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Position:Accounting Specialist
Primary Location:Houston (TX, USA), Texas, United States of America
Additional Locations: Midland (MI, USA) + More - Less
Schedule:Full time
Date Posted:12/02/2025
Job Number:R2063234
Position Type:Regular
Workplace Type:Onsite
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At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we're passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.
Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We're a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you're looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you're in the right place.
Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world's leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 30 countries and employ approximately 36,000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $43 billion in 2024. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. ????Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.
This role is aligned to the Diamond Infrastructure Solutions ("Diamond Infra") company and will be seconded from Dow to Diamond Infrastructure Solutions until January 1, 2027.? At that time, the role will become directly aligned to the Diamond Infrastructure Solutions Company.??
About Diamond Infrastructure Solutions (website (https://www.diamondinfra.com/en-us.html) )?
Diamond Infrastructure Solutions?is an infrastructure-focused company strategically located in the U.S. Gulf Coast - the heart of U.S. manufacturing.?The company is comprised of ~2700 employees and contractors that are driven by a customer-first entrepreneurial mindset, offering expertise and turn-key services to more than 70 on-site and off-site customers across the U.S. Gulf Coast.?The company is built upon the foundation of Dow's world-leading operational excellence to deliver best-in-class services and reliability.?
Our Vision: We strive to be the trusted leader in infrastructure-delivering reliable, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions that adapt to our customers' changing needs. Our goal is to set the standard for service and innovation, earning confidence through every project and partnership.
Our people are the driving force behind everything we achieve, guided by a commitment to safety, integrity, and sustainability. We work as one team - acting with urgency, communicating with clarity, and embracing curiosity and ownership to create value. By staying connected to customers, markets, and communities, we build trust, deliver results, and position Diamond for growth and resilience in a changing world.
About you and this role
Dowhas an exciting opportunity for anAccounting Specialistlocated inHouston(TX)orMidland (MI).
As anAccounting Specialistyou will ensure accounting activity is recorded within the company's records and books are accurate and complete.You will be responsible for budgeting, product costing, recording, reporting, analyzing and communicating functional/business activity results. You will assist the function/business management teams in financial analysis necessary for decision-making.
In this role, you will require understanding of key business drivers for your discipline and function. You will need to be able to expand conceptual and working knowledge related to your discipline or functional area. You are expected to provide informal guidance to new team members and be able to explain complex information to others.
It is your responsibility to use technical experience, established practices, and personal judgement to analyze and resolve straightforward problems. Your performance impacts the quality of your own work and your team's work and requires that you work within established guidelines and policies.
Responsibilities
Records, monitors, reports, and communicates function/business results, and ensures activity is accurate, complete, and compliant to accounting standards
Completes product costing of materials, reviews for variances, and corrects/communicates results to business/plant management
Performs product inventory reviews and fixed asset reviews
Provides financial analysis to function/business management teams as needed for project studies, options analysis, and productivity/benchmarking measurements, and establishes and maintains an ongoing working relationship with other sub-processes and functions
Helps facilitate the budget setting process and monthly/quarterly estimate process
Demonstrates technical accounting ability through at least two years of directly applicable experience
Coordinates and assists internal partners to complete annual budgets in line with
Corporate, Business and Functional guidelines and timing
Proactively partner with the internal partners and perform and support cost reporting and analyses
Perform financial estimates (or support / provide input for financial estimates) for supported Business
Educates functional partners on Accounting Policies and internal control matters and advises on the potential impacts of their decisions. Resolves any problems identified as they arise
Qualifications
A minimum of a Bachelor's degree (Finance or Accounting preferred) or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E5 or Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class or Sergeant ranking
A minimum of 3 years of relevant working experience
CPA preferred
A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any @type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process
Your Skills
Accounting:Essential for recording, monitoring, and reporting accurate financial activity.
Accounting Policies:Needed to ensure compliance with internal standards and educate partners on policy impacts.
Asset Accounting:Important for handling product inventory reviews and fixed asset reviews.
Fixed Asset Accounting:Directly tied to managing and reviewing fixed assets accurately.
Budgeting:Critical for facilitating budget-setting processes and supporting financial estimates.
Financial Analysis:Required for providing insights to management teams for decision-making, project studies, and benchmarking.
Internal Controls:Ensures adherence to established guidelines and policies, and helps resolve compliance issues.
Additional notes
Relocation assistance is not available with this position.
This role can be located in Houston (TX) or Midland (MI)
Benefits - What Dow offers you
We invest in you.
Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career.?You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.
Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:
Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.
Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.
Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees' Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group's (ERG) participation.
Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)
Join our team, we can make a difference together.
About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world's leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 30 countries and employ approximately 36,000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $43 billion in 2024. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. ????Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.
As part of our dedication to inclusion, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available onwww.dow.com.
Dow is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to providing opportunities without regard for race, color, religion, sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity, national origin, age, disability and genetic information, including family medical history. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may call us at 1-833-My Dow HR (833-693-6947) and select option 8.
