Location: Houston, TX – On-Site
Duration: 6–12 Months
Employment Type: Contract
Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Contractor Terminal Inventory Analyst to support inventory reconciliation and settlement activities across refined product terminals, pipelines, marine locations, and co-owned/equity terminals.
The ideal candidate will have experience working in the oil & gas, energy, petroleum, or commodity trading industry, with hands-on experience using an ETRM system such as RightAngle, Endur/Openlink, Allegro, TriplePoint, or a similar platform.
This position will be responsible for analyzing inventory movements, identifying and resolving out-of-balance conditions, and coordinating with schedulers, traders, terminal operations, supply/marketing, and other internal and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Reconcile hydrocarbon inventory across terminals, pipelines, marine locations, and other physical locations.
- Ensure accurate and timely actualization of product and inventory movements within an ETRM system.
- Analyze inventory discrepancies and investigate out-of-balance conditions.
- Coordinate with schedulers, traders, terminal operations, supply/marketing, contract administration, and other teams to resolve inventory and volumetric issues.
- Review physical movement data, pipeline information, terminal records, and third-party documentation for accuracy.
- Ensure terminal and equity inventory positions are accurately balanced before monthly ETRM close.
- Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end inventory closing activities.
- Research and resolve inventory, billing, settlement, and volumetric discrepancies.
- Maintain accurate inventory records and support compliance with operational and contractual agreements.
- Assist with physical terminal inventory count observations in coordination with operations and internal audit teams.
- Prepare reports and perform reconciliation activities using Microsoft Excel and other business applications.
Required Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent required.
- 2+ years of experience working with an ETRM, ERP, or similar energy/commodity management system.
- Experience with systems such as RightAngle, Endur/Openlink, Allegro, TriplePoint, ION ETRM, SAP Commodity Management, or similar platforms.
- Experience in oil & gas, energy, petroleum, refining, commodity trading, pipeline, or terminal operations.
- Experience with inventory reconciliation, settlement, volume reconciliation, or movement actualization.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
- Ability to investigate discrepancies and work with multiple teams to resolve issues.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with hydrocarbon inventory management.
- Experience with refined products, crude oil, natural gas, NGLs, or other physical commodities.
- Experience working with pipelines, terminals, marine movements, or storage facilities.
- Experience supporting month-end or financial close activities.
- SAP experience.
- Experience working directly with traders, schedulers, terminal personnel, or supply/marketing teams.
- Experience participating in physical inventory counts or terminal inventory observations.
Ideal Background:
Candidates with experience as a Settlement Analyst, Inventory Analyst, ETRM Analyst, Movement Capture Analyst, Energy Operations Analyst, Back Office Analyst, Scheduling Analyst, or similar energy-sector professional are encouraged to apply.
Candidates with Endur/Openlink or other ETRM experience are welcome even if they have not previously worked with RightAngle.
Work Location: Houston, TX – On-Site
Arthur Lawrence is a US-focused management consulting and staffing firm placing talent across IT, finance, light industries, and pharmaceuticals. We work with Fortune 500 clients and operate with a delivery-first mindset backed by a strong internal training culture.
