Airswift is looking for an Accountant I to support a major client in Artesia, NM on a 9-month contract
Schedule: 5/40
This position conducts moderately complex revenue accounting assignments with limited supervision.
Responsibilities:
- Prepares journal entries, maintains general ledger accounts and reconciles sub ledgers for month-end close.
- Coordinates all SAP postings of company’s pipeline and terminal movements, and prepares and reviews all periodic shipper statements.
- Monitors company’s interface feeds into our billing system for accuracy. Communicate any system deficiencies to IT for resolution.
- Evaluates/ remedies company’s SAP movement errors and prepare month-end product movement reports.
- Analyzes shipper gains & losses to ensure accuracy.
- Assists in the preparation of invoices and performs peer reviews.
- Files pipeline tickets, organizes information and communicates with the control room if there are any discrepancies.
- Tracks beginning/ending inventory, receipts, deliveries and inventory adjustments.
- Assists accounting associate in processing various fuel or crude entries and other reports as necessary.
- Reviews, analyzes and develops solutions for variances arising within department.
- Compiles and analyzes financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, documenting business transactions.
- Reconciles various accounts and enters them into the system, ensuring the integrity of the data and compliance with accounting principles.
- Prepares month-end close by obtaining information from various reports, entering it into the system and verifying that debits and credits balance.
Audits journal entries, orders, transactions, and vouchers, and prepares reports to substantiate individual transactions prior to settlement.
Requirements:
- A minimum of 0-3 years related experience is required.
- Must have intermediate understanding of accounting practices and procedures with the ability to perform accounting analysis as needed.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft products, experience with accounting and maintenance software, and experience in revenue accounting is preferred.
- Basic reading and writing skills and the ability to perform intermediate mathematical calculations.
Ability to effectively communicate with others, both written and verbal communication.
Preferred:
- Experience in revenue accounting is preferred.
- At least one year of job experience preferred.
SAP experience is preferred
Education Level:
A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree, in accounting, finance or related field, is required.
Work Conditions:
Office based and occasional work in a petroleum refinery. May be required to work flexible hours.
Physical Requirements:
- Job conditions require sitting, talking or hearing, making visual inspections, making precise hand and finger movements, reaching or grasping, perceiving color differences, and ability to wear personal protective equipment (beards not permitted). Job conditions may require standing, walking, lifting and/or carrying up to 25lbs.