Financial Systems Accountant

Plains Marketing•Houston, TX

About The Position

Plains All American is an industry-leading transportation and midstream provider specializing in transportation, storage, processing and marketing solutions for crude oil and natural gas liquids (NGLs). We own an extensive network of pipeline transportation, terminalling, storage and gathering assets in key crude oil and NGL producing basins and transportation corridors and at major market hubs in the United States and Canada. On average, Plains handles more than 6 million barrels per day of crude oil and NGL in its Transportation segment. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas. We are looking for highly-motivated individuals who enjoy working as part of a team in a dynamic and entrepreneurial work environment. Plains All American Pipeline is looking for an enthusiastic subject matter expert to fill a full time position within our accounting organization. Reporting to Plains’ Manager, Financial Systems, the successful candidate will act as an Accounting subject matter expert for our ERP system, Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, supporting core financial modules and related integrations across the organization. To excel in this role, the individual will build and maintain strong, trusted relationships within the Accounting department as well as across other business units, including Information Services. The selected candidate will be eligible for company benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off (PTO), and Free Parking.

Requirements

Systems aptitude and process orientation
Hard-working, reliable, and responsible under minimal supervision
Independent and innovative work approach
Experience handling multiple projects and balancing multiple priorities
Ability to meet deadlines within expected timeframes
Very thorough with great attention to detail
Excellent interpersonal skills and effective written and verbal communication skills
Effective in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, adapting to and managing change in a positive and proactive manner
Accounting/Finance degree preferred, Management Information Systems (MIS) degree considered
5+ yrs accounting experience, preferably with some time in a financial systems support role
Strong experience with Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP or other major ERP financial system is required
Proficient in MS Office products including advanced Excel skills
Cleared criminal history (background) and satisfactory reference checks
Compliance with the Company’s drug and alcohol policy including pre-employment D&A testing.
This position is not eligible for employment-based visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. for the duration of their employment

Nice To Haves

Oracle Cloud EPM experience, specifically Enterprise Data Management (EDM), is a plus
Financial system implementation or upgrade experience a plus
Experience with application training tools and/or automated testing tools a plus

Responsibilities

Reconciliations related to system integrations – including daily Employee and expense report integrations & monthly Chrome River integrations.
Review & approve Oracle Fusion security requests in accordance with our controls & perform reconciliations.
Monitoring system integration email notifications & coordinating any failure resolutions
Monitoring/Maintaining Foreign Exchange Rates and running FX Revaluation process in Fusion
Managing the Financial Systems group email inbox and coordinating tasks for the team through Azure Dev Ops (ADO).
Support Joint Venture Management setup and maintenance, Division of Interest configurations, and related accounting rules.
Support allocation model requests & updates within Oracle Fusion & EPCM, following our governance model
Provide day‑to‑day Oracle Fusion functional support to business users
Month‑end close assistance and configuration adjustments
Coordinate Oracle Fusion quarterly patch review & testing with the business, including initiating outreach, gathering and tracking responses, maintaining progress visibility, and sending follow‑up communications and instructions to ensure tasks remain on track.
Maintain a strong control environment and ensure compliance with Plains’ SOX internal control framework
Provide training, guidance, and documentation for Oracle Fusion end users across Accounting and other business units
Continuously monitor processes and system configurations to identify opportunities for improvement, efficiency, and standardization as the business evolves
Additional periodic assistance with Review and approve submitted Chart of Accounts requests in Oracle EDM
Compliance with Chart of Accounts governance policy and procedures
Chart of Accounts cross validation rule maintenance in Oracle ERP
Setup and Maintenance of new companies in the legal entity structure in the Oracle ERP
Maintenance of HR and Projects tables related to chart of accounts values
Business support for integration of Chart of Accounts to Workday, Chrome River, and CluedIn
EDM and Chart of Accounts training, when applicable