Risk Management Technical Assistant - Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Description

Oxy is an international energy company with assets primarily in the United States, the Middle East and North Africa. We are one of the largest oil and gas producers in the U.S., including a leading producer in the Permian and DJ basins, and offshore Gulf of Mexico. Our midstream and marketing segment provides flow assurance and maximizes the value of our oil and gas. Our chemical subsidiary OxyChem manufactures the building blocks for life-enhancing products. Our Oxy Low Carbon Ventures subsidiary is advancing leading-edge technologies and business solutions that economically grow our business while reducing emissions. We are committed to using our global leadership in carbon management to advance a lower-carbon world. Visit oxy.com for more information.

Occidental strives to attract and retain talented employees by investing in their professional development and providing rewarding opportunities for personal growth. Our goal is to meet the highest employer standards by ensuring the health and safety of our employees, protecting the environment, and positively impacting communities where we do business.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated individual to fill the position of Risk Management Technical Assistant within our Risk Department group based in Houston, Texas.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain complex databases and processes, as required, to support Risk Management staff and its activities.
• Create quarterly billing reports to provide to insurers for financial recovery from current and historical insurance policies.
• Gather supporting documents for settlement reimbursement requests as needed.
• Assure insurers reimbursements received are deposited and recorded in the Risk Management Insurance Receivable Tracking System (IRTS). Input allocations as directed. 
• Complete Month End reporting to other Departments including:
  • Reconciliation and allocation of loss funding
  • Reconciliation and allocation of casualty claims receipts
  • Reconciliation and allocation of accrual account
• Create, reconcile, and transmit weekly reports on Indemnity payments to Accounting, Payroll and other applicable departments as required.
• Create and distribute claims tenders to insurers as directed monthly.  Update insurer distribution lists as needed.
• Prepare self-administered claims statistical payments for upload to TPA’s system.
• Interface with Legal’s system:
  • Prepare monthly new matters report for review. 
  • Input allocation ID’s.
• Assure new insurance policies are recorded in the appropriate systems, along with any needed updates, and maintain the Policy database for domestic and international programs. File (physically and electronically) all insurance policies, endorsements, and related material.
• Handle confidential information with discretion.
• Provide general administrative assistance to the department.
• Perform general office duties such as ordering supplies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

·       Associates' Degree in Office or Business Systems or equivalent experience.

·       Requires understanding of principles and practices of accounting and integrated system input. 

·       Preferred, but not required, 5+ year of Risk Management administrative experience.

·       Requires effective oral and written communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills, organizational skills, and strong computer literacy.

·       High proficiency in Microsoft applications (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).

·       Working knowledge of Access a plus.

·       Working knowledge of SharePoint (web applications).

·       Comfortable with new and emerging technology and tools.

Desired Qualifications:

·       Strong analytical and communication skills.

·       Establishes and maintains effective relationships with peers.

·       Continuing development in functional/technical skills.

·       Adapts well to changes in responsibilities and workloads.

·       Able to work multiple tasks simultaneously and manage one’s own time.

·       Highly effective team player with a positive attitude.

·       Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to prioritize, multi-task, and meet deadlines.

·       Willingness and ability to learn and take on tasks that are more complex.

·       Takes responsibility for completing tasks with minimal supervision.

·       Good time management and problem-solving skills.

·       Ability to manage files for linking to web pages and other documents.

Relocation will not be provided.

Recruitment Fraud

It has come to our attention various individuals and/or organizations are contacting people falsely pretending to recruit on behalf of Oxy. Please be aware that these recruiting scams and communications do no originate nor are they associated with our recruitment process.

Oxy does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruiting process. We will never:

·       Ask you to pay for applications, interviews, meetings, processing, training or for any other fees

·       Use recruiting or placement agencies that charge candidates an advance fee of any kind or

·       Request personal information such as passport and bank account details at an early stage of our recruitment process.

We recommend against responding to unsolicited business propositions or offers from people you don’t know. Do not disclose your personal or financial details. If you believe you have been the victim of a recruiting scam, please contact your local police department.

Occidental does not offer sponsorship of employment-based nonimmigrant visa petitions for this role.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.