Accountant - Mandan/Dickinson

Marathon Petroleum Corporation•Dickinson, ND

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is expected to coordinate and perform financial accounting and reporting functions for both the Mandan Refinery and Dickinson Renewable Fuels facility. In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position will be expected to assist accountants and business partners in resolving day-to-day issues. This position interacts with refinery personnel, other refinery accounting departments and Findlay/SAT accounting. Although the preference is for this position to be located in either Mandan ND, or Dickinson ND, other MPC Refining locations would be considered.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field is required.
Two (2) years of Accounting/Finance experience required.
Intermediate experience in Microsoft Excel is preferred.

Nice To Haves

Accounting degree preferred.
Previous MPC Refinery Accounting experience highly preferred.
Previous experience working a large ERP is preferred.
Experience with Business Intelligence tools (Power BI) a plus.

Responsibilities

Prepare monthly financial entries to properly account for refinery expenses and other financial activity.
Participate in monthly financial closeout activities for assigned areas of responsibility, including month end account reconciliations and execution of SOX controls.
Analyze actual results and prepare reports as necessary for assigned areas of responsibility.
Participate in the development of refinery’s annual expense budget and monthly updates, and the analysis of actual versus budgeted expenditures.
Assist in the implementation of new procedures and accounting systems, or financial applications as they arise.
Assist in special projects assigned and provide back-up for other accounting functions as required.
Participate in the completion of the biennial Solomon Benchmarking Survey.
Strong communication skills are required to effectively receive and distribute information to other accounting department personnel, operational department personnel, various levels of management, and other MPC locations.
Displays advanced ability to utilize systems/tools, which include, but not limited to Excel and SAP.