Gas Accountant

Summit Midstream Corporation•Houston, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is responsible for the accurate accounting, allocation, and settlement of natural gas activities for gas gathering systems. Manage the monthly close process by validating measurement data, calculating producer allocations, reconciling system imbalances, and ensuring compliance with contractual agreements, GAAP, SOX and Company Policy & Procedures. Analyze gas flow data from field measurement systems, identify and resolve volume discrepancies, and coordinate with operations, measurement, and commercial teams to ensure accurate reporting. This job requires a team player with high standards of excellence and attention to detail.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business Administration
5+ years in a gas accounting or plant accounting/analysis role or related applicable experience preferred
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

Nice To Haves

Experience using W Energy and Oracle software preferred

Responsibilities

Perform monthly 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 provided accurate and timely information to customers
Work with commercial operations as well as field operations to gain a solid understanding of gas contracts and processes
Respond to audit as required
Interact with Operations, Commercial and Gas Measurement to ensure accuracy and completeness of data
Maintain/Follow SOX documentation as well as compliance with the documented processes