Property Accounting Director (Hybrid) Houston, TX

This position will be responsible for leading the property team in Colorado Springs that handles the Natural Gas and Corporate segments. The candidate will be involved with review and/or approval related to monthly accounting close, income/expense variance analysis, account reconciliations and internal/external reporting. We offer a hybrid work schedule (Monday through Wednesday in office, Thursday and Friday remote). Work location is Houston Headquarters.
Position Description:

• Manage the accounting staff of eleven. This includes performance assessment, professional development, organization planning, etc.
• Build and lead the team to drive continuous improvement in systems, processes, and performance standards. Work with natural gas and corporate accounting teams as needed.
• Oversee the fixed asset and project areas to ensure that accounting is compliant with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Oversee the month end accounting close, and review budget and forecast depreciation variance analysis.
• Review and approve Journal Entries as needed. Review and approve account balance sheet reconciliations as needed.
• Monitor capital construction projects to confirm closes to fixed assets timely.
• Assist in reimbursable project tracking and billings for natural gas segment.
• Oversee the preparation of natural gas property footnotes for SEC and GAAP reporting. Oversee preparation of natural gas property pages for FERC Form 2 reporting.
• Various reporting and analysis as needed. Other tasks as needed and assigned.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and other requirements of Sarbanes/Oxley
• Learn and apply various processes and systems within the Property Accounting Department, including but not limited to internal computer systems of CARS, PSA, Lawson Query Tool and Lawson Reports
• Be a power user of KM's financial software (Lawson) in areas of activities, assets and journal entries.
• Respond in a timely manner to data requests from internal and external auditors, tax departments and others.
• Develop and maintain a positive working relationship between and with customers, managers, and employees within and outside of the department.
• Work closely with other Property area in Houston handling CO2, Terminals and Products segments, including preparing consolidated reports needed for internal and external auditors.
• Deal with a wide variety of people with tact, courtesy and professionalism.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Maintain a regular, dependable attendance, and high level of professionalism.
• May at times be required to work non-traditional hours, including holidays.

Position Requirements:

• 10 or more years accounting experience.
• 5 or more years of managerial experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting. CPA a plus.
• Strong knowledge of property accounting, specifically regulatory FERC property accounting.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to solve complex problems through solution-oriented analysis and cost effective solutions.
• Ability to work with all levels of the organization.
• Self-starter and initiative. Must be able to perform required and expected duties with minimal supervision.
• Ability to undertake large amounts of work in a prioritized and organized fashion, and to timely and successfully complete multiple tasks often under strict deadlines.
• Able to multi-task, be meticulous and have strong organizational skills.
• Strong working knowledge of accounting systems. Experience with Lawson preferred.
• MS Office Proficient - Excel, Word, Access and Outlook Applications