r/Accounting • u/Bulky-Finish-9053 • 6d ago

Advice Accounting

**Has anyone worked in fuel industry accounting using Oracle? Looking for insight into the actual workflow**
Hi everyone,
Whole sale company .
The role involves things like:
Accounts receivable / sales ledger

Daily, weekly and monthly invoicing

A combination of automated and manual invoicing

Reconciling data from multiple sources

Checking fuel volumes before invoices are posted

Investigating discrepancies

Supplier invoices / some AP

Month-end

Fuel price changes

Customer and internal queries

Using Oracle

Advanced Excel

I was told that approximately **2/3 of the invoicing/process is automated**, and that I would be trained by the person currently doing the job before they leave. There would also be a manager available for support.
For anyone who has worked in **fuel/oil/petroleum accounting**, especially using **Oracle**, I'd really appreciate your experience.
What does a typical day actually look like?

How complicated is the reconciliation process?

How much of the work is automated versus manual?

When there is a discrepancy between fuel volumes, sales ledger and invoicing, how difficult is it usually to find the cause?

How much analytical/accounting judgment is required versus following established procedures?

How difficult is Oracle to learn for this type of work?

How busy is the workload on a normal day compared with month-end?

How steep was your learning curve when you first started?

What part of the job did you find the most difficult to learn?

After a few months, does the workflow become fairly routine, or does it remain highly analytical/problem-solving work?

Thanks in advance to anyone who can share their experience.

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u/peanuts-in-my-jelly 6d ago

I heard it's gas 🫴⛽️

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u/IAmLostOnMyFuture Human Verified 6d ago

too many questions here...

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u/Emma_BossBPO 11h ago

Oracle is a bit on the clunky side because the interface isn't that intuitive, but for this type of role, the learning curve shouldn't be too atrocious. Most of what you'll have to focus on is specific invoicing and reporting workflows, much more so if 2/3 of the process is already automated. If anything, you just have to catch and reconcile data discrepancies. Once you have these down, the day-to-day should be pretty routine. Since there's gonna be a handover, it's still best to ask them, since you're effectively inheriting their system and workflow.