Inventory Accounting Analyst

Overview

The Regional Inventory Accounting Analyst resolves queries and reconciles refined product inventory, including exchanges, third-party terminals, pipelines and in-transit bulk locations, and validates related storage and handling fees for payment.

What you'll do

• Perform the monthly reconciliation of exchanges, 3rd party terminals, pipelines and in-transit bulk locations by comparing SAP transaction data to the custody or confirmation statement from the 3rd party operator.
• Identify reconciling items and post gains and losses.
• Identify and resolve interface errors within a less than 48 hours SLA (TAT).
• Handle B2B and B2C queries independently.
• Reconcile buy and sell, bulk (terminal) and retail activity.
• Research and resolve exchange and physical inventory imbalances.
• Research and resolve exchange and storage and handling fee differences.
• Validate and approve storage and handling fees in readiness for payment.
• Identify and resolve root cause errors.
• Identify and resolve internal control gaps.
• Work closely with front office teams, settlement analysts, volume and transaction control staff and 3rd parties.
• Facilitate and maintain internal and external business relationships.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Ability to meet month-end close and other deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Bias for action underpinned by a strong work ethic, teamwork and a proven track record of value added.

Nice to have

• Experience handling scheduling application WinDMS.
• Exposure to SAP interface queues and handling B2B and B2C queries.
• General accounting experience.
• Experience with financial or logistical reconciliations.
• Demonstrated proficiency with SAP.
• Exposure to the Product Supply Business.
• Familiarity with payables and receivables.

Details

• Location: India - Pune.
• Remote type: hybrid of office and remote working.
• No travel is expected with this role.
• Eligible for relocation within country.