Senior Accountant General Ledger

Explorer Pipeline, Inc.; Bixby (OK); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Explorer Pipeline, Inc. is seeking a skilled accounting professional with a CPA and at least 5 years of general accounting experience. The role emphasizes GAAP accounting, financial reporting, and internal controls within a safety‑driven environment.

Responsibilities include journal entries, Form 1099 processing, month‑end close, and reconciliations across multiple ledgers, with emphasis on compliance with DOT, OSHA, and FERC requirements. A strong safety mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting and at least 5 years in general accounting.
• CPA certification required; experience with FERC compliance preferred.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting processes.
• Experience with accounting systems, databases, and financial reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Complies with DOT/OSHA safety requirements and ensures safe work practices.
• Enters journal entries with accurate coding and supporting docs.
• Prepares and processes Forms 1099 and vendor information verification.
• Closes Expenses, Warehouse Inventory, and Tracking AFEs in the accounting system.
• Manages utility and power accounting, including invoicing and accruals.
• Records daily cash transactions and reconciles cash accounts.
• Prepares reconciliations for retirement, A/P, A/R, and other accounts; maintains audit documentation.
• Oversees MOC process for AP vendors and AR shippers.

Skills

Safety compliance

GAAP knowledge

Financial analysis

Internal controls

Accounting systems

Data reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

CPA certification required

Tools

Accounting software

Relational databases

Reporting tools

Job description

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The following represents the majority of the duties performed by the position but is not meant to be all inclusive nor prevent other duties from being assigned when necessary.

1. Complies with DOT and OSHA health, safety, and environmental requirements and exemplifies the safety philosophy and procedures developed by the Company; integrates safe work practices into routine departmental operations and ensures employees are adequately trained to perform their work safely; monitors the workplace and with employees identifies conditions or behaviors that should be corrected to ensure unsafe or unhealthful conditions are avoided; investigates workplace incidents and takes prompt corrective action(s) necessary to ensure the safety and health of employees and prevent recurrence of incidents.
2. Enters all journal entries in the accounting system, ensuring accurate coding and appropriate supporting documentation.
3. Prepares and processes annual Forms 1099, including verification of vendor information and timely filing and distribution.
4. Completes the closeout of Expense, Warehouse Inventory, and Tracking AFE's in the accounting system, ensuring related transactions are accurately recorded.
5. Manages utility and power accounting, including invoice review, expense coding, accruals, and resolution of billing discrepancies.
6. Records cash transactions daily, prepares and enters all appropriate cash-related journal entries and reconciles all cash accounts, researching and resolving discrepancies promptly.
7. Prepares and completes reconciliations for retirement, environmental, accounts payable, accounts receivable, retained earnings, and accumulated other comprehensive income accounts, ensuring general ledger balances agrees with supporting records, researching and resolving discrepancies, preparing appropriate adjusting journal entries, and maintaining documentation for review and audit support.
8. Leads the Management of Change (MOC) process for master file maintenance of Accounts Payable vendors and Accounts Receivable shippers.

Education and Experience

• A bachelor's degree in accounting and a minimum of five (5) years in general accounting is required. Additional experience requiring compliance with FERC regulations is preferred and certification as a Certified Public Accountant is required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to actively engage in safe behavior and understand and follow the principles and methods related to pipeline and workplace safety as established by the Company.
• Knowledge of emergency and safety procedures, policies procedures, equipment operating parameters, and all applicable DOT, EPA, FERC, DHS and OSHA requirements.
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and practices, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
• Knowledge of principles and practices involved in an objective, systematic examination of evidence, providing an independent assessment of an organization's accounts, processes, performance, and/or financial situation in order to provide information to improve public accountability and facilitate decision-making.
• Knowledge of quantitative and variance analysis techniques used for internal controls.
• Knowledge of accounting systems, relational databases, and reporting tools.

Education

Bachelors of Accounting (preferred)

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