ENERGY FINANCIAL ANALYST / OPERATIONS OPTIMIZATION

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.

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 (<5%) may be required, including overnight stays for several days.
• 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.