Description:
This position will provide financial support and oversight for the Bakken Midstream Operations and Infrastructure Business Units in North Dakota. As the primary finance point of contact, responsibilities will include coordinating the monthly forecast submissions, coordinating annual budget submissions, supporting Daily Operating Rhythm meetings, providing business analysis & reporting, preparing variance commentary for the forecast and month end closing processes and providing support to the business and other finance functions as required. The role will require strong partnering with the business to successfully improve cost management practices and to achieve the objectives of the business unit. This position will require travel within North Dakota and occasional travel to Houston, TX
Business Support for Bakken Midstream Operations & Infrastructure:
- Support development of cost management behaviors within the business
- Review, recommend, and implement process improvement initiatives
- Provide special analysis and research as requested by management
- Provide backup support to other Finance Support functions
- Support Operations personnel in cost reduction activities
- Provide oversight for AFE tracking and ensure AFE spend status is communicated regularly.
Forecasting & Budgeting:
- Work with business unit personnel in preparation and timely submission of forecast and budget, including coordinating and facilitating monthly forecast review meetings.
Reporting:
- Coordinate month-end close process ensuring accurate Value of Work Done and timely submission of accruals for both Operating and Capital Expenditure.
- Prepare variance commentaries for Actuals-to-Forecast and Actuals-to-Budget comparison periods
- Prepare monthly Operating and Capital Expenditure reports for distribution
- Provide supplementary data and variance commentary as required for use in quarterly investor conference calls and financial statements.
Experience:
- Excellent business partnering, teamwork, collaboration, interpersonal and relationship management skills
- Experience in Lean practices would be beneficial
- Identifies process improvement opportunities to increase efficiency and effectiveness and ability to bring new ideas and perspective to existing practices and processes
- Dedicated to meeting the expectation and requirements of internal and external stakeholders
- Willingness and flexibility to work through peak cycles as necessary
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and manage conflicting deadlines
- 5 years+ of oil and gas industry experience preferred
- Strong proficiency in Excel and other Microsoft Office products
- Strong proficiency in SAP (FI, CO, PM, PS)