I-26132 - Accounting Intern - Summer 2027

Hilcorp Energy
  • Houston, Texas
    9 days ago

    Job Description

    Project based internship designed to provide hands-on experience in accounting through involvement in various projects that contribute to the overall efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the company. In-person May-August 2027 summer internship in Downtown Houston.

    Essential Job Responsibilities:

    • Work on assigned projects aimed at increasing operational efficiencies or creating cost savings for the company.
    • Collaborate with team members to implement recommendations and track the impact of the projects.
    • Support an accounting team with day-to-day tasks such as data entry, transaction processing, and reconciliation
    • Participate in departmental meetings and training sessions to broaden your understanding of corporate accounting practices.
    • Interns will be introduced to other accounting/finance departments in order to provide a full picture of accounting/finance functions.

    Accounting Departments:

    • Production & Regulatory - tracks and allocates oil & gas production and reports to the regulatory agencies
    • Revenue - records oil and gas sales
    • Royalty and Severance Tax - files and pays royalties and severance taxes
    • Accounts Payable - records and pays expenditures
    • Joint Interest Billing - bills partners pursuant to Joint Operating Agreements
    • Technical Accounting - maintains and supports the accounting system and its users
    • Financial Planning & Analysis – responsible for all internal financial analysis, reporting and planning
    • Property Accounting - provides support for A&D and Property, Plant & Equipment related transactions
    • Joint Venture Audit -performs and hosts joint venture audits
    • Owner Relations - provides customer service to interest owners and partners

    Other Job Responsibilities:

    • Adheres to the company’s values – integrity, ownership, urgency, alignment, and innovation.
    • Supports company vision and mission.
    • Adheres to established work schedule, attendance standards and is punctual to work and meetings.
    • Ability to remain professional, positive, determined, and focused when facing challenging situations.
    • Maintains employee confidence and protects company assets, including intellectual property, by keeping information confidential.
    • Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
    • Other duties as assigned by management.

    Qualifications:

    • Is highly motivated, shares our core values and has a passion to succeed.
    • Has desire to work in the Oil & Gas production accounting field.
    • Has strong analytical ability.
    • Has outstanding administrative and organizational skills.
    • Has excellent spreadsheet and data management skills.
    • Has excellent written and verbal communication skills, with specific ability to present financial information in an organized and concise manner.
    • Has the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with peers and management.
    • Proficiency in the use and application of the following software: Required: Microsoft Office Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint.

    Education Requirements:

    • Candidate for a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance maintaining a 3.0 grade point average.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationHouston, Texas

    Skills

    • Accountingunmatched
    • Accounting Softwareunmatched
    • Accounts Payableunmatched
    • Administrative Skillsunmatched
    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Auditingunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Cost Controlunmatched
    • Cost Effectiveness Analysisunmatched
    • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
    • Data Entryunmatched
    • Data Managementunmatched
    • Financeunmatched
    • Financial Analysisunmatched
    • Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)unmatched
    • Financial Reportingunmatched
    • Intellectual Property (IP)unmatched
    • Joint Interest Billing (JIB)unmatched
    • Microsoft Excelunmatched
    • Microsoft Officeunmatched
    • Microsoft Outlookunmatched
    • Microsoft PowerPointunmatched
    • Microsoft Wordunmatched
    • Oil and Gasunmatched
    • Operational Strategyunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
    • Project Designunmatched
    • Reconciliationunmatched
    • Regulationsunmatched
    • Regulatory Reportsunmatched
    • Revenue/Sales Reportingunmatched
    • Royaltiesunmatched
    • Salesunmatched
    • Schedule Developmentunmatched
    • Spreadsheetsunmatched
    • Technical Accountingunmatched
    • Transaction Processing/Managementunmatched
    • Writing Skillsunmatched

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