The
Senior Financial Analyst will serve as a key liaison between Operations, Corporate Accounting, and FP&A, supporting financial analysis, operational reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and close-related activities. This role will partner closely with field and corporate teams to understand business performance, provide actionable insights, support monthly and quarterly reporting processes, and help drive process improvements across financial and operational workflows.
The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, a solid understanding of accounting and finance concepts, and the ability to translate operational activity into meaningful financial analysis. This position requires strong cross-functional collaboration, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities- Partner with Operations, Corporate Accounting, and FP&A to support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial processes, including close, forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.
- Prepare, review, and analyze operational and financial reports, including cost trends, production-related metrics, capital activity, lease operating expenses, and other key business drivers.
- Support monthly close activities by preparing accruals, journal entry support, account analyses, reconciliations, and variance explanations related to operational areas.
- Analyze actual results against budget, forecast, and prior periods, identifying key drivers of variances and communicating insights to finance and operations leadership.
- Assist with preparation of management reporting packages, dashboards, and supporting schedules for internal stakeholders.
- Collaborate with field operations and corporate teams to improve visibility into operating costs, capital spending, and business performance.
- Support budgeting and forecasting processes by gathering inputs, analyzing trends, validating assumptions, and preparing supporting schedules.
- Help ensure financial results are accurately reflected in accordance with internal accounting policies and procedures.
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance reporting accuracy, efficiency, and consistency across finance and operations.
- Participate in special projects, system enhancements, data automation initiatives, and ad hoc financial analysis as needed.
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field required.
- 4-5+ years of relevant finance, accounting, FP&A, or operational analysis experience preferred.
- Experience in the energy, oil and gas, or upstream E&P industry preferred.
- Strong understanding of financial statements, accounting concepts, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Experience supporting monthly close, management reporting, operational reporting, or FP&A processes preferred.
- Advanced Excel skills required; experience with ERP, financial reporting, planning, or data visualization tools preferred.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with operations, accounting, finance, and leadership teams.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- CPA, CMA, MBA, or progress toward a professional certification is a plus but not required.
Key Competencies- Strong analytical and financial modeling skills.
- Ability to connect operational activity to financial results.
- Clear and effective communication with both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
- Collaborative mindset and ability to build relationships across departments.
- Initiative, ownership, and continuous improvement mindset.
- Ability to work independently while contributing effectively as part of a team.
