Staff Accountant
Posted on: 20 Oct 2021
Houston, TX
Job Description
This position is responsible for:
Booking revenue and royalty payable for company operated and outside operated domestic oil and gas leases.
Reconciling accounts receivable balances resulting from revenue bookings.
Trend analyses and explanation of large swings in the revenue bookings.
Interacting with other departments such as marketing accounting, production accounting, and the land department in order to ensure that the proper revenue is recorded each month.
Periodically assisting the owner relations department with answering questions from 3rd parties.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field
Minimum 21 hours of accounting credit or equivalent work experience
Excellent fundamental accounting skills; hands on experience with general ledger reconciliations
Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet short deadlines
Ability to demonstrate initiative and interact effectively with others in a team environment
Ability to communicate effectively (oral and written) with internal & external clients
Intermediate or Advanced Excel skills
Fluctuations in workloads will require some overtime
Problem solving and analytical thinking as necessary to accomplish accounting objectives
Desired Qualifications
3-5 years oil and gas accounting experience with industry knowledge and terminology
Oil & Gas revenue accounting experience
SAP/PRA Experience
TIPS software application experience
Occidental Petroleum
Houston, TX
Occidental Petroleum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and gas properties in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Oil and Gas, Chemical, and Midstream and Marketing. The Oil and Gas segment explores for, develops, and produces oil and condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and natural gas. The Chemical segment manufactures and markets basic chemicals, including chlorine, caustic soda, chlorinated organics, potassium chemicals, ethylene dichloride, chlorinated isocyanurates, sodium silicates, and calcium chloride; vinyls comprising vinyl chloride monomer, polyvinyl chloride, and ethylene.
The Midstream and Marketing segment gathers, processes, transports, stores, purchases, and markets oil, condensate, NGLs, natural gas, carbon dioxide, and power. This segment also trades around its assets consisting of transportation and storage capacity; and invests in entities. Occidental Petroleum Corporation was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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IndustryOil and Gas
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No. of Employees11, 000
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Website
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