SR Accountant -Yield

CVR Energy, Inc.•Sugar Land, TX

About The Position

The Senior Yield Accountant maintains accurate production accounting records, analyzes material usage and yields, and reconciles physical inventory to system data. The role supports financial reporting that reflects operational efficiency and cost control in a manufacturing environment. The position uses yield accounting software to report and analyze volume and weight balances, production yields, material usage, shipments, receipts, and inventory. It works with plant and corporate personnel to validate operational data, explain variances, improve accounting systems and processes, maintain documentation, support loss-control initiatives, and ensure compliance with applicable internal controls, company policies, and external reporting requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required.
At least 4 years of accounting experience.
Intermediate Microsoft Office Suite skills.
Ability to accurately enter and reconcile large volumes of data with strong attention to detail.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities to identify and resolve discrepancies and complex yield-balancing issues.
Strong verbal and written communication skills for collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.
Fluent English, oral and written, required.
Ability to prioritize tasks and adjust work schedule to meet the organization’s business needs.
Must be eligible to work in the United States; the company will not sponsor immigration or work visas.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the energy industry.
Experience with yield accounting software.

Responsibilities

Use yield accounting software to report daily volume and weight balances based on process inventories, shipments, and receipts accurately and on time.
Prepare and distribute reports on yields, reconciled yields, production, shipments, receipts, consumption, and related government reporting.
Participate in mass balance reviews and investigate and explain discrepancies.
Contribute to improvements in yield accounting systems, including identifying opportunities for automation, efficiency, data accuracy, and standardization across refineries.
Coordinate communication between corporate and plant personnel, develop knowledge of manufacturing processes, and ensure commodity movements are recorded and data used in yield calculations is validated.
Communicate work progress, opportunities, concerns, and questions to management.
Maintain clear and concise documentation of procedures and exceptions.
Support hydrocarbon loss-control initiatives and other special projects.
Ensure compliance with internal controls and company policies related to inventory and cost accounting.
Complete accurate and timely yield and material usage variance reports, including required U.S. Energy Information Administration reporting.
Analyze daily and monthly material yield reports, identify variances and losses, and work with plant personnel to explain the causes of performance deviations.
Maintain dependable yield-accounting data and document effective controls over material and inventory processes for internal and external audits.
Identify and implement opportunities to automate manual tasks and improve collaboration among operations, engineering, and accounting teams.