Accounting Advisor Job

Location:

Houston, Texas, US

Job Skill Group: Finance

Date: Dec 11, 2024

HYBRID ELIGIBILITY

This position works a hybrid schedule, spending time remotely and in the office in Houston, TX. The current hybrid schedule provides flexibility to collaborate in the office Tuesdays through Thursdays and work from home Mondays and Fridays. With our 9/80 feature you get time off every other Friday when you work at least 80 hours over the preceding nine days.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Hess Corporation is seeking a high performing individual for a dynamic gas plant position as part of a very collaborative team responsible for Hess’s North Dakota Gas plants.

With the continuing growth in North Dakota this brings additional new wells and other operational, contractual, and system changes and this position supports the design and build of TIPS and integration with SAP and other reporting structures. This is a gas plant role which supports maintenance and development of the TIPS and SAP relationships ensuring contractual and compliance requirements are met. This role further supports the Gas and NGL WASP model, and financial models used for reporting out of TIPS, SAP/PRA and other systems.

The job requires a proactive, self-starter who can multi-task, work independently as well as in a collaborative team. This requires demonstrated problem solving and decision-making skills that can be utilized while analyzing complex data for each plant.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for preparation of monthly allocation and settlement estimates for financial close
Responsible for validating analytics for the allocations, settlement, and financial results
Collaborate with the North Dakota Finance Support team to ensure monthly and quarterly pricing and statistics are correct and explained for investor calls and quarterly reporting
Responsible for NGL and Gas WASP model development and maintenance
Review and approve the Gas Plant allocation and settlement processes carried out by gas plant accountants in TIPS
Work closely and build trusted relationships with field operations, commercial, finance and marketing to understand requirements, and to ensure accuracy and completeness of data
In collaboration with Contracts and System Advisor, responsible for the management and documentation of existing and new TIPS structures and processes
Manage 3rd party customer inquiries and resolve issues
Oversee Owner Payable Sub Ledger (OPSL) and other payable/receivable accounts prepared by the gas plant accounting team
Support and back-up to the subject matter expert for TIPS as well as the interface between SAP/PRA and TIPS
Responsible as primary support for super plant accountant and small gas plant accountant roles
Provide technical guidance, developing and training the Houston and Hess India GPA team
Responsible for continual improvement: designing tools to analyze volumetric, contractual, and financial results which help explain variances to estimate and prior month trends supporting key stakeholders
Responsible for continual improvement: designing tools to analyze volumetric, contractual, and financial results which help explain variances to estimate and prior month trends supporting key stakeholders
Work closely with Quorum and IT to design, test, and implement TIPS changes as well as document issues
Respond to internal and external audit queries as required
Participate in ongoing lean review and continuous improvement of accounting procedures, controls, and documenting processes

QUALIFICATIONS

Experience

Minimum of 8 years of oil and gas experience, with at least 5 years in gas plant accounting preferred
Knowledge of gas processing contracts, allocations, transactions or measurement
SAP/PRA knowledge required
TIPS experience required
Sound analytical, interpersonal, organizational and documentation skills
Good communication skills, both written and verbal
Ability to work in time-sensitive environment and meet deadlines

Education, Training & Certifications

Business or Accounting degree preferred
Advanced Excel skills required
Intermediate SQL skills preferred

Competencies

The Hess Way of Working refers to competencies considered absolute pre-requisites for success. How you deliver results is as important as what you achieve. Every employee is expected to demonstrate the behaviors within these competencies to be considered an effective performer and, ultimately, earn career growth opportunities.

Builds Trusted Relationships
Develops Talent
Creates Effective Teams
Thinks Strategically
Inspires Innovation
Demonstrates Courage
Drives Continuous Improvement
Makes Quality Decisions
Delivers High Performance

WHAT WE OFFER

Hess provides a comprehensive range of compensation and benefit programs that help you to take care of your health, protect your income, and build savings for the future. Our compensation philosophy is simple – we pay for performance. The better you and the company perform, the more you can earn. Here are a few highlights:

Base Salary

Base salaries are competitive, and market based, with pay increases based on objective measures and upward moves.

Annual Incentive Plan

Every employee participates in our Annual Incentive Plan, which awards a bonus based on how well we fare as a company on our annual performance scorecard and the person’s level of contribution.

All Employee Share Plan

All employees are Hess stockholders, so they share in the success they help create for the company. Shares are granted to new employees who do not receive stock as part of their compensation package.

Benefits

Hess cares about your well-being and wants to help you be your best self. That’s why we offer a compelling benefits package that’s among the best in our industry. Highlights include: medical, dental, and vision coverage; a health savings account; 401 (K) and pension plan; a nationally recognized wellness program; and company paid basic life and disability insurance.

Learn more about our programs at https://hessbenefits.com/.

Learning & Development

We believe in lifelong learning and provide a suite of on-demand and instructor-led learning opportunities, in addition to a tuition reimbursement program, designed to help you achieve your professional goals. Learning encompasses on-the-job interaction with highly skilled colleagues, self-guided study, training, mentoring and participation in formal networks (e.g., technical and employee resource groups.)

WHY HESS?

We aim to be the world’s most trusted energy partner. Modern life and continued human prosperity depends upon access to affordable and secure energy and all forms of energy are required for an orderly and just future. Hess is ideally positioned to provide low-cost oil and gas reliably to help meet the world’s growing energy needs in a way that protects the health and safety of our people, safeguards the environment, and makes a lasting positive impact in the communities where we do business.

Everything we do is guided by six core values - Integrity, People, Performance, Social Responsibility, Value Creation, and Independent Spirit, from how we treat our employees to how we interact with our neighbors, suppliers and business partners. They are the basic building blocks of our culture and represent our company's collective conscience. While our strategy changes over time based on business conditions, our values are enduring.

We are an industry leader in the Bakken shale play in North Dakota, one of the largest producers in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico and a critical natural gas producer and supplier to Malaysia and Thailand. Our exploration and appraisal activities are offshore Guyana, one of the industry’s largest oil discoveries in the past decade, as well as in the Gulf of Mexico and Suriname.

We are recognized around the world as an industry leader in environmental, social and governance performance and disclosure.

Hess provides challenging and rewarding opportunities for personal growth. We are always looking for talented professionals who share our values and are passionate about making a difference in the world and in their careers. Unlike much larger companies, we are agile and every member of the team, regardless of level or position, plays an important role.

We invite you to learn more about what makes us a special place to work. Click here (www.hess.com)

Hess is committed to maintaining a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit Diversity and Inclusion | Hess Corporation. To request reasonable accommodation, click here or send an email to MyHR@Hess.com.

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