Finance Lead Fayetteville

Position Summary

The Finance Lead – Fayetteville serves as the financial owner of the Fayetteville Asset. This role is responsible for the integrity, accuracy, and strategic interpretation of all financial planning, performance measurement, and financial compliance activities for the Asset. The Finance Lead drives the business review process, owns Asset-level modeling, manages a Financial Analyst, and acts as the primary financial liaison for the Fayetteville business unit, routinely working alongside operations, commercial and planning stakeholders. This position demands a strong blend of technical financial analysis, complex problem-solving capability, and cross-functional collaboration, alongside sharp commercial acumen and people leadership.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

I. Corporate Model & Planning Ownership

• Govern Model Integrity: Maintain, enhance, and govern the financial integrity of the Asset's financial model.
• Drive Planning Cycle: Oversee the entire financial planning cycle for the Asset (Annual, Long-Term, and Monthly estimates).
• Report Investor Metrics: Calculate and report all key investor-facing metrics.
• Manage Financing: Identify Asset financing needs and integrate new financing solutions into the financial model in partnership with Corporate Finance.

II. Performance Management & Strategic Partnership

• Lead Business Review: Lead the monthly business review process, clearly articulating key performance drivers, root causes, and corrective actions.
• Drive Cost Efficiency: Drive operational cost control, benchmarking, and continuous improvement initiatives across the Asset.
• Own Performance Reports: Own the Asset's financial performance reporting, transforming data into clear, strategic insights for operational decisions.
• Execute Process Improvement: Identify and execute workflow automation and process improvement within the Asset finance function.
• Monitor Financial Covenants: Monitor and project financial covenant compliance.

III. Corporate Strategy & People Leadership

• Serve as Advisor: Serve as the trusted financial advisor and strategic partner to key stakeholders within the organization, including those responsible for overall operational and business performance of the Asset.
• Drive Cross-Basin Standardization: Collaborate with peers to drive the implementation of standardized financial models and workflows across all basins.

IV. Adaptability and Agility

• Embrace Change: Embrace change and willingly shift focus to new, high-priority challenges arising from rapid growth.
• Proactively Own Tasks: Proactively take ownership of necessary tasks that fall outside defined activities.
• Implement Structural Solutions: Navigate complexity by designing, recommending, and implementing structural solutions for improved workflow.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• 6 years of progressive experience in finance, with at least 3 years in the Oil & Gas Exploration and Production (E&P) sector.
• Proven ability to build, maintain, and govern complex financial and economic models in Excel.
• Demonstrated experience managing or mentoring analysts is highly preferred.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex financial data into business insights.