Crude Scheduling Analyst II

About the role

Location: Houston, TX 77042 – 100% onsite. Duration: 06 months contract – Contract to Hire opportunity. The role is currently using SAP S4 with a possible transition back to Right-angle in a few years.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and verify the accuracy of all transactions related to Crude Trading and Supply movements in accordance with accounting standards in SAP S4.
• Run various reports in SAP S4 to monitor inventory builds/draws and analyze data routinely throughout the month.
• Work closely with offshore managed service resources, schedulers and traders to properly reflect positions and trades in accounting records.
• Review complicated Discrepancy Error Workbench (DEW) requests from Crude Accounting and Volumetric Accounting that are escalated by the Scheduler and assist with identifying proper resolution.
• Serve as a backup reviewer for DEW when a scheduler is out of the office.
• In collaboration with the Trade Support group, assist schedulers with troubleshooting when nominations do not result in the intended inventory effect in SAP and providing resolution.
• Prepare reports and summaries of reconciliation findings for management review.
• Track and communicate trends or recurring issues that may impact inventory accuracy and assist in the development of solutions.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements in scheduling tactics.
• Assist with direct resolution of discrepancies during high intensity periods (such as month end close).

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• 3-5 years of experience in a volumetric accounting or inventory analyst role
• Crude or NGL experience
• Proficient computer skills (MS Excel, Word, Outlook)

Qualifications

• Experience running financial and inventory reports in SAP
• Experience with SAP and/or Right-angle
• Excellent written and oral communication skills as well as reading comprehension abilities
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to prioritize demands from multiple departments
• Self-motivated, effective team player
• Possess a customer service mentality and willingness to address internal client needs
• Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline driven environment

Skills

• Detail-oriented with accounting background
• Analytical with data
• Ability to create macros in Excel
• Open to exploring AI agents for automation