Accountant

Mitsui & Co. Energy Marketing and Services (USA), Inc.; Houston (TX); Presencial; USD 55.000 - 75.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

MEMS is seeking an Accountant II to manage monthly close, financial reporting, and support for LNG operations with expansion to other energy businesses. You will handle journal entries, reconciliations, and AR/AP activities while driving process improvements and automation initiatives using tools like Power Query, Power Apps, and Excel Copilot.

Ideal candidates have at least 2 years in accounting, a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, and familiarity with energy trading or commodity-related

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field.
• At least 2 years in an Accountant role.
• Experience with Accounting systems, ETRM, and retail power billing systems preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Perform monthly and quarterly accounting and closing activities for LNG operations and other energy businesses.
• Prepare and analyze monthly/quarterly financial reports, including balance sheets, P&L, and cash flow statements.
• Support billing, settlement, and related data processing activities.
• Contribute to budgets/forecasts and variance analysis.
• Coordinate internal/external audits and assist with tax information requests.

Conocimientos

Month-end close

Journal entries

Account reconciliations

Data analysis

Process improvement

Automation

Energy trading knowledge

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Herramientas

Power Query

Power Apps

Excel Copilot

Descripción del empleo

The Accountant II will be primarily responsible for monthly closing and financial reporting activities for energy-related businesses, initially focusing on LNG operations and expanding to other businesses, including power. The role will prepare and analyze financial information under the supervision of the Accounting Manager and is expected to progressively take ownership of assigned monthly and quarterly reporting activities. The position will also support AP/AR, billing and settlement activities, and contribute to accounting process and data-flow improvements through Excel, automation, and other technologies.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform monthly and quarterly accounting and closing activities for assigned energy-related businesses, initially focusing on LNG operations and subsequently expanding to other businesses, including power. Prepare journal entries, complete account reconciliations, and support accounts receivable and accounts payable activities as part of the close process.
• Prepare and analyze monthly and quarterly financial reports, including balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and cash flow statements, as well as shareholder reporting.
• Support accounting for commodity transactions, including sales and purchase invoicing, inventory accounting, and related account reconciliations.
• Contribute to the preparation, updating, and analysis of budgets and forecasts, including budget-to-actual variance analysis.
• Support billing, settlement, and related data processing activities, as assigned.
• Provide accounting support for Treasury-related activities, including bank reconciliations and cash-related accounting entries, as needed.
• Support internal control assessments and evaluate accounting processes and data flows to identify inefficiencies and improvement opportunities.
• Identify and implement accounting workflow improvements using Excel, automation, and other technologies, including tools such as Power Query, Power Apps, Excel Copilot, and AI-assisted analytics.
• Coordinate internal and external audit requests and support tax-related information requests as needed.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, including affiliated companies, the parent company, auditors, tax and accounting advisors, project partners, and vendors, to obtain information and complete assigned accounting and reporting responsibilities.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Strong understanding of month-end close, journal entries and account reconciliations
• Ability to analyze and reconcile large or complex datasets
• Interest in process improvement, automation and new technologies.
• Experience in energy, commodities, LNG, power, or other trading-related businesses, preferred.
• Experience with Power Query, data modeling, Excel Copilot, Power Apps or similar automation tools, preferred.
• Experience with power market accounting or settlements, preferred.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• At least 2 years in an Accountant role.
• Experience using Accounting system, ETRM system, and retail power billing systems, preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Fluent verbal and written skills in English.

LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, REGISTRATIONS:

None

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

This job operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.

The role involves prolonged periods of sitting and may require routine movement around the office to communicate with different groups.

Disclaimer

This position description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees may be required to perform any other job-related instructions as requested by their leader, subject to reasonable accommodation.

MEMS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.