Senior Accountant – Financial Reporting

Job Summary

Encino Energy is seeking to hire a Senior Accountant, reporting to the Financial Accounting Controller. The Senior Accountant is responsible for preparing and analyzing full cycle monthly financials, reconciling balance sheet accounts, analyzing trends, and assisting management with budget variance analysis.

Responsibilities  

• Execute the monthly close process timely and accurately
• Assist in preparation of journal entries and review/post journal entries prepared by staff
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations and monthly supplemental financial schedules
• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial statements, complete disclosures checklist and tie-out of financial statements
• Review monthly inputs of accruals with other departments to ensure completeness and accuracy
• Prepare year end audited financial statements, footnotes and be the liaison with our external auditors
• Perform research and provide guidance on technical accounting matters, including drafting accounting memos

Qualifications

• 2+ years in financial reporting role
• 3+ years public accounting experience
• Oil and gas E&P experience preferred, not required
• Experience in researching and writing papers on technical accounting matters, including ad hoc analysis
• Experience with Quorum accounting ERP preferred, not required
• Ability to work effectively under deadline pressure, and must be willing to work outside normal office hours as required

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

CPA certification preferred, not required

Classification

Full-Time, Non-exempt

Relocation

This position is not eligible for domestic relocation.

Travel Requirements

The percentage of travel anticipated for this position is less than 10%, including overnight extended stays.

Work Environment

This job is predominately located in a professional office environment with occasional travel to the field operations

Work Schedule

Encino has a compressed work week with a “4/9/4” Work Schedule. Employees have the option to work four nine-hour days with the addition of four hours each Friday. Some flexibility in hours is allowed. The selected candidate is expected to work in the office three days a week (Monday – Wednesday) with the option to work remote two days a week.

The Company

Encino Energy is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company based in Houston. The company is committed to accumulating high potential assets in multiple U.S. basins and to enhancing returns with active, discipline and technologically driven development programs.

Encino Energy is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in recruiting, hiring, developing, compensating and promoting applicants and its employees. All employment decisions are made without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for employee’s and applicant’s disabilities or religious beliefs and practices.

Encino Energy does not offer sponsorship of employment-based non-immigrant visa petitions for this role.

Location

Houston, TX