Manager, Refinery Accounting

HF Sinclair•Artesia, NM

4d•Onsite

About The Position

HF Sinclair is seeking a Manager, Refinery Accounting, to be based in Artesia, NM. In this role, you will oversee and direct the local refinery accounting department, which includes aspects of Accounts Receivable/Payable, Operations Accounting, Yield Reconciliation, Fixed Assets, Financial Reporting, and Inventory Movements.

Requirements

A minimum of 10 years of on-the-job experience is required.
A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field is required.
Ability to lead and direct the work of other senior associates.
Proficient with spreadsheet, database and word processing applications
10 Key by touch
Good interpersonal, and decision making skills
Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP), laws, pronouncements and regulations pertaining to fiscal operations
Ability to plan, organize and direct complex accounting programs, to set up accounting systems, to interpret laws and regulations and apply advanced accounting theory.
Ability to effectively communicate with others, both written and verbal communication.
Advanced reading and writing skills, with the ability to perform advanced mathematical calculations.

Nice To Haves

5 years of industry experience is preferred.
A Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assists in the development of Sarbanes Oxley and other applicable compliance procedures
Ensures assigned accounting department is accurately tracking and recording data reported to all areas of the company
Supervises and completes special projects as required
Develops, analyzes and/or generates reports for plant management to review such as actual vs. budgets and capital expenditures
Reviews, analyzes and develops solutions for problems and variances arising within the department
Reviews crude or product inventories
Manage inventories, project accounting, and general accounting in the assigned area.
Coordinate with auditors regarding refinery accounting issues.
Responsible for ensuring that all refinery general ledger account balances are accurate and complete by (1) keeping up with day-to-day accounting transactions within the refinery to identify and capture any accounting impact and (2) processing monthly recurring journal entries related to energy consumption, royalty amortization, etc.
Define and guide refinery transaction processes to ensure consistency and proper accounting treatment
Reviews and/or performs certain fixed asset/project accounting functions
Assists preparation of studies, reports, and analyses in areas such as governmental requirements and statistical reports, Soloman studies, and internal/ external audit reporting
Maintains all required reporting work papers for Sarbanes Oxley compliance
Assists final consolidation and close in SAP
Reviews work related to accounts payable, liquid balance reporting, exchange reconciliation, pipeline transaction reporting and inventory reporting
Formulates procedures and policies, researching and enhancing the current Refinery accounting policies as needed, and administering approved accounting practices for assigned location
Oversees expense control and reporting, expense budgeting, analysis including variance explanations, cost control, cost control flashes and waste reduction
Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their supervisor, as determined from time to time in their sole and complete discretion.