23-087.U - Midstream Accountant

Job Objective:

Assists the Marketing & Trading Accounting Manager in the preparation and recording of the company's marketing and trading activities as well as supporting the marketing and risk management functions.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Confirm and verify volume and price data with third party counterparts prior to monthly settlements.
• Prepare and send out monthly purchase and sales statements.
• Field third party inquiries concerning assigned customers.
• Prepare monthly journal entries to record transactions into the general ledger system and prepare balance sheet reconciliations to ensure the validity of financial positions and operating results.
• Prepare monthly severance tax calculations, filings and remittances.
• Prepare monthly regulatory reports.
• Assist external auditors in the quarterly reviews and annual audits of Harvest Marketing & Trading, including transactions, analysis and financial statement footnotes and disclosures.

Other Job Responsibilities:

• Maintains employee confidence and protects company assets, including intellectual property, by keeping information confidential.
• Maintains technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional associations.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results, as needed.
• Adheres to the company's values - integrity, ownership, urgency, alignment and innovation.
• Supports company vision and mission.
• Adheres to established work schedule, attendance standards and is punctual to work and meetings.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications:

• Two (2) years of prior work experience in a crude oil, natural gas or NGL marketing and trading activity, risk control, accounting, or contract administration function, preferably in the energy industry.
• Solid accounting fundamentals including journal entries, financial statement analysis, revenue and cost recognition concepts and inventory valuation.
• Strong analytical skills necessary for understanding marketing strategies, transaction structures, risk exposures and business impacts across a variety of asset-based activities.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to manage multiple priorities and contribute to the operations as a whole are necessary to be successful.
• Exceptional proficiency in data management including spreadsheet proficiency (functions, pivot tables and basic macros).
• Ability to accurately solve problems.
• Ability to complete multiple, diverse tasks of differing priorities.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, and other departments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with specific ability to translate complex operational information into an organized and presentable manner.
• Outstanding organizational skills.
• Proficiency in the use and application of the following software:

Required: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and Outlook).

Preferred: Working knowledge of SAP and WolfePak Software.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year university or college.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

• Preferred: Certified Public Accountant