Shell - Houston, TX
posted 4 months ago
The Operations Support Team at Shell is tasked with managing the end-to-end net settlement activities for the Crude Trading business. As an Operations Support Analyst, you will play a crucial role in resolving volumetric and pricing issues that arise during the settlement process. This position requires daily communication with various stakeholders, including customers, traders, lease personnel, and inventory teams. You will be responsible for conducting detailed analyses and interpretations of volume allocations and revisions, understanding contracts, and navigating complex contractual pricing components. The successful candidate must demonstrate effective communication skills and possess the initiative and motivation necessary to fulfill job functions. A solid understanding of the flow of volumes, transportation activities, lease processes, and the finance and accounting aspects of contracts is essential. Additionally, you will need to work through multiple systems, which requires a technical mindset and adaptability to new technologies. In this role, you will ensure that all transactions are strictly governed by contracts, including provisions related to crude oil such as differentials, gravity penalties, and allocations. You will also need to analyze and verify complex accounting deals, quarterly quality bank statements, and pipeline statements. Your responsibilities will include pursuing collections with counterparties for disputed outstanding receivables and interacting with both internal and external customers. Monthly audits of Settlement Analysts' Status of Accounts will also be part of your duties, and you will operate in compliance with all documented SOX and operational controls.