Sr Staff Financial Analyst, Planning & Performance

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Job Summary

We are seeking a Sr Staff Financial Analyst to serve as a strategic partner within the Planning and Performance organization. This role will support long-range planning, budgeting, forecasting, performance reviews, and executive decision-making by connecting financial, operational, and technical information into clear business insights. The ideal candidate brings strong FP&A and upstream oil and gas experience, a proven ability to improve planning processes, and communication skills to translate complex analysis into practical recommendations for business leaders. Data, reporting, and automation tools are important enablers in this role, but the primary focus is financial planning, decision support, process improvement, and responsible capital stewardship.

Responsibilities

• Support planning and performance management. Partner with Planning, Finance, Operations, Subsurface, and leadership teams to support Long Range Planning (LRP), budgeting, monthly forecasting, portfolio reviews, and operational performance discussions.
• Deliver executive decision support. Build clear analyses, scenarios, variance explanations, and performance narratives that help leaders understand key business drivers, risks, opportunities, and trade-offs.
• Improve processes and tools. Identify opportunities to streamline planning workflows, standardize reporting, reduce manual effort, improve data quality, and increase transparency across business processes.
• Translate business needs into practical solutions. Work with technical and financial stakeholders to define requirements, improve reporting products, and ensure tools are aligned with planning and performance objectives.
• Communicate insights effectively. Present findings in clear, business-friendly formats for technical, non-technical, and executive audiences, with emphasis on actionable recommendations and decision quality.

Qualifications/Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science, or other relevant discipline.
• 19 + years of experience with 10 or more years in planning, financial analysis, FP&A, operational performance, reporting, audit, process improvement, or related functions preferred.
• Strong understanding of forecasting, budgeting, scenario analysis, variance analysis, capital allocation, and executive decision support.
• Demonstrated ability to partner cross-functionally, lead process improvements, translate analysis into recommendations, and communicate effectively with senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Experience using financial planning, reporting, or workflow tools to improve business processes and deliver reliable insights.

Desired/Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience developing executive - or Board-level materials, KPI reporting, financial models, business cases, portfolio analysis, or performance narratives.
• Experience leading planning process redesign, enterprise system migrations, workflow automation, reporting standardization, or cross-functional change management efforts.
• Familiarity with upstream oil and gas planning concepts, including wells, pads, production volumes, reserves, development schedules, forecasts, capital spend, and operating performance.
• Advanced proficiency with Excel and experience with tools such as Anaplan, Hyperion, Alteryx, Power BI, Tableau, Spotfire, SQL, Snowflake, Azure, Databricks, or similar platforms.

The individual is required to follow all applicable safety precautions.  Work is performed almost entirely in a controlled (i.e., inside) environment and does not typically subject the incumbent to any hazardous/extreme elements; some positions may require regularly moving or transporting items weighing up to 25 lbs. around the office for various needs.  The successful candidate must be able to complete all essential physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

PURPOSE 

We believe in providing energy that empowers people.

MISSION

We challenge the norm, tap into our strong legacy and use our foresight and financial discipline to deliver inspired energy solutions.

VISION

We see a future where we are an industry leader who is positively impacting lives for the next 100 years and beyond.

VALUES & BEHAVIORS

Do Right Always

• Respect people, safety, environment and the law
• Follow through on commitments
• Make it better

Think Beyond Possible

• Offer solution
• Step up and lead
• Don’t settle for “good enough”
• Embrace new opportunities

Stay With It

• Show resilience
• Lean into challenges
• Support each other
• Consider the implications

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