Sr. Accountant - External Reporting

Summit Midstream Partners, LLC Houston , TX 77020

Posted 3 weeks ago

Company Summary

SMLP is a value-driven limited partnership focused on developing, owning and operating midstream energy infrastructure assets that are strategically located in the core producing areas of unconventional resource basins, primarily shale formations, in the continental United States. SMLP provides natural gas, crude oil and produced water gathering, processing and transportation services pursuant to primarily long-term, fee-based agreements with customers and counterparties in five unconventional resource basins: (i) the Appalachian Basin, which includes the Utica and Marcellus shale formations in Ohio and West Virginia; (ii) the Williston Basin, which includes the Bakken and Three Forks shale formations in North Dakota; (iii) the Denver-Julesburg Basin, which includes the Niobrara and Codell shale formations in Colorado and Wyoming; (iv) the Fort Worth Basin, which includes the Barnett Shale formation in Texas; and (v) the Piceance Basin, which includes the Mesaverde formation as well as the Mancos and Niobrara shale formations in Colorado. SMLP has an equity method investment in Double E Pipeline, LLC, which provides interstate natural gas transportation service from multiple receipt points in the Delaware Basin to various delivery points in and around the Waha Hub in Texas. SMLP also has an equity method investment in Ohio Gathering, which operates extensive natural gas gathering and condensate stabilization infrastructure in the Utica Shale in Ohio. SMLP is headquartered in Houston, Texas

Summit Midstream is proudly committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Relocation: No Relocation assistance provided.

Work schedule: hybrid schedule (office/remote)

Summary:

Responsible for assisting with the Financial Reporting Teams financial reporting obligations as they relate to Summit Midstream Partners public and private entities, including quarterly, annual and transaction-specific reports. Also responsible for supporting technical research and implementation efforts and working with accounting and finance personnel in the analysis of significant and highly complex business transactions

This position will be based in downtown Houston.

Principle Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Assist with preparation of all financial filings with the SEC as well as Form 8-K filings, registration statements, prospectuses and prospectus supplements

  • Perform technical accounting research and provide interpretation of ambiguous and complex accounting literature; work closely with accounting and finance personnel in the accounting and reporting review and analysis of significant and highly complex business transactions

  • Keep current on internal and external developments that could impact organizational accounting and reporting, including preparing management summaries and participating in the drafting of formal comments to the various standard-setting or regulatory groups

  • Support SOX compliance effort, including maintaining appropriate documentation and testing controls

  • Manage the financial statement preparation for Summit Midstream Partners non-public entities

  • Interact with external auditors to facilitate efficient audit, review and comfort processes

  • Interpret and summarize organizational accounting impact of existing, proposed, and finalized accounting pronouncements

  • Communicates accounting policies and positions both verbally and in writing with senior management and external auditors

  • Engage with senior management and others across business units to develop and implement recommendations that strategically revise and enhance accounting policies and controls

  • Continually evaluate departmental processes and recommend process improvements

  • General ad hoc projects and research

  • Carries out other duties as assigned

Education & Experience:

  • Bachelors degree in Accounting

  • 4-5 years of professional, job-related experience

  • Certified Public Accountant required

  • Public accounting experience preferred

  • Public company reporting exposure preferred

Knowledge Skills & Abilities:

  • Comprehensive understanding of GAAP and financial reporting principles

  • SEC reporting and research experience

  • Strong technical accounting research skills

  • Ability to act as a managerial advisor on professional and technical issues with a view toward reaching strategic decisions

  • Excellent analytical, organizational and project management skills

  • Organized, detail-oriented, and able to multi-task with limited supervision

  • Team player with a positive attitude and a willingness to tactfully challenge or disagree when appropriate

  • Proven ability to thrive under pressure and meet tight deadlines

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

  • Ability to adapt quickly to a fast-paced & dynamic work environment

  • Ability to interact effectively with all levels of management and staff

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

  • Ability to lift items, stand & sit for prolonged periods of time when in an office environment

  • Ability to speak, read & write English proficiently and deliver and/or interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram or schedule form

  • Ability to understand and communicate safety precautions when necessary

Summit Midstream offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

  • Company Paid Holidays

  • Discretionary Performance Bonus

  • Medical Insurance

  • Dental Insurance

  • Vision Insurance

  • Employer supplemented Health Savings Account

  • Flexible Benefit Plan

  • Basic Term Life Insurance

  • Voluntary Term Life and AD&D Insurance

  • Employer Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance

  • Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)

  • Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness and Accident Insurance

  • Wellness Incentive Program

  • 5% Retirement Plan Match

Notice

Summit Midstream Partners will not pay a fee of any kind to any third party agency without a valid Summit Midstream Partners Master Service Agreement (MSA) authorized and signed by Human Resources. Any resume, application or other form of candidate submission to any employee of Summit Midstream Partners, without a valid MSA on file, will be considered property of Summit Midstream Partners and no fee will be paid.

Are you ready to join a fast-paced, growth oriented midstream company, then apply today!

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No Agency Calls and /or submissions will be accepted


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