Plant Accounting Manager-Midstream

Job Description

Job Description

This job is posted on behalf of Shamrock Recruiting by Top Echelon.

Headquartered in the Denver Tech Center, our Midstream client is a value-driven company focused on developing, owning and operating midstream energy infrastructure.

Work schedule: hybrid schedule (office/remote)

Summary:

This position is responsible for overseeing the allocation of gas plant products, volumes and values accounting and reporting of financial information relating to their gas plant activities. The role involves collaboration with various operations, marketing, commercial and external customers who may be processors, purchasers or sellers of the produced residue gas, condensate, and ngl's. The position involves supervising a small team, planning the workload, developing staff and ensuring that the outputs are complete, accurate and timely while at same time ensuring that organizational goals are met in a cost-effective manner and that the accounting records are in compliance with contractual agreements, GAAP and Company Policy & Procedures. The job requires a proactive self-starter who is able to work independently with good decision-making skills while interpreting and analyzing information surrounding the recognition, delivery, processing, and allocation of all volumes handled at each plant. This job also requires a team player with high standards of excellence and attention to detail.

Principle Duties & Responsibilities:

• Guide team in performing monthly plant volume allocations and producer customer invoices and reporting
• Maximize the use gas plant accounting system across all companies
• 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
• Train and lead, the gas plant accounting group to maximize effectiveness of the plant accounting team
• Work with commercial operations as well as field operations to gain a solid understanding of gas processing contracts and processes
• Respond to audit queries as required
• Interact with Gas Plant Operations, Commercial and Gas Measurement to ensure accuracy and completeness of data
• Identify and implement process improvements across all companies within the organization

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting with at least 5 years in a plant accounting role
• Two years supervisory experience

Knowledge Skills & Abilities:

Knowledge of oil & gas operations or energy sector preferred with a strong knowledge of complex gas processing, 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.
• Must possess the ability to lead and influence others to maximize effectiveness of the gas plant team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a customer service focus.
• Ability to act and operate independently with minimal daily direction from director 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.
• Physical Demands and Working Conditions: