Manager Accounting - Hybrid Schedule (Finance)

Position Description

Position will be responsible for recording various activities for Midstream gathering and processing assets including reviewing contracts, analyzing volumes and analysis, billing customers, and reviewing reports. As part of the operational analysis of the gathering systems and plants, the candidate must adhere to all existing SOX processes and controls and be able to develop additional procedures as necessary, test systems, and interact with customers, upstream and downstream departments, and Commercial staff.

Job Responsibilities:

• Review monthly journal entries & analysis of operational purchase, sale, and other processing and gathering transactions
• Coordinate plant and gathering system closes including timely payments to producers
• Analyze plant L&U (Lost & Unaccounted for Gas) for reasonableness
• Reconcile and manage various third party and intercompany natural gas liquids marketing activity
• Responsible for coordinating and verifying various closing accounting worksheets for the internal financial package as well as preparing earnings variance analyses and quarterly analytics for multiple assets
• Assist in responding and coordinating various audits requests; including but not limited to SOX internal audits and external audits
• Review Balance Sheet Account Reconciliations in Blackline software
• Review internal and external company reports, including reports to regulatory agencies and industry associations pertaining to purchase, production, sales, and exchange of natural gas and natural gas liquids
• Review severance tax reports to governmental agencies
• Respond timely to both internal and external parties
• Ability to perform Special Projects as assigned, including participation in systems development and testing
• Update documentation (manuals, procedures, etc.) as required
• Other duties as assigned

Position Requirements

• The candidate must have an Accounting Degree
• Minimum of 8-10 years of Accounting experience in the Oil and Gas industry with at least 2 years being in a supervisory role, a strong working knowledge of the energy industry, volumetric gas accounting and financial reporting experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required for effective communication with various levels of management
• Strong understanding of gas gathering and processing operations
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with gas accounting systems (TIPS experience a plus)
• Must be self-motivated, able to multitask, and work independently
• Must be able to lead and develop a team
• Strong critical thinking ability is required to analyze plant activities and apply GAAP accordingly

*Position may be filled at various levels depending on experience and job skills of successful candidate.
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