Senior - Gas Accountant

Summit Midstream Partners, Lp (Nyse: Smlp); Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and growth-oriented midstream company that focuses on developing and operating energy infrastructure assets. This role is pivotal in managing gas plant accounting and reporting, ensuring compliance with GAAP and company policies. Ideal candidates will be proactive self-starters with strong accounting knowledge and excellent communication skills. You will collaborate with various teams to enhance operational efficiency and customer relations. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are detail-oriented, this is the perfect opportunity to make a significant impact in the energy sector.

Benefits

Company Paid Holidays

Discretionary Performance Bonus

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account

Basic Term Life Insurance

Voluntary Term Life and AD&D Insurance

Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)

Wellness Incentive Program

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business Administration required.
• 2-3+ years in a plant accounting role or related experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform monthly plant volume allocations and produce customer invoices.
• Maintain superior customer relations and address customer issues.
• Interact with operations to ensure accuracy and completeness of data.

Skills

Accounting principles

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Problem-solving

Customer service focus

Ability to work independently

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Suite

Job description

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Summit Midstream Corporation (NYSE: SMC) is a value-driven corporation focused on developing, owning and operating midstream energy infrastructure assets that are strategically located in unconventional resource basins, primarily shale formations, in the continental United States.

We currently operate natural gas, crude oil and produced water gathering systems in four unconventional resource basins:

• the Williston Basin in North Dakota, which includes the Bakken and Three Forks shale formations;
• the Denver-Julesburg Basin, which includes the Niobrara and Codell shale formations in Colorado and Wyoming;
• the Fort Worth Basin in Texas, which includes the Barnett Shale formation; and
• the Piceance Basin in Colorado, which includes the liquids-rich Mesaverde formation as well as the emerging Mancos and Niobrara Shale formations.

Summary:

This position is responsible for the allocation of gas plant products, volumes and values accounting and reporting of financial information relating to Summit’s gas plant activities. The role involves collaboration with various operations, marketing, commercial and external customers who may be processors, purchasers or sellers of the produced residue gas and ngl's. The position involves ensuring that the outputs are complete, accurate and timely while at the same time ensuring that organizational goals are met in a cost-effective manner and that the accounting records are in compliance with contractual agreements, GAAP, SOX and Company Policy & Procedures. The job requires a proactive, self-starter who can work independently with good decision-making skills while interpreting and analyzing information surrounding the recognition, delivery, processing, and allocation of all volumes handled at each plant. This job also requires a team player with high standards of excellence and attention to detail.

• Perform monthly plant volume allocations as well as produce customer invoices and reporting, process PPA's as necessary
• Monitor producer volume commitments and bill for any shortfalls that may occur
• Maintain superior customer relations with external customers by addressing customer issues and providing accurate and timely information to customers
• Work with commercial operations as well as field operations to gain a solid understanding of gas processing contracts and processes
• Respond to audit queries as required
• Interact with Gas Plant Operations, Commercial and Gas Measurement to ensure accuracy and completeness of data
• Maintain/Follow SOX documentation as well as compliance with the documented processes

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business Administration
• 2-3+ years in a plant accounting role or related applicable experience preferred

Knowledge Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of oil & gas operations or energy sector preferred with a strong knowledge of accounting and reporting principles
• Proficiency with Microsoft Suite of applications
• Strong, demonstrated communication skills; written and verbal required
• Ability and desire to work in a challenging, dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Must be highly detail-oriented and possess exemplary organizational skills
• Must be able to understand organization priorities, meet stringent deadlines and apply judgment in carrying out responsibilities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a customer service focus
• Ability to act and operate independently with minimal daily direction from manager to accomplish objectives
• Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees, management and external consultants to maximize performance, creativity, problem solving and results
• Ability to work overtime in times of peak workload cycles
• Ability to identify and implement process improvement opportunities

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• Office setting
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time
• Able to view computer terminal for long periods of time
• Manual dexterity for operating computer and office equipment

Summit Midstream offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Company Paid Holidays
• Discretionary Performance Bonus
• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Employer supplemented Health Savings Account
• Basic Term Life Insurance
• Voluntary Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Employer Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
• Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
• Wellness Incentive Program

Notice:

Summit Midstream Corporation will not pay a fee of any kind to any third party agency without a valid Summit Midstream Corporation’ Master Service Agreement (MSA) authorized and signed by Human Resources. Any resume, application or other form of candidate submission to any employee of Summit Midstream Corporation, without a valid MSA on file, will be considered property of Summit Midstream Corporation and no fee will be paid.

Are you ready to join a fast-paced, growth-oriented midstream company, then apply today!