Kinder Morgan

ENERGY FINANCIAL ANALYST / OPERATIONS OPTIMIZATION

Kinder Morgan • $80K — $110K *
Houston, TX 77084In-Person
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree preferred or equivalent experience in energy utility/pipeline operations.
  • Minimum three years of directly related work experience or degree substitute.
  • Minimum two additional years in a related analyst role.
  • Familiarity with accounting and financial reporting principles.
  • Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft applications proficiency, particularly Excel and Access.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate energy invoice processing for accuracy and validation.
  • Oversee energy cost accounting and manage allocations.
  • Manage and develop energy performance metrics and variance reports.
  • Support energy procurement contracting and administration as needed.
  • Maintain and administer the workgroup's Microsoft SharePoint site.

Benefits

  • Work primarily in an office environment with minimal travel.
  • Comprehensive pre-employment drug screening and background checks required.
Full Job Description
What We Are Looking For

Kinder Morgan's Products Pipelines business unit is seeking an Energy Financial Analyst for its Operations Optimization workgroup. The Operations Optimization workgroup manages the procurement and efficient use of electricity, natural gas, and drag reducing agent for all assets in the Products Pipelines business unit. This position provides a variety of accounting, analytical, and administrative services that support and promote the workgroup's objectives, including, but not limited to, the following areas: invoice processing, cost reporting, budgeting, and energy procurement/contracting assistance.

What You Will Do

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Coordinate energy-related invoice processing for the Products Pipelines business unit.
    • Maintain accurate physical and financial energy account information.
    • Serve as the primary liaison with a third-party Utility Bill Management (UBM) firm for account management, invoice presentment validation, and payment verification.
    • Manually process invoices using Kinder Morgan's proprietary Accounts Payable tools and procedures.
  • Oversee energy cost accounting and allocations.
    • Using proprietary cost management tools, monitor, track, and analyze energy costs down to the physical site level.
    • Work closely with accounting, communicating forecast details to ensure proper entries and accruals.
    • Participate in the month-end closing process, including preparation of journal entries for special contracts and cost reallocations; reconcile workgroup-level cost tracking with General Ledger and Income Statements.
    • Interface with Treasury and Tax departments as required for processing credits and assisting with proper tax application and/or exemption for energy accounts.
  • Manage energy performance metrics and variance reporting.
    • Create and manage financial forecasts and lead the annual budgeting process.
    • Collect information from various parties to aid in forecast development and performance evaluation.
    • Develop and distribute weekly energy forecasts (flash reports) for each Product Pipeline asset.
    • Develop and run financial models to evaluate energy projects and optimization
    • Analyze and report asset-level energy consumption/expenditure trends and budget variance causation.
    • Actively synchronize and use proprietary databases to support and promote the goals of the workgroup.
  • Provide support to other Energy Management functions.
    • Assist other workgroup members with energy procurement contracting and administration.
    • Manage the workgroup's Microsoft SharePoint site, including uploading current data sets and providing general site administration.
    • Coordinate database and system modifications required to incorporate new assets.
    • Other support duties assigned as needed.


What You Need

Education:
  • Bachelor's Degree preferred. A minimum of three years of directly related work experience in the energy utility or pipeline operation industry, specifically with energy accounting and invoice processing, may be accepted as a degree substitute.


Experience/Specific Knowledge:
  • With a degree (or degree substitution), an additional two-year minimum experience in the energy utility or pipeline operation industry, actively working as an analyst, or in a related role.
  • Familiar with accounting/financial reporting principles.
  • Intermediate to Advanced proficiency level with Microsoft applications, including but not limited to Outlook, Excel, SharePoint, Word, PowerPoint, and Access, for word processing, spreadsheets, analysis, presentations, and information communication, storage, and retrieval. Proficiency with Excel and Access for data retrieval, analysis, and warehousing is particularly desired.

Competencies, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Adhere to Kinder Morgan's policies and procedures and be a positive example for others by demonstrating the Company's core values of honesty, integrity, and respect for people.
  • Must be analytical and a problem solver with the ability to identify problems and/or cause-effect relationships; identify key issues; secure relevant information from all appropriate sources; identify possible root causes of problems and develop and implement corrective actions for the resolution of problems.
  • Must consistently utilize sound judgment by making decisions and/or taking action based on logical assumptions derived from factual information gathered.
  • Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize tasks are essential. Must be able to establish a course of action for self and others/department to accomplish specific goals; must plan and prioritize proper allocation of resources.
  • Must be self-motivated and capable of working with minimal supervision and/or direction. Actively attempts to influence events to achieve goals; does not wait to be told, but is a self-starter who takes action to achieve goals beyond what is required.
  • A sound background in mathematics is important to perform calculations and conversion work, as well as an ability to read/comprehend financial reports.
  • Must be accountable and take direction from management; keep required work schedules, which include regular and predictable job attendance; focus attention on details; follow work rules.


Working Conditions/Considerations:
  • Infrequent travel (
  • Most of the work will be conducted in an office environment. Extended periods of sitting are required for computer work and administrative activities.
  • Level of position will be based on education and experience
  • The successful candidate will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screen and a complete background check, including a credit report, after an offer has been extended and before being employed.


Supervisory responsibility:
  • None


PREFERRED Education, Experience, Certifications, Competencies, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Understanding of pipeline operations and interdependencies of facilities to aid in cost analysis.
  • Experience in accounting or financial disciplines
  • Experience with KM business applications, specifically with invoice entry and Lawson accounts payable/GL modules.
  • Knowledge of electric or natural gas utility rate components.
  • Knowledge of the various business units and entities within Kinder Morgan.
  • Knowledge of FERC and GAAP accounting rules.


About Kinder Morgan

Kinder Morgan is the largest midstream and the fourth largest energy company (based on combined enterprise value) in North America. They own an interest in or operate approximately 82,000 miles of pipelines and 180 terminals. Their publicly traded companies include Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI), Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP), Kinder Morgan Management, LLC (NYSE: KMR) and El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EPB).

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Learn more about Kinder Morgan
Size
10,529 employees
Market Cap
$40.1 billion
Industry
Energy & Utilities
Net Income
$119 million
Founded
1997
5 Year Trend
+4.9%
Revenue
$11.6 billion
NASDAQ
KMI
* Ladders Estimates

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