Project Accountant, Sr

Support the full lifecycle of capital project accounting for Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP, with a primary focus on project setup, project maintenance, cost tracking, forecasting support, and reporting within the Oracle Fusion Project Accounting (PPM) module. Serve as a key contributor to the accuracy and integrity of capital project financial data across the enterprise, collaborating with Project Controls, Engineering, Operations, and FP&A to ensure timely and accurate project cost reporting in compliance with U.S. GAAP and FERC requirements.

Support the full lifecycle of capital project accounting for Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP, with a primary focus on project setup, project maintenance, cost tracking, forecasting support, and reporting within the Oracle Fusion Project Accounting (PPM) module. Serve as a key contributor to the accuracy and integrity of capital project financial data across the enterprise, collaborating with Project Controls, Engineering, Operations, and FP&A to ensure timely and accurate project cost reporting in compliance with U.S. GAAP and FERC requirements.

• Perform project setup, maintenance, and closure activities within the Oracle Fusion Project Accounting (PPM) module in accordance with company policy and AFE authorization
• Review and analyze project costs, commitments, and expenditures to ensure proper coding, classification, and alignment with approved AFE budgets
• Monitor project spending against authorized budgets and flag variances for management review
• Coordinate and process monthly project cost accruals and related journal entries to ensure accurate period-end cutoff
• Review project transactions for proper capitalization in accordance with U.S. GAAP and FERC regulations, ensuring costs are appropriately classified as capital or operating expenditures
• Support the setup and review of capitalized interest and capital overhead rate applications at the project level
• Collaborate with project managers, Project Controls, and Operations teams to validate project cost data and ensure accuracy of project financial records
• Assist in the review of AFEs (Authorities for Expenditure) to assess appropriate project accounting treatment and system setup
• Coordinate project closeout activities, including verification of cost completeness, final capitalization review, and preparation for transfer to fixed assets
• Support the enterprise capital forecast and budget process by gathering, consolidating, and validating monthly forecast updates from project stakeholders
• Build, maintain, and enhance capital project reports and dashboards within Oracle Fusion and other reporting tools to support management decision-making
• Prepare and distribute recurring capital expenditure reports, including variance analyses comparing actual spend to budget and forecast
• Assist in the preparation of monthly and quarterly capital expenditure summaries for internal reporting and management review
• Identify trends and anomalies in project cost data and communicate findings clearly to the Manager – Project Accounting

• Support the enterprise capital forecast and budget process by gathering, consolidating, and validating monthly forecast updates from project stakeholders
• Build, maintain, and enhance capital project reports and dashboards within Oracle Fusion and other reporting tools to support management decision-making
• Prepare and distribute recurring capital expenditure reports, including variance analyses comparing actual spend to budget and forecast
• Assist in the preparation of monthly and quarterly capital expenditure summaries for internal reporting and management review
• Identify trends and anomalies in project cost data and communicate findings clearly to the Manager – Project Accounting

• Assist with the monthly close of the Oracle Fusion Project Accounting subledger, including reconciliation of project costs to the general ledger
• Prepare and/or review project-related journal entries, ensuring proper support and documentation in accordance with internal control requirements
• Support the preparation of audit schedules and supporting documentation related to capital projects for internal and external auditors
  
  Maintain organized and thorough work papers in support of month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities
• Ensure all project accounting activities are performed in…