Associate Accountant - Crude Oil

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Transfer is seeking an Accountant to join the Crude accounting team in Houston, Texas. The role supports crude volume actualization, inventory reconciliations, and payments of transportation expenses while providing analytical reporting.

The position collaborates across operations, commercial and accounting teams and participates in monthly close activities. Strong analytical skills and a process-improvement mindset are valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is required.
• Experience: 0-2 years.
• Overtime may be required during key periods.
• Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Responsibilities

• Participate in monthly close process and post-close activities.
• Actualize crude oil volumes for pipeline/terminal locations and reconcile volumes.
• Process and submit transportation payments for pipeline and terminal activities.
• Settle with external customers and monitor vendor and customer balances in SAP.
• Collaborate with Scheduling, Trading and other teams to meet goals.
• Coordinate with corporate and 3rd party customers and audits.
• Maintain documentation to ensure SOX compliance.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and automate where possible.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Marketing Transactions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

RightAngle

SAP

Job description

We value all of our employees who make our growth and success possible. We are proud to offer industry leading compensation, comprehensive benefits,401(k) match with additional profit sharing,PTO and abundant career opportunities.

Come join our award winning 11,000 strong organization as we fuel the world and each other!

Summary: Energy Transfer is looking for an Accountant to join our Crude acconting team in Houston, Texas. We encourage a culture of inquiry by always asking why, transforming data into meaningful information, and leveraging technology to streamline our processes.

Our Crude Accouting team is looking for a dynamic and detail-oriented professional to support the Crude Oil Acquisition and Marketing business. This role is responsible for crude volume actualization, inventory reconciliations, payments of transportation expenses and analytical reporting. The positon also supports settlements with customers, monitors and reconciles General Ledger accounts, and performs analysis to ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial operational reporting.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong analytical skills, a commitment to process improvement, and the ability to collaborate effectively across operational, commercial, and accounting teams.

To Perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements for this position are listed below:

• Participate in monthly close process and be involved in post close activities including actualizing crued oil volumes for pipeline/terminal locations and reconciling volumes to supporting statements.
• Process and sbumit transportation payments related to pipeline and terminal activities.

Settle with external customers our monthly receivable and payables. monitor our vendor an customer balances in SAP.

• Work cross-functionally with Scheduling, Trading, other crude accunting teams and Pipeline groups to ensure our team goals and objectives are achieved.
• Coordinate and address requests from corporate (internal an dexternal) and 3rd party Customers, internal and external audits etc.
• Maintain documentation and evidence of controls performed to ensure SOX compliance.
• Initiate and implement system upgrade as needed (RightAngle).
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, controls, and operational efficiency through automation and system enhancements.

Key Attributes:

• Consistently fulfills commitments, maintains transparency, and meets deadlines.
• Works well i na fast-paced, dynamic environment, responding to change with professionalism and a positive solution-oriented attitude.
• Significant level of personal accontability and ownership to identify and address issues with minimal oversight, an dassist in implementing innovative solutions for process improvement.
• Embraces and adapts to changes with enthusiasm, contributing to a culture of innovation and efficiency
• Takes initiative to learn various systems and processes.
• Assumes personal ownershp of development and learning.
• Drives communications with othe rteams/functions as needed.
• Cultivates and maintains productive relationships with internal counterparties to enhance process improvements that are in teh best interst of the company.
• Navigates stresesful situations professionally, aiming for optimal outcomes.
• Acepts feedback professionally and translates it into positive changes in behavior and performance.

Requirements:

Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements for this position are listed below:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is required
• Experience: 0-2 years

Required Skills:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and excellent communication and interpersonal abilities. General knowledge of Marketing Transactions.

Technical SKills:

• Experience with RightAngle and SAP
• Must be able to work overtime during key periods
• Highly detailed oriented
• Able to prioritize and multi-task
• General knowledge of Marketing Transactions

Required experience is commensurate with the selected job level:

The Associate Analyst requires a Bachelor's degree and 0-2 years of relevant job-related experience

The Analyst level requires a Bachelor’s degree and 2-5 years of relevant job-related experience

• The Analyst level requires a Bachelor's degree and 5-8 years of relevant job related experience

Working Conditions: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Usually, normal office working conditions.

Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time due to prolonged periods of sitting or standing.

Occasional travel may be required.

An equal opportunity employer/disability/vet

Energy Transfer is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against qualified applicants on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

The nature and frequency of the above working conditions and requirements may vary depending on individual operational circumstances. Where feasible, the Partnership will make reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the job.

DISCLAIMER: The statements listed in this job posting, which are subject to change, are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation forany part of the application process, please contact the EEO Coordinator at 713-989-2247.This number is for reasonable accommodation requests only.