Accounting Specialist

• The position performs the accounting functions for multiple Terminals in the Midwest Region, and coordinates with Region Management to ensure that proper customer (internal and external) service levels are maintained.

• Performs the monthly close procedures for multiple terminals, including all month end reporting requirements
• Ensures that revenue and expenses are recorded in the correct period and properly accrued
• Coordinates the weekly forecast for multiple terminals
• Analyzes and explains variances to budget and forecast; and quarterly flux variances
• Performs billing procedures for one or multiple terminals
• Creates and maintains various Excel spreadsheets at the request of Regional Management
• Responsible for ensuring KM and customer requirements are satisfied and that billing is timely and accurate, and done in accordance with set policies and procedures
• Reviews monthly Merlin accounting / billing system changes, including all new contracts and contract amendments
• Coordinates new contracts and contracts amendment reviews with the commercial department
• Prepares the annual budget, and coordinates the budget process for multiple terminals
• Maintains the balance sheet for multiple terminals, including preparing monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Insures that all Sarbanes Oxley, as well as other internal controls, are being followed
• Provides Regional and Terminal Management with financial reports and analysis when requested
• Assists with internal and external audit requests for multiple terminals
• Provides various other support functions / reports on an ad-hoc basis

Position Requirements
Education:

• Bachelors’ degree in Accounting or Finance, with 3-5 years of GL accounting / finance experience
• MBA is a plus
• Successful completion of the CPA exam is a plus

Job Requirements:

• Must have intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including using a variety of formulas including but not limited to links, sum, vlookup, offset, and familiarity with functions such as pivot tables and subtotals.
• Must have strong organizational and communication skills, the ability to prioritize work, self-motivation, the ability to work with limited supervision, and the ability to manage multiple demands and deadlines
• Must be able to work cooperatively and effectively with co-workers and other departments as a team and interact with multiple Terminal Managers
• Must be comfortable communicating at all levels of the organization
• Must be a self-starter and able to work at times with limited guidance
• Limited travel is required
• Typically day shift with extended hours, weekends and holidays as required
• Must possess and maintain a valid motor vehicle operator’s license and have willingness to use personal and/or company vehicle in the course of employment
• Must pass and complete any items required by local, state, or federal agencies and/or Kinder Morgan specific safety training as may be required at all Kinder Morgan locations.
• Will be required to obtain TWIC credentials to work at the Argo Terminal, set up and supplied by Kinder Morgan
• Must pass a Kinder Morgan drug screen and background check prior to employment

• Physical requirements include but are not limited to the regular use of hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  The employee is frequently required to stand and/or walk at times which may extend to the entire day.  May be periods of prolonged sitting for desk/computer activities with extended hand and arm movements, eye, neck and/or back discomfort which may range up to several hours or an entire work day.
• The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or walk on uneven surfaces. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.