Job Objective:
Supports Joint Interest Team in the performance of recurring monthly activities related to Accounts Receivable including cash application, JIB analysis and acting as a liaison between Hilcorp and its working interest owners.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
- Understanding of JIB and A/R processes as it relates to an oil and gas company.
- Perform monthly Account Reconciliations and assist with A/R correction entries.
- Document and track unresolved issues, providing status updates to owners in a timely manner.
- Assist with various monthly entries in SAP.
- Ability to analyze data related to assigned area of responsibility and explain variances as well as identifying and presenting errors to senior staff.
- Resolve billing disputes and communicate partner issues to the proper Joint Interest accountant.
- Research owners’ accounts using SAP system to determine netting status and make suggestions for netting status.
- Assist Owner Relations Representatives with answering incoming owner relations inquiries regarding various issues including land, division orders, JIBs and A/R.
- Contact customers to collect overdue accounts via telephone or letter.
- Manage difficult or emotional situations involving dissatisfied owners.
- Engage in active listening with callers, confirming or clarifying information as needed.
- Log owner inquiries in a case tracking system and appropriately route within the organization.
- Process, review, and input daily incoming payments. Including the ability to utilize the SAP system and EnergyLink to apply cash and ensure cash application is done accurately.
- Assist co-op students with cash application duties.
- Ability to identify anomalies in owner payments and follow up with owners in order that cash may be applied correctly.
- Maintain working knowledge of ongoing Hilcorp projects that will impact owners and communicate to Owner Relations team.
- Solid problem-solving skills for the purpose of determining and solving owner issues.
- Build relationships and trust with owners.
- Identify and escalate priority issues and report to management.
- Ensure proper controls are in place to check the accuracy of work products.
- Build lasting relationships with owners and other team members based on trust and reliability.
- Research required information using available resources.
- Willingness and ability to assist peers with routine tasks and special projects, as needed.
- Assist Joint Interest accountants with various Close entries to be able to learn other areas.
- Coordinates with various internal Departments (Land, Revenue, JIB, et) as it pertains to AR corrections.
- Ad Hoc projects requested by Manager/Supervisor.
- Adopt a continuous improvement approach aimed at enhancing processes, identifying improvements/efficiencies.
- Adheres to the company’s values – integrity, ownership, urgency, alignment and innovation.
- Supports company vision and mission.
- Adheres to established work schedule, attendance standards and is punctual to work and meetings.
Other Job Responsibilities:
- Maintains employee confidence and protects operations, including intellectual properties, by keeping information confidential.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results, as needed.
- Other duties as assigned by management.
Qualifications:
- Three (3) years minimum oil and gas accounting experience.
- Strong communication both written and verbal.
- Great active listening skills.
- Exceptional interpersonal and rapport building skills.
- Strong time management and organizational skills.
- Adaptability and flexibility; comfortable working in fact-paced environments.
- Basic troubleshooting skills and computer literacy including familiarity with Windows computers.
- Ability to solve problems accurately.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, other departments, officials, and the public.
- Ability to complete multiple, diverse tasks of differing priorities.
- Proficiency in the use and application of the following software:
- Required: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
- Preferred: Strong working knowledge of SAP
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year university or college, or related experience.
Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:
