Responsibilities

• Manage and develop the staff of accounting professionals responsible for the preparation of the monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements, internal and external.
• Recommend benchmarks for measuring financial and operating performance
• Monitor and analyze monthly operating results against budget
• Manage the preparation of the official annual report of actual revenues, transfers, and expenses
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal budgetary reporting requirements
• Establish and implement short- and long-range departmental goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures
• Design, establish and maintain an organizational structure and staffing to effectively accomplish the department’s goals and objectives
• Direct SOX audits and provide recommendations for procedural improvements

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
• CPA designation required
• Minimum 7 years of experience with an upstream oil & gas company, with a minimum of 5 years of experience in a controller or assistant controller capacity with a public company
• Experience in mergers and acquisitions required
• Previous experience in external financial reporting and internal audit is highly preferred, as well as experience in financial analysis
• Experienced in the management of oil and gas operations accounting functions; i.e. revenue, JIB, payables, etc
• Excellent written communication skills to draft SEC documents and memos, as well as processes and procedures