Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

Talos Energy LLC; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Talos Energy LLC seeks a Director of Financial Planning & Analysis to lead enterprise-wide budgeting, forecasting, and strategic financial analysis for offshore assets. You will partner with Operations, Exploration & Development, Drilling, Supply Chain, Accounting, HR, IT, and Executive Leadership to drive capital discipline and operational excellence.

Responsibilities include leading annual budgeting, long-range planning, KPI development, variance analysis, and investor-facing presentations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field.
• Minimum 10+ years progressive financial experience, with 5+ years in upstream oil and gas.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise budgeting and monthly forecasting with senior leadership.
• Develop long-range financial plans aligned with production targets and capital programs.
• Model strategy and perform M&A scenario analyses.
• Provide financial modeling and scenario analysis for commodity price sensitivity and capital deployment.
• Support Board and executive presentations with actionable insights.
• Conduct economic evaluations (NPV, IRR, payout) for projects and acquisitions.
• Monitor LOE, lifting costs, and CAPEX trends to guide capital allocation.
• Support reserve reporting and asset valuation with technical teams.
• Develop KPIs tied to production efficiency, cost control, and free cash flow.
• Analyze monthly results and perform variance analysis for leadership.
• Enhance reporting tools and dashboards for decision-making transparency.
• Drive process improvements within FP&A and cross-functional workflows.
• Assess financial risks from price volatility, downtime, and regulatory changes.

Skills

Offshore operations knowledge

Capital project economics

Production reporting

Financial modeling

Excel proficiency

ERP systems (SAP, Oracle)

Onestream experience

Executive presentation skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Onestream

Excel

Job description

The Director of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is responsible for leading enterprise-wide financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic financial analysis for our company. This role partners closely with Operations planning, Operations, Exploration & Development, Drilling & Completions, Supply Chain, Accounting, HR, IT, and Executive Leadership to drive financial discipline, capital efficiency, and operational excellence across offshore assets.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic Financial Leadership

• Lead the annual budgeting process and monthly forecasting cycles with Executive and Senior Leadership.
• Develop long-range financial plans aligned with production targets, reserve development strategies, and capital programs.
• Manage strategy modeling and M&A scenario analysis.
• Provide financial modeling and scenario analysis related to commodity price sensitivity, hedging strategies, and capital deployment.
• Support Board and Executive Leadership presentations with clear, actionable financial insights.

Capital & Operational Analysis

• Conduct economic evaluation lookbacks (NPV, IRR, payout, breakeven) for development projects and acquisitions.
• Monitor lease operating expenses (LOE), lifting costs, and capital expenditures (CAPEX) trends to support capital allocation decisions.
• Support reserve reporting and asset valuation analysis in collaboration with technical teams.

Performance Management & Reporting

• Develop and maintain KPIs tied to production efficiency, cost control, and free cash flow generation.
• Analyze monthly operating results and provide variance analysis to leadership.
• Strengthen financial reporting tools and dashboards to enhance transparency and decision-making.
• Drive continuous process improvement within FP&A and across cross-functional workflows.
• Assess financial risks related to commodity price volatility, operational downtime, regulatory changes, and capital projects.
• Support liquidity planning and covenant compliance analysis.
• Partner with Accounting to ensure alignment between operational forecasts and financial reporting.
• Ensure adherence to internal controls and corporate governance standards.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive financial experience, with at least 5 years in upstream oil and gas.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:

• Strong understanding of offshore operations, capital project economics, and production reporting.
• Experience supporting publicly traded companies preferred.
• Advanced financial modeling and Excel proficiency; experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and planning tools required. Experience with Onestream is a plus.
• Strong analytical, communication, and executive presentation skills.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration between Finance and Operations.
• Promote financial accountability and cost discipline across the organization.
• Support sustainable growth through data-driven decision-making and capital stewardship.

CERTIFICATES & LICENSES:

• CPA, CFA or MBA preferred

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