Marine Marketing Accountant
| Company | Occidental Petroleum |
|---|---|
| Location | Houston, TX, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or minimum 21 hours of accounting with a business degree
- Employ fundamental accounting skills: general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable and account reconciliations
- Relevant experience with crude actualizations and inventory valuation (WACOG)
- SAP experience is highly desirable
- Strong ability in managing and processing large quantities of data
- Ability to communicate in a professional manner and establish effective working relationships with internal operations and external customers
- Team-oriented spirit who displays a willingness to help others; and lead by example
- Capacity to maintain an optimistic and positive attitude
- Motivated, self-directed and results-driven approach to work, also takes ownership of assigned tasks
- Ability to research and prepare analysis to respond to internal and external inquiries in a timely, professional and thorough manner
- Creative thinker who can identify processes for continuous process improvement opportunities
- Working proficiency and knowledge in Excel, i.e. mining/manipulating data
- Initiative to consistently meet internal and external deadlines
- Experience with Microsoft Excel
- Experience working in a trading system, Allegro experience a plus
Responsibilities
- Work with Operations and Front Office to ensure completeness and accuracy of settlements of crude purchases, sales, and secondary costs; including preparation and sending out invoices, setting up wire for cash payments, confirmation of payments, and resolving discrepancies timely through review of contracts and volume actualization support
- Perform month-end closing procedures and submit reports on-time in accordance with the department calendar and schedule (GL AR/AP Recon preparation and balance reconciliation)
- Preparation of cash forecasts to be provided to Treasury
- Review and record monthly journal entries related to AR, AP, cash, broker, and prepaid accounts
- Assist with ad hoc reports and special assignments when needed (i.e., system implementation (Allegro 8, SAP)
- Provide assistance to the analysis team for audit and tax requests (internal and external)
- Develop and maintain desk procedures as needed
- Manage relationships with and regularly provide support to front office, mid office, credit, and treasury
Preferred Qualifications
- SAP experience is highly desirable
- Experience working in a trading system, Allegro experience a plus