Senior Accountant

Job Title:

Senior Accountant (Operational Accounting Consultant)

Job Description

This Senior Accountant role provides consulting support across core operational accounting functions, including billing and revenue, fuel inventory, and fuel settlements. You will step into an established environment to ensure business continuity during a major integration, taking ownership of day-to-day accounting, reconciliation, and transactional finance activities. The role is ideal for an experienced accounting professional with strong hands-on skills in operational accounting, high-volume transaction processing, and analytical reporting.

Responsibilities

+ Manage customer billing activities and ensure invoices are processed accurately and on time.

+ Review and resolve invoice exceptions, billing discrepancies, and other billing-related issues.

+ Research transactional issues across multiple systems to identify root causes and recommend resolutions.

+ Reconcile revenue-related transactions and support revenue reporting activities.

+ Collaborate with internal and external business partners to resolve questions and issues related to billing and revenue.

+ Support month-end close processes and other operational accounting activities, including journal entries and reconciliations.

+ Identify opportunities for process improvements and increased efficiency within billing and revenue workflows.

+ Perform daily fuel inventory reconciliations across multiple locations and systems, including pipelines, terminals, trucks, rail, and marine transportation.

+ Research and resolve volume, inventory, and transaction discrepancies in fuel movements and balances.

+ Monitor inventory movements and ensure data accuracy across all relevant systems.

+ Analyze inventory-related activity, identify issues requiring follow-up, and provide clear documentation and reporting.

+ Support transportation cost tracking and reconciliation efforts related to fuel distribution.

+ Work closely with operations, logistics, and accounting teams on reporting, analysis, and process improvement initiatives for inventory and transportation costs.

+ Process and reconcile supplier and customer transactions related to fuel purchases, settlements, and transportation costs.

+ Review invoices, settlements, and supporting documentation for accuracy and completeness.

+ Investigate discrepancies in supplier and customer settlements and collaborate with stakeholders to resolve issues promptly.

+ Support account reconciliations and other operational accounting activities associated with fuel settlements.

+ Manage high volumes of transactional data across multiple systems while maintaining accuracy and data integrity.

+ Partner with vendors, suppliers, and internal business teams on month-end close, reporting, and analysis activities.

+ Contribute to financial statement support through accurate general ledger entries, reconciliations, and reporting.

+ Support integration-related needs by maintaining stable day-to-day accounting operations during the acquisition period.

Essential Skills

+ Bachelor's degree in Accounting.

+ 3+ recent years in consulting or interim Senior accounting roles.

+ Strong experience in operational accounting, including billing, inventory, settlements, or transactional finance.

+ Hands-on experience with general ledger accounting and journal entry preparation.

+ Demonstrated ability to perform complex reconciliations for revenue, inventory, and supplier/customer accounts.

+ Experience supporting month-end close processes and balance sheet reconciliations.

+ Proficiency in accounts payable and accounts receivable processes.

+ Ability to support financial statement reporting and analysis.

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Experience with accrual accounting and fixed asset accounting.

+ Proficiency with SAP or similar ERP systems.

+ Strong Excel skills, including the use of pivot tables for data analysis and reporting.

+ Experience working with high-volume transaction processing across multiple systems.

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Experience with Right Angle software.

+ Strong analytical skills and attention to detail when working with complex transactional data.

+ Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including operations, logistics, and finance.

Additional

Skills & Qualifications

+ Background in billing and invoicing, accounts receivable, or revenue accounting.

+ Experience in operational accounting, transaction processing, and customer account management.

+ Exposure to financial analysis and shared services accounting environments.

+ Background in inventory accounting, inventory reconciliation, or supply chain finance.

+ Experience in operations, manufacturing, cost, or logistics accounting.

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Experience with accounts payable, supplier settlements, trade settlements, or commodity accounting.

+ Comfort working in high-volume, multi-system transactional environments.

+ Ability to identify and implement process improvements and efficiency enhancements.

+ Strong communication skills for working with vendors, suppliers, and internal…