Careers atTexas Petrochemicals

Texas Petrochemicals (TPC) is a premier chemical company, headquartered in Houston with $2 billion in annual sales. TPC is a growing company that provides quality C4 chemical products and services to both local and global industry companies. TPC has manufacturing facilities in the industrial corridor adjacent to the Houston Ship Channel, operations in Baytown and Port Neches, Texas and a product terminal in Lake Charles, Louisiana. TPC has the largest butadiene and butene -1 extraction capacity in North America. In addition, the Company is one of North America's largest producers of isobutylene and derivatives of isobutylene such as polyisobutylene, diisobutylene and isobutylene concentrate. TPC products are widely used as chemical building blocks for synthetic rubber, nylon carpets, adhesives, catalysts and additives used in high-performance polymers. TPC offers excellent benefits, incentive plans, career growth and opportunities for advancement. For more information, please visit us at www.texaspetrochemicals.com

This position will assist with the inventory costing process, journal entries, reconciliations and fixed assets. This is an entry level position that will be groomed to take on responsibilities at the senior accountant level.

Job Responsiblities include:

• Compute monthly production costs using weighted average cost method which includes allocating energy & fixed costs to products.
• Prepare monthly reconciliation of all finished goods inventories for volumes and amounts.
• Record and confirm all product exchange activities with third parties.
• Prepare and record monthly journal entries.
• Calculate and record monthly depreciation expense.
• Prepare monthly reconciliation of general ledger accounts.
• Calculate, record and file monthly sales tax report.
• Prepare monthly reports for management.

Required Skills:

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, strong analytical and reconciliation skills are required
• Detailed oriented
• Ability to autonomously in a fast paced environment
• Organized
• Fast and self learner
• Must have the ability to maintain productive relationships with employees in other departments

Experience Required:

• 2+ years experience in a corporate accounting function and knowledge of general ledger, fixed assets and weighted average inventory costing is required.
• ERP experience required, knowledge of Oracle preferred.
• Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting

Texas Petrochemicals is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Principals Only - No Recruiters Please.