Plains All American Pipeline

Finance & Strategy Specialist

Houston, TX

Full-time

About This Job

Job Type:

Regular

Plains All American is an industry-leading transportation and midstream provider specializing in transportation, storage, processing and marketing solutions for crude oil and natural gas liquids (NGLs). We own an extensive network of pipeline transportation, terminalling, storage and gathering assets in key crude oil and NGL producing basins and transportation corridors and at major market hubs in the United States and Canada. On average, Plains handles more than 6 million barrels per day of crude oil and NGL in its Transportation segment. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

We are looking for highly-motivated individuals who enjoy working as part of a team in a dynamic and entrepreneurial work environment.

Essential Functions:

The Finance and Strategy Specialist will provide critical financial and strategic support to the Permian Basin Pipeline Business Development Team. The Candidate will be responsible for developing, implementing, and executing strategic initiatives and providing Financial Management support. This position will report to the Senior Director of Pipeline Business Development and will have visibility to senior management across the Plains All American organization. The position will also provide ample opportunities for future career growth within the organization.

The selected candidate will be eligible for company benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off (PTO), and Free Parking.

Finance and Strategy Specialist duties include, but are not limited to:

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Perform financial modeling for all new pipeline connections, capital upgrade projects, re-contracting efforts for the Plains Oryx Permian Basin JV and Long Haul Businesses

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Develop and articulate strategy as it relates to the existing business, future business, M&A opportunities, re-contracting, etc.

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Participate in all new Business Development efforts which involves submitting proposals, negotiating agreements, and/or meeting with customers

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Develop and present capital AFE presentations to upper management

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Perform M&A modeling in conjunction with corporate development team

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Perform asset capacity utilization modeling and manage capacity utilization tool to support the Optimization Manager

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Provide quarterly and annual budget support for capital and volume forecasting and implement ways to improve the process

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Perform monthly, quarterly, and capital actual to budget variance analysis

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Manage and present weekly business development updates and presentations to upper management

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Support creating and presenting POPB JV Board, Senior Management, and Business Segment Review Materials for upper management

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Participate in business development efforts, form relationships with existing and future customers, and attend industry events

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Perform business performance asset analytics on key performance metrics (“KPIs”) to find inefficiencies in performance and identify areas where margin can be improved

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Perform quality control analysis on capital underwriting using historical actual data

Requirements:

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Bachelor’s Degree, BBA, Masters Degree in Finance or Economics preferred

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Financial Management experience with a minimum of 5 years work experience in investment banking, midstream, or upstream industry preferred

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Must have strong analytical, problem-solving, teamwork and communication skills

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Must be a self-starter, detail-oriented, and possess excellent organizational skills

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Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills required

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Cleared criminal history (background) and satisfactory reference checks

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Compliance with the Company’s drug and alcohol policy including pre-employment D&A testing.

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At Plains, our employees are our most valuable asset. Hard work is rewarded with competitive compensation and a top-tier benefits program designed to keep our employees safe, healthy and happy. We work hard to deliver the best results to our stakeholders and we also respect our employees need for personal and family time, which is reflected in our benefits program.

Salary details estimated by job boards such as Indeed, Glassdoor, and LinkedIn do not represent Plains’ compensation structure. We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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