Manager - Revenue Accounting

Citation is one of the largest privately-held independent oil and gas acquisition, development and production companies in the United States. Founded in 1981 by Forrest E. Harrell, Sr., Citation has built a significant portfolio of mature, long-life producing properties through a combination of disciplined acquisitions, focused operations and subsequent development. The Company has an enviable track record in attracting and retaining high-quality talent. This is the result of a stable, long-term business model and a corporate culture that emphasizes working smart, �doing business the right way,� and rewarding both performance and technical achievement. We are looking for talented and driven individuals to join our team, where you will have the opportunity to make a tangible impact helping to shape the future of our company and industry.

Job Duties:

• Lead a team of 7 Revenue staff who are responsible for the revenue accruals of operated and non-operated properties, state royalty and severance tax filings, and federal/Indian royalty filings.
• Lead the monthly analysis of revenue trends in pricing, volumes, and values by coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate revenue reporting and analysis.
• Lead month end accrual close processing including analysis and month-over-month variance analysis.
• Provide an environment where the Revenue accounting staff members can grow and are comfortable challenging the status quo.
• Recommend and implement improvements to efficiently and effectively address changing business needs while maintaining or improving internal controls.
• Assist with processes and reporting needs between the Excalibur accounting system and other internal systems.
• Collaborate closely with other internal department leaders to improve on processes and streamline existing reporting, systems and dataflow.
• Maintain current documentation of policies, procedures and processes.
• Support corporate acquisition and divesture related activities.
• Manage DR21W reporting to owners.

Qualifications:

• 4-year undergraduate degree (Accounting/Finance), with 10+ years of oil and gas Revenue accounting experience, or high school diploma with +15 years of progressive oil and gas revenue accounting or equivalent experience.
• Strong knowledge of, and experience working with, revenue detail for both operated and non-operated properties and managing monthly regulatory reporting. (Note: Accredited Petroleum Accountant (APA) accreditation is a plus)
• +4 years supervisory experience.
• +8 years� experience with and strong working knowledge of Excalibur or similar oil and gas accounting software.
• Past success in establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships, while fostering and encouraging teamwork with various internal departments and external third parties.
• Very strong interpersonal skills regarding mentoring, training, professional development and motivation of staff.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and delegate, while providing advanced technical knowledge of oil and gas Revenue accounting practices for a variety of highly complex assignments, while successfully collaborating with various company departments (e.g., Production, Marketing, Land, Legal, and Corporate Accounting), as well as third parties.
• Excellent critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities, tasks, and deadlines.
• Strong Microsoft Excel, Word, and Office skills, Proficient with PowerPoint.
• Experience related to oil and gas property asset acquisitions and divestitures, including required system setup for the acquired properties is a bonus.

Performance Measurements:

• Ensure the required internal and external reporting is accurate and timely.
• Revenue accounting and reporting functions are conducted in accordance with established company policies and procedures.
• Seen as a trusted, well respected advisor by management, peers, staff and other company personnel.
• Innovative thoughts, ideas, insights and recommendations are clearly communicated and accepted resulting in continuous improvements to our business.
• Effective processes have been developed / updated and executed across the organization and metrics have been established.
• Good coordination and effective working relations exist with other departments, with effective support and assistance provided for Revenue accounting matters.
• Efficient and effective integration of the activities for oil and gas property acquisition and divestiture transactions.

Compensation:

• Base salary - commensurate with experience
• Short-term incentive compensation - annual discretionary cash bonus, based on a combination of individual and company performance
• Long-term incentive compensation � eligible for additional cash compensation as a participant in the company�s LTI plans