Senior Accountant-Energy

Senior Accountant POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Accountant will be responsible for ensuring complete, accurate and timely accounting for our Energy client.

• Prepare monthly journal entries for inventory, cost of goods sold, renewable energy credits, revenue, and expenses in accordance with GAAP.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring reconciling items are identified and corrected as necessary, and performing an ongoing review of balance sheet activity to identify and correct errors before month-end close.
• Complete and communicate cash forecasts to appropriate stakeholders.
• Review and analyze monthly activity for unusual or incomplete transactions and variances between the current month, prior month, and budget.
• Review outstanding receivables routinely, requesting customer updates, providing feedback or direction for uncollected amounts, and escalating amounts of concern to Business Development.
• Research and resolve issues with Terminal Operations, Business Development, Tax, Accounting (Corporate), Vendors and Customers as needed. This includes researching and resolving volumetric and pricing discrepancies.
• Perform key reporting functions (routine and ad-hoc) on a daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and policies and procedures in accordance with Sarbanes‑Oxley requirements.
• Respond to auditor requests and assist in the preparation of external audit materials and external financial reporting schedules.
• Establish and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with internal and external customers to consistently improve customer service.
• Assist in the development and implementation of goals, policies, priorities, and procedures relating to financial management, budget, and/or accounting.
• Assist Staff Accountant with customer invoicing and questions as needed.
• Assist Management on various projects/tasks as needed.

• Ability to work independently with minimal direction from management, by still providing quality accurate results.
• Excellent time management skills, with no or minimal direction from management to meet required deadlines.
• Strong working knowledge of general accounting concepts, monthly close process, financial reporting, and GAAP concepts.
• Motivated, self‑directed and results‑driven approach to work, also takes ownership of assigned tasks.
• Ability to multi‑task, prioritize and work under pressure to meet deadlines while maintaining highest quality of work product.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Capable of establishing effective working relationships that promote teamwork and collaboration.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and ability to interact effectively with various levels of staff and management.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to independently develop solutions to problems/challenges as they arise.
• Flexibility to work additional hours during peak periods.
• Proficiency with computer applications, including ERP systems, Microsoft Excel Suite Products and Adobe Acrobat.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration required.
• At least 4 years of professional accounting experience.
• CPA is a plus.
• Experience with in Oil and Gas Industry, preferred.
• Experience using SAP or Oracle is preferred but not required.