Accountant

Job Description

Associate Accountant (Intern to FT Conversion) | Marathon Petroleum Corporation

The Tone:
This is a full-time Associate Accountant role, converting from an internship, located in Texas City, Texas. Marathon Petroleum Corporation is an energy industry leader committed to fostering a great workplace that values new ideas, diverse perspectives, and continuous development for its employees. This position plays a critical part in maintaining financial integrity through diligent analysis, processing, and reconciliation of business documents. The successful candidate will contribute directly to accurate financial reporting and operational insights, supporting management in a collaborative team environment.

The TL;DR
• Role: Associate Accountant (Intern to FT Conversion)
• Type: Full time
• Location: In-person Texas City, TX

• Team: Reports to an Operations or Corporate Accounting Supervisor
• Mission: To ensure accurate financial data processing, analysis, and reporting, supporting management with insights and contributing to financial statement integrity.
• Tech Stack: Excel, SAP, Right Angle, Power Plan, Blackline

What You’ll Actually Do
• Participate in monthly financial closeout activities.
• Identify, analyze, verify, interpret, and accurately process financial and operating transactions and data in a timely manner.
• Maintain company records, accounts, and ledgers pertaining to various activities and prepare related schedules, statements, and reports.
• Utilize effective communication skills to distribute and receive information to other accounting and operational department personnel, various levels of management, and external entities.
• Actively review job tasks and recommend process improvements or automation opportunities to enhance accounting controls and efficiency.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required; Entry-Level career experience.
• Experience: 0-3 years of Accounting related experience. Prior Accounting college internship is preferred.
• Skills: Motivated individual with strong analytical, organizational, and interpersonal skills; proficient in Excel, including creating/modifying spreadsheets, data cleansing, pivot tables & formulas; ability to meet deadlines and work in a team setting.
• Bonus: Experience with SAP.