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Join our Finance Team and advance your career as Arc Analyst
Role Title
Inventory Accounting Analyst
The Regional Inventory Accounting Analyst is responsible for the resolution of queries and reconciliation of refined products inventory. This includes a monthly reconciliation of exchanges, 3rd party terminals, pipelines, in transit bulk locations by comparing SAP transaction data to the custody / confirmation statement received from the 3rd party operator, performing the reconciliation, identifying reconciling items, and posting gains and losses. The Regional Inventory Accounting Analyst is responsible for the resolution of these outstanding reconciliation items and issues working closely with front office teams, settlement analysts, volume / transaction control staff and 3rd parties. This includes related storage and handling fees: validating and approving these in readiness for payment.
- Key Accountabilities
- Identification and resolution of Interface errors adhering to less than 48 hrs. TAT. Handling B2B & B2C queries independently.
- Reconciliation of exchange, truck, bulk, and retail activity
- Research and resolution of exchange and physical inventory imbalances
- Research and resolution of exchange and storage & handling fee differences
- Identification and resolution of root cause errors
- Identification and resolution of internal control gaps
- Facilitation and maintenance of internal and external business relationships
- Key Challenges
- ability to influence groups that may have differing priorities.
- quickly respond to changing circumstances.
- tailor communication style to suit the audience
- issues and reconciling items are at times complex and multi-faceted to resolve requiring strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
- Mindset
Own your success
- Responsible for delivering innovative business outcomes
- Seeks opportunities to improve and digitize process delivery
- Adheres to safe and ethical work practices
Think big
- Actively builds own knowledge, capabilities, and skills for the future.
- Values teamwork and collaborates to achieve results
Be curious
- Willing to suggest new ways of working, processes, and technologies.
- Ensures the delivery and improvement of digital solutions to benefit customers
Effortless customer experience
- Understands customer needs and delivers digital seamless self-service customer experiences
- Fosters cross-functional collaboration in support of One Finance
Digital first
- Applies creative digital solutions to solve problems
- Qualification & Experience and Competencies
Essential Education And Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- Ability to meet month-end close and other deadlines
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Good organizational skills - attention to detail
- Bias for action underpinned by a strong work ethic, teamwork and proven track record of value added.
Desirable Criteria
- Experience in handling scheduling application WinDMS.
- Exposure to SAP interface queues, handling B2B & B2C queries.
- General accounting experience
- Experience with financial or logistical reconciliations
- Demonstrated proficiency with SAP
- Exposure to the Product Supply Business
- Familiarity with payables and receivables
Educational background
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or related field.
