Director, Accounting Special Projects

The Director, Accounting Special Projects will serve as a senior project leader across the Accounting organization. This person will coordinate cross-functional and cross-advisor workstreams, drive accountability across deadlines, and convert ambiguous transformation needs into executable plans, documented processes, and measurable outcomes. The role requires strong accounting judgment, project management discipline, executive communication, and a vision for operational improvement.

Fervo is scaling rapidly, so this role requires strong ownership, crisp communication, a controls mindset, and the ability to partner effectively across Accounting, Finance, Operations, Legal, Tax, Treasury, Commercial, and external advisors. This role will report directly into the CAO organization and will help build the operating model needed for Fervo's next stage of growth. 

Responsibilities

Transformation Program Leadership

• Lead accounting transformation initiatives, including Workiva, Vena, FloQast , Quorum, close management improvements, AP/OpenInvoice automation, and related system/process implementations
• Create project plans, milestones, owners, dependencies, issue logs, executive updates, and decision points for major accounting initiatives
• Drive cross-functional alignment across Accounting, Finance Systems, IT, FP&A, Treasury, Tax, Operations, Legal, Commercial, and external advisors
• Build a standard project tracker and governance cadence for close and reporting deadlines
• Partner with Finance and other departments on strategic initiatives and transactions, including capital markets activity, M&A, financings, and other cross-functional efforts requiring accounting leadership

SOX, Controls and Process Documentation

• Lead SOX readiness workstreams to support controls being substantially operational by year-end 2026
• Partner with internal audit, external auditors and advisors, and process owners to document processes, risks, controls, evidence expectations, and remediation plans
• Review process maps, desktop procedures, narratives, and control documentation for priority accounting cycles
• Ensure documentation is practical, audit-ready, and embedded into recurring workpapers

Audit, Advisor and Continuous Improvement Management

• Coordinate audit and advisor workstreams across multiple audits, quarterly reviews, standalone financial statements, and special accounting projects
• Manage advisor spend visibility, workstream ownership, deliverable quality, and transition plans to bring recurring work in house over time
• Maintain a continuous improvement backlog and help teams use AI and automation responsibly to improve documentation, analysis, and close execution

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Information Systems, or related field
• 10+ years of progressive accounting, audit, controls, finance transformation, project management, or accounting operations experience
• Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders, dependencies, and executive visibility
• Strong understanding of accounting close, financial reporting, audit support, internal controls, and process documentation
• Ability to translate ambiguous problems into project plans, process maps, control designs, and operational routines
• Strong executive communication skills and ability to influence without relying solely on formal authority
• High ownership mindset, comfort with change, and ability to balance strategic roadmap work with hands-on execution

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA, CIA, PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or similar credential preferred
• Big Four, consulting, internal audit, SOX, IPO readiness, or finance transformation experience
• Experience implementing Workiva, Vena, FloQast, Quorum, ERP, AP automation, or reconciliation tools
• Experience in energy, infrastructure, renewable power, project finance, or multi-entity public-company environments
• Experience reducing reliance on external advisors by building internal processes, training, and ownership models

Location

Fervo Energy is headquartered in Houston, TX. This position requires regular in-office presence at our Houston office, with eligibility to participate in the Company’s hybrid work policy. 

Success Profile

• Builds audit-ready workpapers and documentation that a reviewer, auditor, or backup owner can follow easily
• Owns work end-to-end, follows up until reviewer sign-off, and escalates blockers early
• Communicates with clear action items, deadlines, and business context
• Uses technology, AI-enabled drafting, and automation thoughtfully while validating outputs and underlying data
• Develops repeatable processes and cross-training so the accounting organization can scale sustainably