Supervisor-Accounting Coding and Processing

At Tallgrass, we value our teams and strive to create an environment where employees feel respected, and their contributions are valued. We aim to support employees' physical, mental, and financial well-being through a comprehensive Total Rewards Program.

• Industry competitive pay
• Health insurance package options that include Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
• Infertility Coverage
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) with up to a 6% match that vests immediately plus an employer discretionary contribution of up to 4%
• Wellness Programs and Mental Health Resources
• Employer-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
• Critical Illness & Accident Insurance
• Vacation, sick days, paid caregiver leave, volunteer and bereavement paid time off
• Identity theft protection
• Annual discretionary bonus
• Generous Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Company-paid holidays and floating holidays
• Company vehicle (if applicable)
• Employee discounts; vehicles, tires, cellular plans, and more
• Networking and employee engagement events
• Personal development to grow your career with us based on your strengths and interests

Primary Purpose:

To stand up a centralized coding function within Tallgrass and oversee, train, and educate coders. This position will also oversee the day-to-day operations of the Centralized Coding function.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Work closely with Corporate Accounting Manager(s) and AP Supervisor(s) to design and implement centralized coding processes as well as develop and maintain a Center of Excellence for field, projects and other departmental coding.
• Develop and deliver training/coaching to employees performing coding to drive process consistency across Tallgrass, to ensure consistent cost recording, driving improved cost analysis and budgeting processes.
• Manage the accounts payable coding process by coding and processing invoices and assisting with coding requirements for purchase orders
• Lead through the change from decentralized accounts payable shared services to a centralized accounts payable shared services approach.
• Responsible for understanding consistent Tallgrass coding processes and procedures for all expenditure types (expense, AFE, POs).
• Drive consistency, minimize coding errors and reduce time spend coding across departments.
• Continuously evaluate, enhance, improve processes.
• Serve as a key participant in groups responsible for executing automation and process improvements across the finance and accounting functions.
• Work with internal customers to get invoices coded timely to allow for timely payments and to avoid late fees.
• Performs quality reviews to ensure coding is accurate and adheres to GAAP and FERC GL coding and accounting requirements.
• Responsible for the coaching and performance management of any direct reports.
• Serves as a subject matter expert and a point of contact for invoice, purchase order, business development, and other required cost coding across departments.
• Develops and maintains strong and positive relationships and open communication with team members and internal/external stakeholders.
• Deals with a wide variety of people with tact, courtesy and professionalism.
• Supports the development and integration of processes and procedures to enhance efficiency.
• Assists in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual management reports.
• Provides support for inquiries and special requests from management, auditors and others.
• Ensures compliance with internal control environment.
• Speaks clearly, both in person and by telephone, using a high level of verbal skills and active listening.
• Maintains a regular, dependable attendance and a consistently high level of performance.
• Will work non-traditional hours as needed.
• Maintains a high regard for personal safety, for the safety of company assets and employees, and the general public.
• Other daily, weekly, monthly or special project duties as identified and defined.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• Direct work experience in Accounts Payable, coding and/or Accounting may be considered as a substitute for a degree.

Experience/Specific Knowledge:

• A minimum of three (3) years coding experience.
• Minimum two (2) years of previous supervisory experience that includes coaching / training.
• Must have a strong understanding of the General Ledger
• Intermediate proficiency level in MS Office applications that may include but is not limited to Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Experience with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) coding beneficial.
• Ability to independently prioritize and manage multiple tasks, work both independently and in a team environment, and grasp concepts quickly.
• Bilingual Spanish beneficial.

Certifications, Licenses & Registrations:

• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license and a driving record satisfactory to the company and its insurers (for travel).

Competencies, Skills & Abilities:

• Considerable knowledge of modern, professional accounting principles and practices
• Familiarity with expense, AFE and PO coding processes.
• Centralized Coding and Accounts Payable experience, 10-Key calculator, basis PC Skills.
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to interact with individuals at all levels in the organization.
• Must be able to work with confidential and sensitive information in a professional manner.
• Must be self-motivated.
• Must be detail oriented.
• Strong planning, organizational, presentation, report writing and overall management skills.
• Excellent customer service skills and ability to work with all internal and external stakeholders.
• Must be able to perform all essential and marginal functions of the job.
• Must be able to work with a team, take direction from management, adhere to required work schedules, focus attention on details, and follow work rules.
• Ability to successfully perform multiple tasks with strict deadlines.
• Ability to organize and prioritize daily work.
• Job level commensurate with experience and skill sets; position will be filled depending on qualifications, experience and skill sets of the successful candidate.

Physical Demands:

• All of the physical requirements listed below are those that may be necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Sitting; standing; walking or moving throughout facility; driving; talking; seeing (specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus); hearing; feeling; bending or stooping; squatting or crouching; reaching; kneeling; pushing; pulling; lifting up to 25 lbs.
• Minimal safety hazards; general office working conditions.
• Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time.
• The employee is regularly required to use hands to type, touch, handle, or feel. The employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Working Conditions:

• Required to carry a cell phone and be available to respond during working and non-working hours.
• The successful candidate will be required to clear a drug screen and a complete background check, including credit report for certain positions, after an offer has been extended and prior to being employed.

Supervisory Responsibility: