Accounting Analyst

Job Title: Accounting Analyst FLSA: Exempt

Department: Accounting & Finance Location: Houston, TX

Reports to: VP Finance & Accounting and Director of Accounting

POSITION SUMMARY:

Interconn Resources LLC, a privately held natural gas marketing company and a subsidiary of Tauber Oil Company, has an immediate need for an entry-level Accounting Analyst in our Houston office. This position offers an opportunity to be an integral part of the Accounting and Finance team. The Accounting Analyst will be responsible for reconciliations, timely entry of all things accounting, such as A/R and A/P, and assisting the VP of Finance with credit activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Reconciling wholesale counterparty invoices, entering cuts and deals, posting settlements in Business Central, communicating with counterparties on status of settlements
• Assist with credit activities such as applications, research, communication among departments and potential customers, on-boarding new customers
• Processing manual customer invoices from start to finish including volume entry, sending to customers, reconciling possible discrepancies, answering questions, and data entry into Business Central
• Researching and resolving any accounting discrepancies as necessary, assisting with collections of outstanding customer balances & fielding calls regarding the same
• Assisting in the monthly preparation of state and local sales taxes
• Writing procedures and/or identifying opportunities within current internal controls
• Help with phone and email inquiries from customers and suppliers

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field is highly desired; however, consideration will be given to candidates with commensurate experience in lieu of degree
• An understanding and familiarity with general accounting responsibilities and GAAP.
• Excellent MS Excel skills (v-lookups, pivot tables, etc.) are required
• Experience with various accounting software systems such as MS Business Central is highly desired
• Familiarity with nGenue natural gas scheduling software is a plus
• Prior experience with or knowledge of the natural gas industry is a plus, but not required

Additional Skills, Attributes and Abilities:

• Must have exceptional attention to detail and be very thorough in the execution of tasks
• Business-savvy individual who can work independently and has excellent communication skills
• Ability to transfer information quickly and concisely from a variety of sources into the accounting system
• Proactively seeks necessary information to ensure accuracy at the transaction level
• Ability to perform independent research and analysis and discuss conclusions with senior management
• A willingness and desire to learn our business
• Outstanding ability to adhere to deadlines. Must be well focused on the issue of time consciousness
• Be a team player willing to help when and where the need arises
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to interact with other departments and teams in a professional and team-oriented manner is critical
• Must be a “self-starter” who will identify problems and initiate corrective actions without specific direction from supervisors

Work Environment:

Normal office environment. Work from office M-Th, work from home on Fridays.

Compensation:

Competitive salary based on experience.

Opportunity for performance bonus 2x per year

Health & dental insurance subsidized by the company.

401(k) retirement with matching contribution

Interconn Resources, LLC, a Tauber company

Interconn was founded in 1997 by Kevin Stump as a private independent natural gas marketing company focused on customer service to natural gas users across the southeast. Today Interconn markets over 150 billion cubic feet of gas per year and continues to grow its customer base across the southeast. Mr. Stump continues his role as the CEO. In 2012 Interconn became a subsidiary of Tauber Oil company. Tauber Oil is a family-owned company founded in 1953 and is now managed by the third generation. Its business is focused primarily on marketing petroleum and petrochemical products domestically and internationally. Annual sales exceed $2B.