Financial Analyst FP&A

Oil Authority; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Devon is seeking a Financial Analyst to support corporate FP&A through data analysis, modeling, and reporting. You will source and validate data, build models, and translate results for finance leadership and business unit partners.

Ideal candidates will have 3+ years in upstream oil & gas, strong Excel and database skills, and experience with ARIES, Spotfire, Power BI, SQL, and Oracle. This role is based in Houston with a focus on budget, forecast, and long-range planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; related field acceptable

Responsibilities

• Gather, consolidate, and validate information from internal sources and external data
• Maintain databases and data sources for financial analyses
• Create and maintain processes for well economics and corporate financial parameters
• Help streamline data mastery across the organization
• Collaborate with business units to integrate analyses into models
• Develop and maintain financial models with finance colleagues
• Support annual budget, quarterly forecast, and long-range plan with variance analysis
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc reporting for finance leadership
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Pivot tables

Lookup functions

Data visualization

Power Query

Python

Strong communication

Interpersonal skills

Upstream oil & gas

SQL

ARIES

Spotfire

Education

Bachelor's degree (Accounting/Finance)

Tools

ARIES

SQL

Oracle

Spotfire

Power BI

SAP

Job description

At Devon, we will offer you a career full of energy and unmatched opportunities to solve today’s greatest challenges. Innovation, creative problem-solving and positive change happen when people step out of their comfort zone and think differently. Our values, workplace practices, wellness programs, benefits and compensation are aimed at helping employees manage their unique personal life and care for their families so they can focus on contributing to the fullest.

The Financial Analyst supports corporate FP&A through data analysis, financial modeling, and reporting that informs planning, budgeting, and capital allocation decisions. Responsibilities include sourcing and validating data from internal and external systems, building and maintaining models, and translating results into clear recommendations for finance leadership and business unit partners. Successful candidates are proficient with analytical software, rigorous with detail, and able to communicate findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Gather, consolidate, and validate information from internal, private and public data sources.
• Maintain databases and data sources that feed analyses in Spotfire, Excel, ARIES, and corporate financial models.
• Create and maintain processes related to well economics, corporate financial parameters, etc.
• Help streamline processes and improve data mastery across the organization.
• Work directly with business units to incorporate the team’s analyses into financial models.
• Create and maintain various models and work with finance professionals to support meaningful analysis.
• Support the annual budget, quarterly forecast, and long-range plan, including variance analysis of actual results against plan.
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc reporting and presentation materials for finance leadership.
• Other duties as assigned.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite required.
• Advanced Excel skills, including financial modeling, pivot tables, and lookup and array functions.
• Working knowledge of oil and gas and enterprise software (ARIES, SQL, Oracle, Spotfire, SAP, etc.).
• Proficiency in ARIES, or willingness to upskill, including the ability to configure and run economic cases.
• Experience with data visualization and reporting tools (Spotfire, Power BI) and an interest in automation (Power Query, VBA, or Python) preferred.
• Experience in working with large data sets and database QC and maintenance.
• Willingness and ability to learn new software and processes as necessary.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to build and maintain effective relationships with various levels of company personnel.
• Detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Understanding of, or willingness to upskill, basic accounting and corporate finance principles, including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Familiarity with upstream economics concepts (type curves, NPV/IRR, and well-level economics) preferred.
• Sound judgment in handling confidential and market-sensitive financial information.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor's degree; degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field preferred. Combination of Industry experience and education may be substituted as equivalent for degree.

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:

3+ years; Relevant experience associated with upstream Oil & Gas Operations, as noted in 'Skills & Experience' section

Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.

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