Accountant - Commissioned Agent

Sunoco LP is a leading energy infrastructure and fuel distribution master limited partnership operating across 32 countries and territories in North America, the Greater Caribbean, and Europe. The Partnerships midstream operations include an extensive network of approximately 14,000 miles of pipeline and over 160 terminals. This critical infrastructure complements the Partnerships fuel distribution operations, which distribute over 15 billion gallons annually to approximately 11,000 Sunoco and partner-branded retail locations, as well as independent dealers and commercial customers.

At Sunoco, we take great pride in what we do and wholeheartedly believe our employees drive success for our company and our customers. We are always looking for the best and brightest talent and we are committed to making your job a challenging and rewarding experience.

Summary

Sunoco LP is looking for a Staff Accountant/Analyst to join our Commissioned Agent Accounting team in Dallas, TX. We take pride in what we do and wholeheartedly believe our team members drive success for our company and our customers. We encourage a culture of inquiry by always asking why, transforming data into meaningful information, and leveraging technology to streamline our processes. If you are passionate about your work and thrive in a fast-paced and innovative environment, wed love to hear from you

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Commissioned Agent team is responsible for the daily accounting and analysis for all fuel inventory and sales activities for this segment of our business. The essential duties of this position are designed to ensure that purchase, sales and inventory activities are accurately captured and reconciled.

• Managing the daily processes of commissioned agent and customer account management, and responding to and resolving any issues quickly with a sense of urgency and satisfactorily
• Developing and maintaining relationships with internal counterparts as well as external customers
• Relentless focus and commitment to ensuring consistent on-time payment to external vendors, on time collection from external customers, and quick identification and resolution of any issues to eliminate any aging payables and receivables in the system
• Effectively analyzes financial results, and provides supporting details and insights that contribute to the success of the company
• Perform consignment site accounting, includes monitoring daily fuel sales and reconciling inventory balances
• Prepare and issue fuel sales invoices , verifying volumes against daily close reports
• Track inventory fluctuations, investigate variances, and resolve discrepancies with operations.

Key Attributes

• Consistently fulfills commitments, maintains transparency, and meets deadlines
• Works well in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, responding to change with professionalism and a positive solution-oriented attitude
• Significant level of personal accountability and ownership to identify and address issues with minimal oversight, and assist in implementing innovative solutions for process improvement
• Embraces and adapts to changes with enthusiasm, contributing to a culture of innovation and efficiency
• Takes initiative to learn various systems and processes
• Assumes personal ownership of development and learning
• Drives communications with other teams/functions as needed
• Cultivates and maintains productive relationships with internal counterparties to enhance process improvements that are in the best interest of the company
• Navigates stressful situations professionally, aiming for optimal outcomes
• Accepts feedback professionally and translates it into positive changes in behavior and performance

Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements for this position are listed below

Education: Bachelors degree required

Technical Skills: Proficiency in Excel required

o Sound understanding of accounting practices and principles

o General Ledger experience including manual journal entries and problem solving using t-accounts

Preferred qualifications: Experience with PDI, SAP, Power BI, Alteryx, or Robotic Process Automation tools is a plus

Required experience is commensurate with the selected job level:

o The Associate Accountant/Analyst level requires a bachelors degree and 0-2 years of relevant job-related experience

o The Accountant/Analyst level requires a bachelors degree and 2-5 years of relevant job-related experience

o The Senior Accountant/Analyst level requires a bachelors degree and 5-8 years of relevant job-related experience

Working Conditions

The work environmental characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job:

Usually, normal office working conditions

Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time due to prolonged periods of sitting or standing.

Occasional overnight travel may be required.