Financial Accountant
About this role
Since 1952, Mustang has proudly served the construction, oil & gas, power generation, marine, and manufacturing industries as the authorized Caterpillar® dealer for Southeast Texas. Start your career with Mustang Cat - one of America's Greatest Midsize Workplaces of 2025!
Financial Accountant
Location: Houston, TX
We're looking for an experienced Financial Accountant to join our Accounting team and play a key role in financial reporting, budgeting, analysis, and business decision support.
Reporting directly to the Controller, this position is ideal for an accounting professional who enjoys working with financial data, collaborating with leaders across the organization, and developing meaningful financial insights that drive business performance.
What You'll Do
- Assist with the annual budgeting process
- Prepare and analyze monthly financial statements and management reports
- Develop and distribute the Monthly Financial Review Packet
- Participate in monthly financial review meetings with department managers
- Prepare quarterly Caterpillar financial reporting
- Complete quarterly cash flow reporting and debt compliance requirements
- Perform complex account reconciliations and financial analysis
- Design and develop new financial reports and reporting tools
- Partner with departments across the company to provide detailed financial analysis and decision support
- Identify opportunities to improve financial reporting processes and efficiencies
What We're Looking For
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive accounting experience
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including:
- Pivot Tables
- VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP
- Financial data analysis
- Strong reconciliation and analytical skills
- Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills
- Self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- CPA certification
- Experience preparing management financial reports
- Budgeting and forecasting experience
- Experience presenting financial information to operational leaders
- Why Join Mustang Cat?
- Work alongside experienced financial leaders in a collaborative environment
- Influence business decisions through meaningful financial analysis
- Gain exposure to executive-level financial reporting
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- Stable, well-established company with a strong reputation throughout Texas
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package
Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate is an analytical problem solver who enjoys digging into financial data, creating meaningful reports, and partnering with leaders across the organization. They are comfortable working independently while also communicating financial information in a way that helps non-financial managers make informed business decisions.
Check out the Mustang Cat Anthem to see our mission in action!
Having trouble logging in? Create an account through the link on the "Sign In" pop-up window, and apply today!
Mustang Cat is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Company at a glance
Mustang Cat, an authorized dealer for Caterpillar, has 70 years of experience in heavy machinery, power systems, product support, and financial services in the industrial equipment industry.
With more than 350 equipment models to choose from, Mustang serves 35 counties throughout Southeast Texas for sales and rental needs. With 17 branch locations, Mustang is equipped to service both machines and industrial engines. In addition to these existing services, Mustang added vocational trucks to the product line in 2011.
Coupled with technology to provide grade control and condition monitoring, our products are equipped to handle everyday workload challenges in a variety of circumstances.
Mustang provides services to customers who are in agriculture, forestry, heavy construction, heavy trucking, petroleum, waste management, marine, government, and many other industrial markets.
Top Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
Tired of cold applications?
Sign up with Clera and we'll reach out the moment a role actually fits you — no more spraying applications into the void.
Know someone who'd be great for this?