Sr. Inventory Accountant
Posting Start Date: 5/11/26
Job Location (Short): Houston, TX, USA, 77024
Reporting to the Inventory Accounting Manager, this position will be responsible for the margin analysis of our Refining business segment. This will be integral to the organization you support; providing reliable, effective analysis that facilitates appropriate and timely business decisions.
Key activities include:
- Work closely with the Commercial & Settlements groups to understand monthly crude and refined product activity
- Coordinate with the Billing / Contract team to review trade related activity and gather settled cargo volumes and prices
- Work with yield accounting to reconcile movements, roll forward inventory and calculate yield
- Reconcile inventory and perform inventory costing analysis
- Prepare and oversee exchange activity and resolve discrepancies as appropriate
- Monthly, quarterly, and annual variance analyses of financial and statistical data
- Perform FIFO inventory calculations
- Preparation of key reports for management review
- Review the accounting of current period purchases and settlements as it relates to, title transfer, current liabilities, and overall balance sheet presentation
- Ensure consistent adherence to the company's policy and procedures
- Complete special projects, when assigned
- Work with internal auditors on controls documentation and SOX compliance
- Provide documentation to external auditors during quarterly SEC filings
- Perform 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.
QualificationsTo meet the basic qualification 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. To be a good fit for the Inventory Accounting opportunity, qualifications include:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business required
- CPA Preferred
- Minimum 3 years accounting/finance experience required
- SAP experience required (MM/FI/CO modules)
- Cost/Inventory Accounting experience preferred
- Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.)
- Understanding of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), theories, and ability to apply them to the Corporation's accounting needs required
- Strong attention to detail and organization
- Ability to research, solve problems, and take initiative to recommend process improvements
- Ability to work well independently and deal effectively in a rapidly changing environment
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Fluent in English, both oral and written required
Note: Par Pacific will not accept calls from third-party recruiters. All candidates are required to apply through this web posting.
