Financial Controller (Energy Services)

Solstice Consulting Group is seeking an experienced Financial Operations Controller for our energy client located in North Houston (Spring).   Role is 4 days per week in office and 1 day per week remote and will oversee a staff of three and 25% travel within the United States.

·      Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance and 10 years of experience required

·      5 years of supervisory /managerial experience of staff required

·      Financial experience in the US energy services / upstream oil & gas sector required

·      Strong knowledge of oil & gas operations required

·      CPA / MBA a plus

Responsibilities:

This hands-on position will lead Finance and Accounting matters for the US Energy Services operations division and will report to the VP of Finance and support the SVP of US Operations.

▶          Assure accuracy of monthly, quarterly and yearly financials and explain any variances vs forecast, budget, etc.

▶          Guides business team to successful achievement of financial goals and objectives

▶          Partners with Operations Managers and Executives to drive business goals and objectives

▶          Responsible for budgeting, forecasting, reporting and analysis for all U.S. Energy Services regions

▶          Ability to analyze data from the ERP reporting systems in place (JDE), Power BI, Insight, etc.) for financial analytics and reporting purposes

▶          Improves current system processes to by automation of information, alignment of processes across the business to streamline close financial and operational processes

▶          Identifies and analyze cost drivers to ensure efficient cost management

▶          Ensure internal controls are followed to ensure compliance with audit standards and expectations

▶          Reports monthly financials to Executive Leadership and create monthly Financial Business Review packages for U.S. Energy Services operations and report / present them on a monthly basis

▶          Review CapEx requests to justify investment opportunities as well as perform lookback CapEx analysis to ensure returns are achieved

▶          Manages financial capital; communicate capital requirements/ implications of business decisions to leadership and decision makers

Requirements:

Ø Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting required

Ø 10 years of experience in Accounting and Finance including 5 years of supervisory experience

Ø Strong analytical, ERP and accounting skills focused on operations accounting and finance

Ø Recent experience and knowledge of onshore energy services operations required

Ø CPA, MBA and/or public accounting experience a plus

Ø Bilingual Spanish / English a plus

BASE SALARY OF $160K - $190K DOE PLUS BONUS, LTI AND BENEFITS