Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting - Corporate

Caturus Management Services, LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Caturus is seeking a detail-oriented Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting to support the Financial Reporting function for the consolidated financial statements for the top-level company. This on-site role will prepare U.S.

GAAP compliant financial statements and coordinate with external auditors. The position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and at least 4 years of relevant experience; CPA licensure is strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting required.
• CPA license or active pursuit strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant accounting and financial reporting experience.
• Big 4 public accounting experience highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing periodic external financial statements and footnotes for the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries.
• Coordinate with external auditors and manage PBCs (prepared by client schedules).
• Prepare workpapers to support disclosures and tie-out financial statements.
• Ensure deadlines are met for quarterly and annual statements.

Skills

U.S. GAAP knowledge

SEC financial reporting

Advanced Excel

Intercompany consolidations

SOX controls

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

CPA licensure pursued

Job description

Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting - Corporate

Department: Accounting

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: US TX Houston - Corporate Office

Description

About Us

The Caturus platform founded by Kimmeridge – an alternative asset manager focused on the energy sector – supports Kimmeridge’s overarching goal of providing low-cost energy on demand with the lowest carbon footprint.

Kimmeridge’s vision in creating Caturus is to build the only independent, fully integrated natural gas and LNG export platform in the U.S. through a combination of its upstream operations and via Commonwealth LNG, a 9.5 million tonnes per annum liquefied natural gas export terminal in southwestern Louisiana on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The combined entities are committed to delivering responsibly sourced, low-emission fuel to domestic and international markets.

Caturus is a Houston-based, private exploration and production company seeking to materially grow production through development of deep, high pressure, dry gas windows of the Eagle Ford and Austin Chalk, as well as Haynesville formations located in Texas and Louisiana while maintaining a relentless focus on safety.

Commonwealth LNG was founded by industry veterans who decided to re-engineer the LNG construction model. Using proven best practices, Commonwealth is committed to building a world-class LNG export facility while focusing on safety, managing risk and achieving best-in-class environmental standards.

Job Description

Position Summary

Caturus is seeking a detail-oriented Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting to support the Financial Reporting function for the consolidated financial statements for the top-level company. This individual will serve a critical role in the timely preparation of external U.S. GAAP compliant financial statements for the Company as well as its parent. This individual will assist in coordinating with external auditors and will collaborate with other functions within the Accounting organization. The individual will report to the Manager, Financial Reporting in the Caturus corporate headquarters in Houston, TX. This is an on-site role.

Key Accountabilities

• Assist in the preparation of periodic external financial statements and footnotes for the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, which are comprised of upstream, downstream and marketing business units (BU)
• Assist in the preparation of consolidated financial reporting deliverables for the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries
• Prepare accurate and complete workpapers to support financial statement disclosures Responsible for the tie-out of financial statements and footnotes
• Monitor new accounting pronouncements and assist in any implementations
• Support the primary financial statement audit liaison with external auditors; prepare and organize items required for financial statement audits (prepared by client schedules and deliverables “PBCs”)
• Assist with the implementation of process improvements that enhance reporting efficiency, data quality, and control effectiveness
• Ensure deadlines are met, including issuance of quarterly and annual financial statements in compliance with reporting requirements
• Prepare ad hoc reports as required by management and other stakeholders
• Perform financial analysis, as needed, and assist with special accounting projects assigned by management ng back-office functions to serve as a back-up, as needed

Qualifications

Education, Certificates, and Licenses

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting required
• CPA license or active pursuit of CPA licensure strongly preferred

Experience

• Minimum of 4 years of relevant accounting and financial reporting experience required
• Big 4 public accounting experience highly desired serving publicly traded companies and/or corporate/industry experience working for a publicly traded company

Competencies

• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP financial statement preparation; SEC financial reporting preferred
• Knowledge of specialized technical accounting applicable to oil and gas companies such as ASC 606 revenue recognition and ASC 842 lease accounting standard and other related standards, a plus
• Proficient in accounting technical pronouncements, research and analysis
• Experience with consolidations and intercompany transactions/eliminations a plus
• Exposure to SOX 404 internal controls over financial reporting preferred
• Strong oral and written communication skills to interface effectively with management and auditors
• Strong data management skills; ability to format, model and analyze
• Ability to prioritize tasks to meet business needs
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required; general proficiency in Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Highly organized, strong attention to detail and proactive; must be eager to collaborate, learn, and expand knowledge base
• Ability to perform under pressure and adjust to meet frequently changing needs and requirements with flexibility to work overtime during heavy reporting periods