide, with an established presence, demonstrating our commitment to being a strong and reliable partner for our customers, wherever they need us to be.

WHAT WE DO

Our drive is to help customers with a wide range of fluids solutions and expertise to meet their most demanding reservoir needs. This drive is the catalyst for innovation and ongoing development of next-generation products and services to help customers stay ahead of the curve.

WHAT WE VALUE

We maintain an unwavering commitment to act following our Core Values of Safety, Integrity, Respect, Excellence, and Accountability, ensuring our customers receive the best products and services we can offer and that our employees experience a safe workplace where they can thrive:

Safety - Protecting each other like family while sustaining the environment in which we work.

Integrity - Acting honestly, ethically, and responsibly in all aspects of our business.

Respect - Dealing fairly and openly with employees, customers, suppliers, and the community.

Excellence - Delivering value through performance, innovation, and service quality.

Accountability - Using good judgment and taking responsibility for our actions.

About the Role:

Job Title: Senior Accountant

Job Summary

We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Senior Accountant for a contract-to-hire opportunity. This role will play a key part in daily accounting operations and month-end close activities, with a strong focus on cash transaction accounting, cash and balance sheet reconciliations, and close support. The ideal candidate is hands-on, deadline-driven, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. This role will report to the Director of Accounting based in Katy, TX.

Essential Job Functions:

• Account for daily cash transactions, including bank activity, wires, ACH, intercompany cash movements and ABL (asset-backed loans) transactions
• Perform timely and accurate bank and cash account reconciliations
• Prepare a wide range of balance sheet account reconciliations, ensuring completeness and accuracy
• Identify, research, and resolve intercompany variances, including cash, AR/AP, and other intercompany balances
• Coordinate with internal accounting teams to investigate intercompany differences and ensure timely resolution
• Investigate and resolve reconciling items and other account variances
• Support month-end and quarter-end close processes, including journal entries, accruals, and account analysis
• Assist with maintaining accounting schedules and supporting documentation
• Partner with AP, AR, Treasury, and other finance teams to ensure accurate cash reporting
• Support internal and external audit requests related to cash and balance sheet accounts
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiencies
• Perform other accounting duties and ad hoc projects as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of progressive accounting experience.
• Strong understanding of GAAP and financial reporting principles.
• Proficiency in accounting systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, NetSuite).
• Proficiency with Excel (pivot tables, lookups, reconciliation schedules)
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 years of accounting experience, ideally with a multinational company.
• Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or MBA.
• CPA certification or progress toward CPA is a plus.
• Public accounting or audit background is a plus.
• Experience with cash accounting/treasury operations and account reconciliations

Newpark is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Disabled.

We’re committed to attracting and retaining the best people and fostering an environment of openness and trust—empowering each of us to contribute to our full potential in meeting our customers’ needs. We accomplish more when people from diverse backgrounds and with different talents and ideas work together in an environment where everyone can contribute and make full use of their talents.

This means that we comply with all local, state and federal employment laws and regulations in all countries in which we do business.