Manager - Distribution Oil Royalties

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Calgary, Canada

In this position, you'll be based in the Toronto office for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week. Find out more about our flexible work culture at computershare.com/flex.

We give you a world of potential

Corporate Trust is a division within Computershare, Corporate Trust (CCT), responsible for providing administrative services to Canadian Corporate Trust clients.

A role you will love

The role of Manager, Distributions, Oil Royalties works to perform all accounting and distribution functions associated with 2500 active Royalty Trust accounts. The goal is to ensure that audit requirements are met, and work is completed within established timelines. This position is solely responsible for directing, tracking and monitoring the accounts assigned to all Distribution team members.

• Monitoring the receipt and allocating of royalty income within established timelines.
• Ensuring accuracy and thoroughness of accounting entries performed by the team.
• Analysis and verification of oil company production and royalty statements as well as ensuring regular follow up and communication with oil company personnel is performed.
• Ensuring information for correct allocation of funds is up to date and current.
• Making decisions regarding the proper allocation of funds to the accounts and verifying land descriptions, royalty rates and statement details.
• Analyzing changes in payment rates and ensuring that royalties are received from producers consistently.
• Analyzing income to determine whether trusts should be distributed, or schedules should be amended.
• Reviewing and approving the reconciling of the accounts and ensuring that distribution of the accounts is done on schedule and is accurate and complete.
• Setting priorities based on workloads, client demands and schedules.
• Organizing, prioritizing, and participating in department projects and objectives.
• Organizing, prioritizing, and participating in department Audits.

• 3-4 years accounting or account reconciliation and management experience in a high paced environment.
• Oil and gas experience is a plus.
• Intermediate knowledge of MS office suite, specifically MS Excel.
• Ability and desire to work as part of and manage a dynamic team.
• Organized and ability to prioritize.
• Accuracy and attention to detail is critical to this position.
• Strong commitment to high level of customer service.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Flexible within a constantly changing environment and willing to embrace continuous improvement to the department.