The Financial Analyst will be embedded within the SWBU, responsible for supporting the budgeting, forecasting and reporting cycle, contributing to monthly accruals, and reconciling actuals to forecast across the business unit. Key focus areas include coordinating production, capital and expense forecasts with the planning team for submission to FP&A, performing well-level reconciliation to budget and guidance, and leading recurring management reporting. Success in this role requires strong Excel and data visualization skills and the ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with a wide range of departments and stakeholders.
Essential Roles & Responsibilities
- Support and coordinate monthly, quarterly and annual forecasts of production, capital and expense from the planning team for submission to the FP&A organization
- Assist in preparing monthly capital accruals for the SWBU
- Aid in preparing the monthly non-operated (NonOp) accrual
- Track working interest changes between model and actuals and identify amounts requiring accrual
- Support preparation of the volume accrual to minimize prior period adjustments (PPAs)
- Perform monthly detailed reconciliation of actuals to budget, guidance and prior month estimates on a well-by-well basis
- Build and maintain a live dashboard enabling management to drill down on actuals versus forecast, identify where forecasts are missing, and provide guidance based on findings each month
- QA/QC data coming into the model, ensuring actuals align across teams; research discrepancies, provide feedback where issues are apparent in the system, and correct known issues
- Lead the monthly SWBU scorecard review
- Serve as a primary contributor to the Guidance presentation for Investor Relations
- Respond to ad hoc requests from stakeholders regarding SWBU financial and operational data
- Identify, recommend, and lead or assist in the implementation of process and report improvements within the SWBU
- Other duties as assigned
Role-Specific Technical Knowledge & Skills
- Actively involved or lead projects and display a high level of accountability and initiative with responsibilities
- Strong analytical, decision making and problem-solving skills
- Applies advanced knowledge of areas of responsibilities
- Ability to build and maintain models and dashboards that translate large, detailed data sets into clear and actionable insight for management
- Ability to work efficiently independently as well as effectively within a team environment
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, able to articulate id