Senior Corporate Finance Associate

Flywheel Energy, LLC; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Flywheel Energy, LLC is seeking an experienced Senior Corporate Finance Associate to lead the corporate finance team’s modeling and strategic planning efforts, with a focus on evaluating and executing equity and debt financing activities and long-range liquidity planning.

The ideal candidate will bring deep experience in upstream oil and gas finance, hands-on transaction execution across debt and equity capital markets, and the judgment to translate complex analysis into clear recommendations

Job description

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced, analytical, and self-directed Senior Corporate Finance Associate to join our growing team. This role leads the corporate finance team’s financial modeling and strategic planning efforts, with a focus on evaluating and executing equity and debt financing activities, capital structure strategy, and long-range liquidity planning.

The ideal candidate will bring deep experience in upstream oil and gas finance, hands‑on transaction execution across debt and equity capital markets, and the judgment to translate complex analysis into clear recommendations for senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Corporate Financial Modeling & Capital Structure Analysis
• Support and assist in enhancing the corporate financial model, including scenario and sensitivity analysis across commodity price, production, and capital spending assumptions
• Model and evaluate debt and equity financing alternatives, including impacts on leverage, liquidity, cost of capital, and covenant headroom
• Perform variance analysis to explain changes in liquidity, working capital, and operating cash flows, and translate findings into actionable insights
• Lead ad-hoc analysis for senior leadership, including returns analysis, capital allocation trade-offs, and financing decision support
• Strategic Planning & Capital Allocation
• Drive the long-range planning process, integrating development plans, hedging strategy, and financing assumptions into a cohesive corporate outlook
• Develop capital allocation frameworks and recommendations across debt reduction, reinvestment, and shareholder return alternatives
• Prepare board, management, and stakeholder materials supporting strategic and financing decisions
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Partner with Accounting, FP&A, Treasury, and Reservoir Engineering to align planning assumptions and outputs
• Equity & Debt Financing Execution
• Lead execution workstreams for financing transactions, including RBL redeterminations and amendments, term debt and securitized financings, and equity or equity-linked raises
• Prepare lender, rating agency, and investor materials, including bank presentations, borrowing base support, and marketing data rooms
• Coordinate with external advisors, legal counsel, and lender groups through diligence, documentation, and closing
• Evaluate financing implications of A&D activity, supporting valuation, due diligence, and lender notification processes for acquisitions and divestitures
• Debt Compliance & Credit Agreement Administration
• Oversee ongoing compliance under the company’s financing agreements, including covenant calculations, compliance certificates, and required lender deliverables
• Review borrowing base data and production/hedge reporting prepared by junior team members
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Work closely with Accounting to ensure alignment between financial reporting and covenant calculations
• Leadership & Process Improvement
• Mentor and review the work of corporate finance analysts, providing guidance on modeling standards and deliverable quality
• Identify and implement opportunities to make reporting, modeling, and planning processes more efficient, consistent, and scalable