Accounting Supervisor
Posting Start Date: 5/8/26
Job Location (Short): Houston, TX, USA, 77024
Accounting Supervisor
The Opportunity- Accounting Supervisor at a Growth-Oriented Energy Company
- Serve an important role in the accounting and reporting of several key business processes, primarily derivatives and environmental credit reporting, but also including leases, standalone reporting, and earnings per share
- Enjoy regular exposure to senior management, and other teams across the organization, primarily the SEC reporting, risk, FP&A, inventory and margin, commercial, fuel compliance, and other teams, as well as to our multi-state operations in Texas, Wyoming, Washington, Montana, and Hawaii
- Reporting to the Environmental and Risk Accounting Manager, you will be responsible for derivatives accounting across our refineries. You will work closely with the internal risk and FP&A teams, as well as the inventory teams, to understand the financial and economic impact of our trading strategies. Additionally, this position will supervise a senior accountant. These areas are material to our results and balance sheet and provide opportunities for wide exposure and presentation to the CFO, CAO, and other finance leadership. You will also work closely with the manager to review standalone financial statements, and technical accounting research, implementation of related accounting guidance, and other special projects. This is a unique opportunity to become a key member of a strong team and provide growth for years to come.
Key activities include:
- Prepare and post journal entries during each month-end close and create summaries and reports for several business processes including derivatives
- Prepare balance sheet reconciliations for related accounts and build and present results to senior management
- Review certain journal entries prepared by the senior accountant on the team
- Review and prepare quarterly statutory reporting financial statements and other required legal entity reporting
- Prepare and review reports to support external financial reporting and SEC filings, quarterly review, and year-end audit processes with outside audit firm(s)
- Work with the manager on technical accounting research and other special projects, as necessary
- Supervise and review work done by the senior accountant
- Ensure adherence to and effectiveness of internal control in own area of responsibility
- Perform ad-hoc analyses, assist with special projects, and other duties as assigned
Note: This description is intended to give you a general overview of the position. Additional responsibilities and opportunities may be identified based on current business needs.
Qualifications To meet the basic qualifications for this role, you will have legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship.
Additional qualifications include:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or equivalent required
- Minimum 3 years of relevant progressive accounting experience required
- Minimum 2 years of public accounting audit experience or minimum 3 years related industry experience strongly preferred
- CPA obtained or parts passed is preferred
- Advanced analytical, organizational, and interpersonal skills required
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel including complex/compound spreadsheets required
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy required
- Strong written and verbal communication in English is required
- Demonstrated ability to manage critical deadlines and adapt in a dynamic work environment required
- SAP knowledge/experience preferred
- Oil & gas industry or other derivative/fair value accounting background preferred
Note: Par Pacific will not accept calls or unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters. All candidates are required to apply through this web posting.
