Accountant - Mandan/Dickinson

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly financial entries to properly account for refinery expenses and other financial activity.
• Participate in monthly financial closeout activities for assigned areas of responsibility, including month end account reconciliations and execution of SOX controls.
• Analyze actual results and prepare reports as necessary for assigned areas of responsibility
• Participate in the development of refinery's annual expense budget and monthly updates, and the analysis of actual versus budgeted expenditures.
• Assist in the implementation of new procedures and accounting systems, or financial applications as they arise.
• Assist in special projects assigned and provide back-up for other accounting functions as required.
• Participate in the completion of the biennial Solomon Benchmarking Survey.
• Strong communication skills are required to effectively receive and distribute information to other accounting department personnel, operational department personnel, various levels of management, and other MPC locations.
• Displays advanced ability to utilize systems/tools, which include, but not limited to Excel and SAP
• EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field is required. Accounting degree preferred.
• Two (2) years of Accounting/Finance experience required.
• Previous MPC Refinery Accounting experience highly preferred.
• Previous experience working a large ERP is preferred.
• Intermediate experience in Microsoft Excel is preferred.
• Experience with Business Intelligence tools (Power BI) a plus.
• Periodic travel between the two primary locations.

Requirements

• Accountability, Adaptability, Building Partnerships, Business Process Improvement, Communication, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Taking Initiative, Technical Knowledge, Work Standards
• As an energy industry leader, our career opportunities fuel personal and professional growth.
• Location:
• Dickinson ND Refinery
• Additional locations:
• Job Requisition ID:
• 00022419
• Location Address:
• 900 Old Red Trl NE
• Education:
• Bachelors (Required)
• Employee Group:
• Full time
• Employee Subgroup:
• Regular
• Equal Opportunity Employer: Veteran / Disability

Benefits

Additional Information

An exciting career awaits you At MPC, we're committed to being a great place to work - one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment. POSITION SUMMARY This position is expected to coordinate and perform financial accounting and reporting functions for both the Mandan Refinery and Dickinson Renewable Fuels facility. In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position will be expected to assist accountants and business partners in resolving day-to-day issues. This position interacts with refinery personnel, other refinery accounting departments and Findlay/SAT accounting. Although the preference is for this position to be located in either Mandan ND, or Dickinson ND, other MPC Refining locations would be considered.

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