Financial Controller - Americas

Reports to: Senior Controller – Wholesale & Corporate (UK based)

Located: Houston, Texas

Job Purpose:

• Managing all finance and accounting operations for the Americas Business Unit with a support of an AP clerk
• Coordinating and directing the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances to Senior Management on Monthly basis
• Keep Business unit in legal compliance with necessary tax and government requirements

Principal Responsibilities:

• Manage all accounting operations including Billing, A/R, A/P, GL and Counsel, Cost Accounting, Inventory Accounting and Revenue Recognition
• Coordinate and direct the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances
• Prepare and publish timely monthly financial statements
• Present financial results vs. budget and forecast expectations to MD on monthly basis
• Prepare & coordinate regulatory reporting
• Research technical accounting issues for compliance
• Own month-end and year-end close process
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
• Manage and comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Coordinating with Risk to integrate ETRM system MTM reporting with accounting processes
• Coordinate and manage annual YE audit for stand alone business unit as well as support requests for consolidated audit from Corporate
• Coordinate other external audits
• Additional controller duties as necessary

Qualifications:

• BBA in Accounting or Finance, Master of Accountancy or equivalent preferred
• Big Four experience is a plus
• CPA or CPA eligible
• Prior experience in leadership position managing accounting personnel

Personal skills/attributes required:

• Effective verbal and written communication and influencing skills
• Flexible time management and ability to communicate effectively across different time zones
• Ability to manage and train personnel to execute financial processes
• Attention to detail
• Hand on approach
• Change mindset to bring process efficiencies

Knowledge & Experience:

• Knowledge and hands on experience with commodity ETRM systems, Aspect preferred
• SAP B1 knowledge preferred
• Commodity Trading/Midstream Oil & Gas industry experience
• Knowledge of Fair Value/Hedge accounting rules and principles for IFRS reporting preferred
• Experience coordinating with auditors and financial statement preparation & presenting to the Senior Management is must
• Intermediate knowledge of Excel is must