Accountant III

ONEOK • Tulsa, OK

1d • $82,000 - $124,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Accountant III – Property Accounting role supports the fixed assets function and plays a key part in ensuring accurate accounting and reporting of company assets throughout their lifecycle—from in-service through retirement. This position collaborates closely with the broader property accounting team to maintain compliance, strengthen controls, and ensure the integrity of financial data, including operating lease accounting. This is a hybrid role in our Tulsa office. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday in office. Wednesday and Friday remote.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in accounting or finance with specific job related experience
• Experience with and/or thorough knowledge of generally accepted accounting principals, company financial accounting, and/or billing methods and procedures
• Experience in use and function of office equipment including microcomputers and applicable software and accessing mainframe applications
• Experience and/or training related to: Financial accounting and reporting standards and processes, Economic forecasting/modeling and corporate budget functions, Interpreting and explaining accounting standards and/or policies, Communication/interpersonal skills, Customer billing and related processes and systems, Supervisory skills
• Experience analyzing, evaluating, and preparing studies and recommendations concerning impact of standards, regulations, and legislation on company finances and accounting processes
• Experience researching, composing, and preparing reports, studies, publications, and correspondence applicable to position
• Experience reading and interpreting company correspondence, reports, accounting-related publications, contracts, accounting software manuals, computer printouts, and legal documents
• Experience developing and presenting information to individuals and groups
• Ability to apply math, advanced algebra, and statistics
• Ability to lead, train, coach, delegate, and review work activities.
• Knowledge of personnel policies and procedures
• Ability to interact, advise, direct, and communicate effectively
• Ability to communicate and/or exchange written and verbal information or instructions; conduct oral presentations

Responsibilities

• Prepare the consolidated property rollforward to support accurate asset reporting and analysis.
• Maintain lease accounting records within lease accounting software, including preparing monthly lease journal entries and performing quarterly lease control testing.
• Review and approve capital and expense projects at initiation to ensure proper classification and compliance with accounting policies.
• Prepare and review FERC reporting to meet quarterly and annual regulatory requirements.
• Prepare adjusting journal entries to reclassify and correct asset balances as needed.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliation.
• Support additional projects and initiatives within the Property Accounting group as assigned.
• Analyze and prepare studies and recommendations in areas related to finance, billing, accounting, capital expenditures, and taxation methods and procedures.
• Perform calculations and/or analyses including but not limited to: Budget forecasts, Depreciations (book/tax), Tax deferrals, Financial ratios, Various billings and related adjustments, Rate/tariff schedules, Derivative entries and disclosures.
• Assist in development and maintenance of applicable micro and/or mainframe programs used in finance, gross reporting, invoicing, billing, and various accounting activities.
• Direct and/or assist employees compiling, verifying, and preparing a variety of financial information including but not limited to: Forecasted versus actual expenses, Governmental/regulatory reports, Financial reports, Quarterly income statements, Billing Revenues, Gas supply tracking and reconciliations, Cost of gas calculations, Budget.
• Provide guidance, training and/or coaching to employees; assist in determining work priorities and job assignments; and monitor and evaluate employee performance.
• Direct and advise employees from governmental and/or regulatory agencies, auditing firms, management, and others in areas that may include accounting procedures, various financial reports, budgets and forecasts, billing adjustments, and tax preparation and reporting.
• Compliance with Sarbanes Oxley and applicable Regulatory Requirements.

Benefits

• ONEOK is committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level