Enterprise Accounting Manager
Take the lead in shaping the financial future of a top-tier sports enterprise. Thrive in a fast-paced, flexible environment where your expertise drives impact—and your career growth knows no limits.
Location: Houston, Texas
Employment Type: Full-Time, Hybrid with flexible schedule
Why This Role?
This is an exciting opportunity with one of our client in Houston which is a sports organization. They are looking for an experienced senior industry manager eager to drive financial excellence in a fast-paced, sports-focused environment. This role empowers you to lead the accounting for new investments across the sports vertical, applying comprehensive accounting principles including US GAAP and IFRS. You will collaborate with multiple teams to ensure accurate financial reporting, compliance, and process efficiency.
What will you do:
- Lead accounting and reporting for acquisitions and corporate investments across sports companies.
- Apply US GAAP and IFRS accounting guidance to complex transaction accounting.
- Collaborate across teams to ensure compliance and streamline accounting processes.
- Drive accounting process improvements and adherence to controls.
- Mentor junior accounting staff and provide technical accounting expertise.
What You’ll Bring:
- 10+ years of accounting experience or 7+ years of relevant experience which includes 4 years as a manager accounts.
- Must have experience with 4 big public accounting firms.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field.
- CPA certification is required.
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS, and complex accounting transactions.
- Experience in sports, recreation, or multi-entity accounting environments is a plus.
About Sperton
This role is sponsored by Sperton, a global recruitment and consulting firm with offices across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. We help companies find and manage top talent across borders, delivering fast, compliant, and flexible recruitment, consultant hiring, and global mobility services.
📩 Sound like a good fit?
Apply now and send us your CV — we’d love to hear from you.
- Department
- Financial & Professional Services
- Locations
- United States
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Job location
- Houston, Texas
- Employment Level | Seniority
- Senior Level
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Workplace & Culture at Sperton
At Sperton, we believe that great results come from great people.
Our culture is built on trust, collaboration, and a shared passion for delivering quality in everything we do.
We are a Norwegian-owned international company with colleagues across Europe, Asia, and the USA, working together seamlessly across time zones and cultures. Our teams are diverse, yet united by the same goal — to connect people and companies in meaningful ways.
We value openness, initiative, and continuous learning. Everyone at Sperton is encouraged to take ownership, share ideas, and challenge existing ways of working to make our solutions even better.
Even though we operate globally, our approach is personal. We take pride in creating a supportive and inclusive environment where people feel heard, respected, and motivated to grow — both professionally and personally.
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