Operations Accountant

at  Parkland

REQUIREMENTS:

• Post-secondary degree in Accounting or Finance
• Working towards professional accounting designation
• Experience in a Midstream Trading /Marketing finance, accounting, settlements, would be an asset
• Experience with Allegro, JDE, Great Plains or Oracle would be an asset
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office with an advanced level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Must be systems savvy with the ability to quickly learn new systems, troubleshoot issues and resolve problems
• Willingness to learn and obtain an understanding of the marketing business
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Be able to communicate effectivity different areas of the business and obtain information
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, work within tight deadlines within a fast paced, dynamic team environment
• Strong attention to detail with excellent organizational and analytic skills
• Desire to grow and advance within the organization
  Humble. Hungry. Smart. Does this sound like you?
  Do others describe you as being a down-to-earth achiever? Someone who thinks outside the box and always strives to do more than what is required. Someone who sees the bigger picture? You sound brilliant to work with!

• Accurate billing and processing of refined product transactions within Allegro
• Validate pricing and volumes; follow-up with internal teams and counterparties to resolve any discrepancies
• Complete month-end close procedures within Allegro
• Validate settlement accruals
• Reconcile vendor statements
• Prepare various balance sheet reconciliations
• Ensure intercompany transactions are processed and reconciled
• Prepare commentary on AR and AP balances and their movements
• Investigate and clean-up outstanding transactions in Allegro
• Liaise with key members of the Trading Business Unit including Front and Mid-Office, Logistics and Finance
• Communicate with vendors to address queries to ensure transactions are accurately accounted for and processed on a timely basis
• Assist collections in the resolution of aged customer account balances
• Assist with audit queries
• Ensure full compliance with internal controls and corporate policies
• Maintain desk procedures and identify continuous improvement opportunities
• Participate in various business and system projects
• Collaborate and cross-train with other members of the team
• Maintaining settlement reports to ensure over 30 settlement lines kept to a minimum
• Customer disputes/queries – WIP folders to be reviewed frequently throughout the day, responding to customer emails in timely manner, keeping them updated if resolution not an instant fix