26-640.B - FICO Advisor Sr.

Hilcorp Energy Company; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Hilcorp Energy Company is seeking an experienced accounting professional to support the accounting advisory team. You will handle technical accounting transactions, define functional requirements for SAP enhancements, and prepare accounting policies and procedures to ensure policy compliance.

You will also provide end-user SAP training, assist with reporting requirements, and help implement new assets during acquisitions while aligning with company best practices and governance.

Qualifications

• Five (5) years minimum experience in Upstream Oil and Gas Accounting and related fields.
• Five (5) years minimum experience in accounting support roles (GL, JV, AP, AR, C&PC, Revenue, Production).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Understand needs of Operational Accounting and support Accounting Advisory.
• Envision, design, and deliver accounting policies and procedures.
• Modernize accounting operations using current technology to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Translate project documents into functional specs for development.
• Provide end-user training regarding SAP.
• Assist in SAP FICO system enhancements, upgrades, and implementations.
• Support accounting implementation of new assets during acquisitions.
• Collaborate with IT and SAP teams and prepare management updates.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP FICO

Job description

Job Objective:
Support accounting teams for technical and complex accounting transactions to ensure compliance with company accounting policy. Determine functional requirements for SAP enhancement projects. Recommend actions based on changes in reporting and/or accounting requirements. Prepare and document accounting and reporting policies and procedures. Provide end user support for SAP FICO issues. Assist the Manager with reporting requirements, regulations and rules and stay current with all accounting and reporting requirements which impact the Operational Accounting teams.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Understand the needs of the Operational Accounting functions and how the Accounting Advisory team supports those needs while also representing the requirements of Accounting Advisory to the business
• Assist in the envisioning, design, and delivery of accounting policies and procedures that generate value in terms of risk reduction, regulatory compliance, automation, efficiency by exploiting best in practice accounting policies.
• Use current technology to help modernize accounting operations to improve reliability, increase operational efficiency, and reduce cost.
• Translate project documents, including reports and project specific business rules into functional specification documents for development by internal or external resources.
• Support end-users and super-users with training where required regarding SAP.
• Provide other ad-hoc support and assistance, as requested
• Support accounting implementation of new assets during acquisitions.
• Assisting in the evaluation of accounting processes and controls, with an objective of increasing efficiencies and providing better information for management decision making.
• Working with accounting teams to optimize and implement new accounting standards and company best practices.
• Communicate with IT, SAP Functional Support, and Management on the status of projects and escalate requests on behalf of the Accounting Advisory team as needed
• Assist in preparing status updates for Management
• Assists in SAP FICO system enhancement projects, upgrade projects, and implementations

Other Job Responsibilities:

• Builds customer confidence, is committed to increasing customer satisfaction, sets achievable customer expectations, assumes responsibility for solving customer problems
• Ensures commitments to business stakeholders are met, solicits opinions and ideas from Finance, Accounting and Land departments, and responds to inquiries
• 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.
• 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.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications:

• Five (5) years minimum experience in Upstream Oil and Gas Accounting (and/or related fields) including technical accounting, business analysis or relative accounting functions.
• Five (5) years minimum experience in a accounting support role - General Ledger (GL), Joint Venture Accounting, Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Cost and Profit Center Accounting, Revenue Accounting, Production Accounting
• Experience with support and training of end-users
• Ability to complete multiple, diverse tasks of differing priorities without supervision.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Outstanding organizational skills.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year university or college with a degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field of study.