Position Description

This position is responsible for supporting the revenue accounting activity for Crude Oil, Gas, NGL and the gas plant activity of Kinder Morgan Production Company. We offer a hybrid schedule (Monday-Wednesday in office, Thursday-Friday remotely).

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Establish and manage monthly close deadlines, coordinating with the team to ensure timely and accurate completion of all revenue accounting activities.
• Own crude oil revenue accounting, including volume verification, allocation of product sales, contract price confirmation, and settlement to producers and outside owners.
• Perform and oversee month-end close processes, including revenue recognition, related expenses, and state severance tax calculations and filings.
• Ensure the accurate and timely issuance of royalty payments in accordance with contractual operating agreements and regulatory requirements.
• Review customer contracts to ensure proper revenue recognition and support SOX and ASC 606 compliance requirements.
• Oversee the revenue billing process for multiple producing assets and coordinate with the team to drive timely accounts receivable collections. Review AR aging and provide explanations to management.
• Conduct monthly variance analyses and provide clear, detailed explanations of fluctuations.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and timely resolution of all reconciling items.
• Review journal entries for appropriate documentation and compliance with company policies.
• Complete required volumetric and financial reporting to federal and state agencies, including severance tax authorities.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support business needs and maintain strong working relationships across the organization.
• Maintain SOX compliance, including preparation and consolidation of required documentation.
• Support internal and external audits and perform additional ad-hoc analysis and duties as assigned.
• Assist with year-end 1099 processing.

Position Requirements

Position Requirements/Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required; CPA or progress toward CPA strongly preferred
• 8-10 years of progressive experience in the energy industry with strong knowledge of upstream oil and gas revenue accounting and general accounting principles preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills required, including data analysis, complex formulas, and large-volume dataset handling.
• Proficiency in accounting systems: Enertia, Lawson, and Blackline a plus.
• Ability to interpret contracts and apply contractual terms to billing, settlements, and revenue recognition.

Competencies, skills, and abilities:

• Demonstrated sound judgment and independent decision-making, with the ability to recognize when issues require escalation and communicate them clearly and constructively.
• Self-starter with a strong sense of ownership, taking responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of their work, and proactively seeking to understand both the "what" and the "why" behind each task.
• Analytical mindset with intellectual curiosity-able to identify anomalies or deviations from expectations, ask thoughtful questions, and challenge assumptions using data and logic rather than accepting information at face value.
• Solution-oriented problem solver, capable of presenting options, recommending a path forward, and executing solutions with minimal supervision.
• Effective and professional communicator, able to convey issues, solutions, and recommendations clearly in both written and verbal form; demonstrates strong business acumen, tact, and diplomacy when interacting across teams and levels of the organization, and operates confidently within a structured accounting and control environment.
• Collaborative team player who contributes to a positive, supportive work environment and understands the interconnected nature of accounting processes.
• Able to thrive in recurring close cycles, maintaining organization, attention to detail, and strong time-management skills during month-end and quarter-end deadlines, including supporting the team through peak periods and navigating delays without compromising deliverables.
• Open to new ideas and continuous improvement, with the ability to recognize opportunities to modernize processes, thoughtfully advocate for change, and accept feedback or alternate solutions.

*Position may be filled at various levels depending on the experience and job skills of the successful candidate

Kinder Morgan, Inc. offers employees a comprehensive benefits package. Benefits offered for this position may include the following: health care benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage; Flexible and Health Spending Accounts; Life and Accidental Death and Disability insurance; Supplemental Life and Accidental Death and Disability insurance for employee and dependents; retirement benefits including a 401(k) with employer and employee contributions and a company-funded pension plan; paid time off; paid parental bonding leave; paid holidays; a flexible work schedule and many voluntary benefit plans.


EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER STATEMENT: We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.