Cost Accountant

X4 Engineering; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

X4 Engineering, a privately backed oil & gas company based in Fort Worth, TX, seeks a Cost Accountant to join its growing team. The role offers broad exposure across Accounting, Land, Engineering, and senior leadership, with opportunities to influence cost control.

Key duties include analyzing data for monthly entries, creating cost allocations, supporting month- and year-end closes, assisting with audits and AFEs, tracking assets and inventory, and partnering with engineers to translate

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Ability to learn industry-specific accounting systems.
• Self-starter with experience in the Oil & Gas industry.
• Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills.
• Proven work ethic and ability to collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data and prepare monthly entries to appropriately allocate operational expenses.
• Create and maintain cost allocation processes.
• Support month-end and year-end close processes.
• Assist with partner audits.
• Set up and maintain AFEs within the accounting system.
• Assist with tracking and billing of company assets and inventory.
• Work closely with Engineers to evaluate and interpret accounting data.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Job description

A privately backed oil & gas company based in Fort Worth, TX, with operations in the Permian Basin are looking for a Cost Accountant to join their growing team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional looking to develop their career within the energy sector. The company has a flat organizational structure, providing broad exposure across the business and the opportunity to work closely with Accounting, Land, Engineering, and senior leadership.

Key responsibilities:

• Analyze data and prepare monthly entries to appropriately allocate operational expenses.


• Create and maintain cost allocation processes.


• Support month‑end and year‑end close processes.


• Assist with partner audits.


• Set up and maintain AFEs within the accounting system.


• Assist with tracking and billing of company assets and inventory.


• Work closely with Engineers to evaluate and interpret accounting data.

What we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.


• Ability to learn industry‑specific accounting systems.


• Self-starter with experience in the Oil & Gas industry.


• Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills.


• Proven work ethic and ability to collaborate across teams.

This is a great opportunity for someone looking for broad business exposure, strong career development, and the opportunity to build specialized experience within oil & gas accounting.