Audit-Ready Financial Reporting Lead

Fervo; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Fervo Energy seeks a Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting to support the Financial Reporting team with preparation, tie-out, analysis, and audit support. You will help ensure reporting workpapers are complete, clearly sourced, and reviewer-friendly, while building scalable processes.

The role requires ownership, crisp communication, and the ability to partner across Accounting, Finance, Operations, Legal, Tax, Treasury, and external advisors.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Big Four public accounting experience, or 5+ years of combined public accounting or financial reporting experience
• Strong understanding of US GAAP, financial statements, reconciliations, and audit support standards
• Advanced Excel skills and ability to work accurately with large, multi-tab workbooks and reporting schedules
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and ability to manage deadlines in a close/reporting calendar
• Clear written communication and ability to document work so reviewers can follow the logic and source data
• High ownership mindset and willingness to learn complex reporting areas

Responsibilities

• Prepare SEC reporting support schedules, footnote support, tie-outs, disclosure checklist support, and Workiva inputs for quarterly and annual reporting
• Support standalone financial statement preparation and audit schedules for current and future entities
• Prepare variance analyses, roll forwards, account support, and reporting packages used by Financial Reporting, Technical Accounting, and the Controller team
• Help maintain reporting calendars, PBC trackers, status updates, and documentation standards for quarterly close and reporting cycles
• Prepare workpapers that clearly document source data, completeness and accuracy checks, preparation steps, formulas, approvals, outputs, and open items
• Support external auditor requests, review comments, and follow-up questions through timely and complete responses
• Perform reasonableness checks, formula reviews, tie-outs, and cross-references to reduce rework and improve reviewer efficiency
• Maintain organized support files and help build repeatable templates for recurring reporting deliverables
• Partner with General Accounting, Technical Accounting, Treasury, Tax, and Operations Accounting to gather reporting inputs and resolve discrepancies
• Support monthly and quarterly close reporting, including preliminary financial statement reviews and reporting package updates
• Help document process narratives and desktop procedures for reporting tasks to support cross-training and continuity
• Identify opportunities to simplify, automate, or standardize recurring reporting workstreams

Skills

Big Four experience

US GAAP knowledge

Advanced Excel

Attention to detail

Clear communication

Deadline management

Documentation

Ownership mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

CPA or CPA candidate (preferred)

Tools

Workiva

FloQast

ERP reporting tools

Job description

Fervo Energy seeks a Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting to support the Financial Reporting team with preparation, tie-out, analysis, and audit support. You will help ensure reporting workpapers are complete, clearly sourced, and reviewer-friendly, while building scalable processes.

The role requires ownership, crisp communication, and the ability to partner across Accounting, Finance, Operations, Legal, Tax, Treasury, and external advisors.