Manager - Accounting

#WeAreONEOK - Fortune 500 company. 100+ years in business. Leading midstream service provider. Safety first. Sustainable operations. Environmentally responsible. Employee focused.

JOB SUMMARY
ONEOK is seeking a highly motivated Gas Plant Accounting Manager to join our team during a period of continued growth and transformation. In this role, you will lead and oversee daily, monthly, and quarterly plant accounting activities across Natural Gas Gathering and Processing operations, including settlement contracts, contract reviews within the plant settlement system, monthly close processes, variance analysis, and complex ad hoc projects and analyses.

Key responsibilities include managing the end-to-end plant settlement cycle, providing oversight and review of theoreticals and imbalance analyses, ensuring compliance with GAAP and internal controls, and serving as a subject matter expert for complex commercial arrangements (including percent-of-proceeds, fee-based, and TIK agreements). The Plant Accounting Manager drives continuous improvement in accounting processes and systems, leads cross-functional reviews of plant performance and variances, oversees preparation of internal management reporting, and supports external, internal, and customer audits.

This position requires strong leadership and decision-making skills, advanced analytical capabilities, deep expertise in midstream and plant accounting concepts, and the ability to interpret and apply complex contract terms to financial outcomes. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success leading and developing high-performing teams, collaborating across functions, and navigating change in a dynamic environment. Proficiency with Waterfield and/or TIPS is required.

This role is hybrid and requires in-office presence at the Dallas office on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

Job Profile Summary

Manages general accounting functions.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and direct financial accounting, and account classification functions. Supervise employees engaged in those activities
• Analyze accounting policies, procedures, and corresponding controls to ensure regulatory compliance and integrity of financial statements and/or reports
• Monitor and maintain accounting and financial reporting systems; research, evaluate, and propose system changes and/or development of new accounting systems to expedite accounting controls
• Provide information and assistance to management, employees, regulatory agencies, auditors, and others relative to classification and/or accounting treatment of taxes, revenues, earnings, expenses, policies, and procedures
• Compile, prepare, verify, and/or approve information and reports including but not limited to:
  • Policies and procedures
  • Earnings
  • Revenues
  • Investments
  • Taxes
  • Budgets

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in accounting, or other related field with regional and/or general treasury and accounting experience to include the following

Work Experience

• Experience with and thorough knowledge of GAAP, company accounting methods, practices, and procedures
• Experience in use and function of office equipment including computers and applicable software
• Experience and/or training related to:
  • Financial accounting
  • Financial reporting
  • Account classification
  • Supervisory and management skills
• Experience monitoring and analyzing financial data, reports, audits, and regulatory publications
• Experience researching, preparing, and composing reports, guidelines, financial data, procedures, analyses, presentations, and correspondence
• Experience reviewing and interpreting applicable company policies and procedures, manuals, FASB pronouncements, governmental regulations, rate case orders, publications, financial statements, contracts, reports, and correspondence
• Experience interacting, advising, and communicating effectively
• Experience supervising, directing, and training; working knowledge of personnel policies and procedures
• Experience developing information and conducting group presentations

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to: apply algebra, statistics, and economic theory
• Ability to: communicate and/or exchange written and verbal information and instructions; conduct oral presentations and/or meetings

Licenses and Certifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Strength Factor Rating - Physical Demands/Requirements

• Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Strength Factor Description - Physical Demands/Requirements

• Standing: Remaining on one's feet in an upright position at a work station without moving about (Occasionally)
• Walking: Moving about on foot (Frequently)
• Sitting: Remaining in a seated position (Constantly)
• Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) (Occasionally)
• Carrying: Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms, or on the shoulder (Occasionally)
• Pushing: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force (Occasionally)
• Pulling: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force (includes jerking) (Occasionally)
• Climbing: Ladders, Stairs (Occasionally)
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling (Occasionally)
• Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist (Occasionally)
• Kneeling: Bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees (Occasionally)
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the legs and spine (Occasionally)
• Crawling: Moving about on the hands and arms in any direction (Occasionally)
• Reaching: Extending hands and arms in any direction (Constantly)
• Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with the hand or hands (Manual Dexterity) (Constantly)
• Fingering: Picking, pinching or otherwise working with the fingers primarily (Finger Dexterity) (Constantly)
• Feeling: Perceiving such attributes of objects/materials as size, shape, temperature, texture, movement or pulsation by receptors in the skin, particularly those of the finger tips (Constantly)
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas/information by means of the spoken word (Frequently)
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sound by the ear (Frequently)
• Tasting/Smelling: (Occasionally)
• Near Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less (Constantly)
• Far Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 feet for more (Frequently)
• Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are (Frequently)
• Vision: Color - The ability to identify and distinguish colors (Constantly)

Working Conditions/Environment

• Employee is subject to inside environmental conditions

Working Conditions

• Well lighted, climate controlled areas (Constantly)
• Frequent repetitive motion (Constantly)
• CRT (Computer Monitor(s)) (Constantly)

Travel

• Travel in and around office surroundings.

Driving

• Based on assigned tasks, employee may be assigned a company vehicle requiring the applicable driver's license

ONEOK is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, national origin, gender identity, disability, military/veteran status, genetic information or any other categories protected by applicable law.

The job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of ONEOK.

ONEOK is committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request an accommodation email View email address on click.appcast.io or call View phone number on click.appcast.io. #LI-HYBRID