Gas & Power Accountant

Occidental Petroleum•Houston, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Oxy produces, markets, and transports oil and natural gas to maximize value and provide resources fundamental to life. The company leverages its global leadership in carbon management to advance lower-carbon technologies and products. Headquartered in Houston, Oxy primarily operates in the United States, Middle East and North Africa. Oxy strives to attract and retain talented employees by investing in their professional development and providing rewarding opportunities for personal growth. Our goal is to meet the highest employer standards by ensuring the health and safety of our employees, protecting the environment and positively impacting our communities where we do business. Our greatest asset has been and will continue to be our people. We are looking for an experienced and motivated individual to fill the position of Gas & Power Accountant based in Houston, TX. Reporting to the Marketing Accounting Supervisor, the Gas & Power Accountant is responsible for ensuring pipeline and power payments and gas and power settlements invoicing are sent out per contract and that funds are sent and/or received timely and accurately.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance or a minimum of 21 hours of accounting with a business degree
Exceptional analytical and organizational skills
Strong ability in managing and processing large quantities of data.
Ability to communicate in a professional manner and establish effective working relationships with internal operations and external customers.
Collaborative spirit who displays a willingness to help others and lead by example.
Capacity to maintain an optimistic and positive attitude.
Motivated, self-directed, and results-driven approach to work, also takes ownership of assigned tasks.
Ability to research and prepare analysis to respond to internal and external inquiries in a timely, professional, and thorough manner.
Creative thinker who can identify processes for continuous process improvement opportunities.
Ability to anticipate issues and how they impact the team or other stakeholders, and act on them in advance.
Ability to learn quickly and adapt and manage multiple priorities in a rapidly changing dynamic environment.
Employ fundamental accounting skills: general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable and account reconciliations.
Working proficiency and knowledge in Excel, i.e., mining/manipulating data.
Initiative to consistently meet internal and external deadlines.

Nice To Haves

SAP software application experience
Experience working in a trading system, Horizon and OATI experience a plus.
Knowledge of gas and power settlements
Energy Marketing industry experience (2+ years)

Responsibilities

Confirm monthly AR/AP invoices with our 3rd party Customers and/or Vendors and resolving discrepancies timely
Ensure counterparty settlements are reconciled to the trading system and paid on time.
Assist in customer disputes (pricing/volume)
Reconcile intercompany actualized volumes and pricing per our trading systems with internal accounting teams for equity and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.
Perform month-end closing procedures and submit reports on time in accordance with the department calendar and schedule.
Analyze trading activity and explain variances between current month, prior month, and forecasts.
Preparation of recurring, standard and adjusting journal entries in accordance with GAAP
Collaborate with the financial analysis team for balance sheet and income statement analysis and margin tie-outs
Gather supporting documents and provide explanations for audit requests for consolidated and stand-alone financial statements (as applicable).
Prepare intercompany reports.
Assist in testing and analysis for any new trade system implementations
Document and update desk procedures for assigned tasks