Senior Tax Accountant - Ad Valorem & Forecasting Lead

Oil Authority; Oklahoma City (OK); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Devon is seeking a Senior Tax Accountant to manage ad valorem valuation, forecasting, and negotiations across assigned counties and states. You will interact with appraisal districts and boards, defend valuation positions, and support leadership with complex renditions and exemptions.

The role requires expertise in tax planning, budgeting, and reporting, with strong analytical skills and industry knowledge in upstream oil and gas taxation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred but not required; 12 accounting hours required.
• Candidates without degree must have 8+ years of appraisal experience in upstream oil and gas ad valorem tax.
• CMI-AVT, CPA or CFA certifications preferred; IPT/COST 80+ hours courses preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes expense, pricing and production for Texas proved developed producing properties and builds NPV.
• Applies obsolescence and the three approaches to value for marketing and midstream assets and defends those positions.
• Builds annual ad valorem tax budget and forecast; reforecasts with monthly pricing and costs.
• Explains plan-to-actual variance to operations and accounting by driver; compares forward price to realized values.
• Holds responsibility for assigned counties and states ad valorem taxes and prepares complex renditions.
• Negotiates ad valorem tax assessments with state/local authorities and presents cases to leadership.

Skills

Account Reconciliations

Ad Valorem Tax Management Software

Appraisal Review Board Advocacy

Assessment Negotiation

Budgeting & Forecasting

Business Process Improvements

Data Analysis & Reporting

Decline Curve Analysis

Discounted Cash Flow Modeling

Documentation Procedures

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Obsolescence Analysis

Property Valuation

Tax Accounting

Tax Rendition Compliance

Variance Analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related discipline

Minimum of 12 academic hours in accounting or finance

8 years of appraisal experience in upstream oil and gas ad valorem tax (in lieu of degree)

Job description

Devon is seeking a Senior Tax Accountant to manage ad valorem valuation, forecasting, and negotiations across assigned counties and states. You will interact with appraisal districts and boards, defend valuation positions, and support leadership with complex renditions and exemptions.

The role requires expertise in tax planning, budgeting, and reporting, with strong analytical skills and industry knowledge in upstream oil and gas taxation.