Accountant

About the role

This role involves preparing advanced level financial activities to ensure compliance with relevant rules, regulations, and legislation. Responsibilities include analyzing these activities' effects on company finances and accounting procedures.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and prepare studies and recommendations in areas related to finance, billing, accounting, capital expenditures, and taxation methods and procedures.
• Perform calculations and/or analyses including but not limited to: budget forecasts, depreciation (book/tax), tax deferrals, financial ratios, various billings and related adjustments, rate/tariff schedules, derivative entries and disclosures.
• Aid in the development and maintenance of applicable micro and/or mainframe programs used in finance, gross reporting, invoicing, billing, and various accounting activities.
• Direct and/or assist employees in compiling, verifying, and preparing a variety of financial information including but not limited to: forecasted versus actual expenses, governmental/regulatory reports, financial reports, quarterly income statements, billing, revenues, gas supply tracking and reconciliations, cost of gas calculations, budget.
• Provide guidance, training, and/or coaching to employees; assist in determining work priorities and job assignments; and monitor and evaluate employee performance.
• Direct and advise employees from governmental and/or regulatory agencies, auditing firms, management, and others in areas that may include accounting procedures, various financial reports, budgets and forecasts, billing adjustments, and tax preparation and reporting.
• Comply with Sarbanes Oxley and applicable Regulatory Requirements.

Requirements

Midstream industry experience is desirable, with preference for Oil and Gas experience (upstream or downstream).

Skills

• Microsoft Excel
• Some PowerBI

Nice-to-have Skills

• TIPS
• Waterfield
• RightAngle

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Direct and advise employees from governmental and/or regulatory agencies, auditing firms, management, and others in areas that may include accounting procedures, various financial reports, budgets and forecasts, billing adjustments, and tax preparation and reporting. Compliance with Sarbanes Oxley and applicable Regulatory Requirements.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in accounting or finance with specific job-related experience.

Work Experience

• Experience with and/or thorough knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, company financial accounting, and/or billing methods and procedures.
• Experience in use and function of office equipment including microcomputers and applicable software and accessing mainframe applications.
• Experience and/or training related to: Financial accounting and reporting standards and processes, Economic forecasting/modeling and corporate budget functions, Interpreting and explaining accounting standards and/or policies, Communication/interpersonal skills, Customer billing and related processes and systems, Supervisory skills, Experience analyzing, evaluating, and preparing studies and recommendations concerning impact of standards, regulations, and legislation on company finances and accounting processes, Researching, composing, and preparing reports, studies, publications, and correspondence applicable to position, Experience reading and interpreting company correspondence, reports, accounting-related publications, contracts, accounting software manuals, computer printouts, and legal documents, Developing and presenting information to individuals and groups.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to: apply math, advanced algebra, and statistics
• Ability to: lead, train, coach, delegate, and review work activities.
• Knowledge of personnel policies and procedures
• Ability to: interact, advise, direct, and communicate effectively
• Ability to: communicate and/or exchange written and verbal information or instructions; conduct oral presentations.
• Strength Factor Rating - Physical Demands/Requirements: Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
• Strength Factor Description - Physical Demands/Requirements: Standing: Remaining on one's feet in an upright position at a work station without moving about (Occasionally) Walking: Moving about on foot (Frequently) Sitting: Remaining in a seated position (Constantly) Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) (Occasionally) Carrying: Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms, or on the shoulder (Occasionally) Pushing: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force (Occasionally) Pulling: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force (includes jerking) (Occasionally) Climbing: Ladders, Stairs (Occasionally) Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling (Occasionally) Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist (Occasionally) Kneeling: Bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees (Occasionally) Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the legs and spine (Occasionally) Crawling: Moving about on the hands and arms in any direction (Occasionally) Reaching: Extending hands and arms in any direction (Constantly) Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with the hand or hands (Manual Dexterity) (Constantly) Fingering: Picking, pinching or otherwise working with the fingers primarily (Finger Dexterity) (Constantly) Feeling: Perceiving such attributes of objects/materials as size, shape, temperature, texture, movement or pulsation by receptors in the skin, particularly those of the finger tips (Constantly) Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas/information by means of the spoken word (Frequently) Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sound by the ear (Frequently) Tasting/Smelling: (Occasionally) Near Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less (Constantly) Far Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 feet for more (Frequently) Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are (Frequently) Vision: Color - The ability to identify and distinguish colors (Constantly) Working Conditions/Environment: Employee is subject to inside environmental conditions Working Conditions: Well lighted, climate-controlled areas (Constantly) Frequent repetitive motion (Constantly) CRT (Computer Monitor(s)) (Constantly) Travel: Travel to office facilities required.

Working Conditions/Environment

Employee is subject to inside environmental conditions Working Conditions: Well lighted, climate-controlled areas (Constantly)

Travel

Frequent travel to office facilities required.