Accountant, Senior- Trade Settlements

What You Can Expect

As our Senior Accountant – Trade Settlements, you will play a key role in managing and confirming settlement activity with trading counterparties. You will oversee invoice preparation, payment processing, and serve as the primary liaison between trading counterparties, as well as middle and front office personnel. Additionally, you will participate in daily, weekly, and monthly settlement of physical, financial, and pipeline trading activities and provide essential support for audits, management reporting, and other business unit requests.

• Prepare invoices for multiple commodities to send to counterparties
• Settle all third party transactions per contractual terms
• Liaise with counterparties should any discrepancies occur with the settlement activity and seek resolution
• Work with traders, schedulers, and Trade Control regarding variance with the settlement activity received from the counterparties
• Prepare payment requests for settlement activity

This position is based in Houston, TX, and reports to the Trade Settlements Manager. If you're looking for a fast-paced environment where you can leverage your accounting expertise and contribute to a high-performing team, we encourage you to apply!

What You’ll Bring

• You hold a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or Statistics, with a strong focus on financial transactions and data analysis
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in the energy industry or related sectors such as commodities, financial services, or trading operations
• You have a strong understanding of energy standards related to commodity settlements
• You are knowledgeable in monitoring financial transactions to ensure accuracy and compliance
• You have expertise in tracking daily cash flow, ensuring settlement amounts are paid or received as expected
• You are information-curious, consistently reviewing Aligne to confirm actualizations are completed and align with settled amounts
• You are experienced in updating cash flow records daily, reflecting actual inflows and outflows while providing accurate forecasts.
• You process requests for settled activity from auditors and other business units as instructed
• You work closely with the financial accounting group to resolve variances, ensuring month-end deadlines are met
• You act as a backup for team members when necessary, demonstrating adaptability and a commitment to operational efficiency

Additional Details

• This role is eligible for our hybrid work policy, working three (3) days in office and two (2) days remote
• Must be willing and able to comply with all ENGIE ethics and safety policies

Compensation

Salary Range: $74,900 – $114,770 USD annually 

This represents the average expected pay range for a qualified candidate.

Actual offered salary may depend on geography, experience, industry knowledge, education, internal pay alignment, or other bona fide factors.

ENGIE complies with all federal, state, and local minimum wage laws. Actual salary offered may vary depending on geography, experience, education, internal pay alignment, or other bona fide factors. 

In addition to base pay, this position is eligible for a competitive bonus / incentive plan.

Your Talent Acquisition Partner can share more specific information regarding the benefits or the salary for the position based on the work location.

At ENGIE, we take your well-being seriously. Our comprehensive benefits package includes options for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, ESPP, generous paid time off including wellness days, holidays and leave programs. We also help you plan for retirement by offering a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a company match.  But that's not all – we're dedicated to the health and happiness of your entire family, offering supplemental benefits for full time employees that enhance emotional and physical well-being through all stages of life from family forming to caregiver benefits. Explore our benefits package to see how we can support you. Learn more.

Why ENGIE?

ENGIE North America isn’t just participating in the Zero-Carbon Transition, we’re leading it!  Join us as we develop energy that is renewable, efficient, and accessible to everyone.  

At ENGIE, our goal is to support, promote, and thrive on diversity, equity, and inclusion.  We do so for the benefit of our employees, customers, products and services, and community.  ENGIE is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, and we are firmly committed to creating an equitable and inclusive environment for all employees.

We are committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

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We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role at any time.

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