Commercial Finance Gas Analyst ConocoPhillips

Commercial Finance - Gas Analyst

ConocoPhillips is an international, integrated energy company with operations in more than 30 countries. As the third-largest integrated energy company in the United States and fourth largest refiner in the world, ConocoPhillips' goal is to deliver energy in a safe, environmentally and socially responsible manner.

More than 30,000 ConocoPhillips employees work worldwide to consistently deliver top performance and value to maintain the company’s global market position. Employees’ individual talents and strengths combine to create a diverse and energized work force within ConocoPhillips. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, ConocoPhillips stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “COP.”

ConocoPhillips Canada (CPC) is one of the country's largest oil and natural gas production and exploration companies. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, we are a top three producer of natural gas, with a world-class portfolio of assets in western Canada, the Arctic, Atlantic Canada and oil sands interests near Fort McMurray, Alberta. We are the largest leaseholder in the Athabasca region of the oil sands. With about one million net acres in holdings, CPC is well positioned to become a leading in-situ producer.

Our story in Canada began over 100 years ago and continues today with our team of over 2,000 full-time employees. We develop our projects in a way that is intended to enhance the economic and social benefit to communities while minimizing the environmental impact associated with development. Together we will continue our journey toward becoming Canada’s safest, most respected and most profitable gas and bitumen producer.

Description

Reporting to the Director Gas Trading Accounting and F&PA, the successful candidate will perform marketing accounting functions related to the Canadian Natural Gas Trading Business

Responsibilities

• Actively review access query exception reports
• Review and resolve various system generated issues
• Consolidate and deliver volume reports
• Evaluate and provide Canadian deals summary
• Ensure account reconciliations are accurate
• Assist in reconciling intercompany transactions with equity accounting
• Coordinate with front office to ensure that deals have been entered correctly
• Provide coverage for other desks as need
• Assist and work on other responsibilities and tasks as needed
• Prepare, validate, and submit monthly physical accrual
• Provide explanation of accrual to actual results
• Validate and complete monthly reclassification entries (buy/sell, AR/AP, GST)
• Make manual imbalance entries based on pipe position
• Report monetary and physical volumes to government entities
• Generate and validate monthly/quarterly URD analysis (IS, BS, CF, Budget)

Qualifications
Basic/Required Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, preferably Accounting or Finance
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
• Strong accounting and finance knowledge
• CMA, CGA, CA designation is considered an asset.
• Legally entitled to work in Canada on a full-time basis without restrictions

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent computer skills in Microsoft Excel and SAP
• High level of initiative, attention to detail, ability to prioritize and multi-task
• Must be able to work effectively with minimal supervision in an open trade floor environment
• Excellent communication skills with a continuous improvement mindset
• Understanding of upstream operations

In order to be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions and providing your eSignature before the closing date of February 15, 2012.

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