Financial Analyst II - Budgeting & Reporting

Citation is one of the largest privately-held independent oil and gas acquisition, development and production companies in the United States. Founded in 1981 by Forrest E. Harrell, Sr., Citation has built a significant portfolio of mature, long-life producing properties through a combination of disciplined acquisitions, focused operations and subsequent development. The Company has an enviable track record in attracting and retaining high-quality talent. This is the result of a stable, long-term business model and a corporate culture that emphasizes working smart, “doing business the right way,” and rewarding both performance and technical achievement. We are looking for talented and driven individuals to join our team, where you will have the opportunity to make a tangible impact helping to shape the future of our company and industry.

Responsibilities:

Location: North Houston – 100% in-office

• Maintain Excel-based Long-Term Financial Projection Model (“Model”)
• Maintain quarterly Excel-based Investor Reporting
• Prepare annual Excel-based Financial and Region-level budgets
• Maintain Historical Operations Summary when needed (2-3 times a year)
• Analyze Lease Operating Expenses and book monthly accruals
• Analyze Capital Expenditures and book monthly accruals
• Prepare monthly Depletion calculation and prepare accruals
• Assist with interim and year-end audit by PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Research and answer General Ledger questions
• Research and answer Lease Operating Statement questions
• Run LOS for various departments upon request
• Modify LOS formats
• Assist with Budget and Board Meeting presentations
• Special projects as assigned

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 6-7years of accounting experience, with 4-5 years of upstream oil and gas industry or public accounting experience
• Firm understanding of financial statements, including cash flow statements and consolidation
• Well developed financial analysis capabilities
• Good communication and interpersonal skills to interface effectively with management, as well as other departments
• Working knowledge of the various departmental activities in an upstream E&P company and their interface/integration with the Accounting department
• Ability to work on several projects simultaneously
• Strong working knowledge of Excalibur or other similar accounting systems required
• Expertise in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookup commands, macros, toggles
• Proficient in Word and Outlook applications
• PowerBI, Tableau and PowerPoint skills a plus

Education:

• Four year degree in Accounting and/or Finance
• CPA or MBA a plus