Senior Financial Reporting Accountant – Upstream Oil & Gas

Houston, TX | Financial Reporting & Technical Accounting | Onsite

We’re partnering with a growing Houston-based energy organization to identify a Senior Financial Reporting Accountant who will play an important role within its financial reporting and technical accounting function.

This is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional who has built a strong foundation in public accounting and/or the energy industry and wants broader, hands-on exposure to SEC reporting, technical accounting, upstream oil & gas accounting, financial statement preparation, and complex transactions.

Rather than being limited to one narrow area of accounting, this individual will have visibility across the full financial reporting cycle and work closely with experienced accounting leadership in a fast-paced, operationally driven environment.

The Opportunity

The Senior Financial Reporting Accountant will support the preparation of the company’s internal and external financial reporting in accordance with U.S. GAAP and SEC requirements while playing an active role in monthly, quarterly, and annual close and reporting activities.

This role is particularly well suited for someone who enjoys the technical side of accounting but also wants to understand the underlying business. You’ll gain exposure to areas including revenue recognition, oil & gas accounting, reserves, PPE, depletion, impairments, derivatives, leases, cash flow analysis, audits, and SOX.

What You’ll Do

• Prepare and support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, including P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow


• Participate in the financial close process, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analysis


• Prepare schedules and disclosures supporting external reporting and SEC filings, including 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Form 4, and Proxy Statement


• Ensure financial reporting complies with U.S. GAAP and internal accounting policies


• Perform technical accounting research and assist with accounting memos


• Support ASC 606 revenue recognition for oil, gas, and NGL sales


• Support lease accounting under ASC 842


• Apply upstream oil & gas accounting principles under ASC 932 and the Successful Efforts Method


• Assist with full-cycle property, plant, and equipment accounting


• Support depletion calculations, capital-versus-expense analysis, asset impairments, and retirements


• Assist with derivative accounting and statement of cash flow analysis


• Evaluate complex transactions and help determine appropriate accounting treatment


• Support implementation of new accounting standards and policy updates


• Prepare PBC schedules and respond to external auditor requests


• Support internal controls, documentation, and SOX compliance

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required


• CPA required or actively pursuing CPA


• Approximately 2–4+ years of progressive accounting experience


• Public accounting experience, preferably with an audit foundation


• Upstream oil & gas and/or energy services accounting experience


• Hands-on financial reporting and audit experience


• Strong understanding of the P&L and Balance Sheet


• Strong technical accounting and analytical capabilities


• Understanding of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting requirements


• Experience working in a growing, operationally complex environment preferred


• Workiva experience for SEC reporting is a plus, but not required


• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage competing priorities and reporting deadlines


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills


• Proactive, ownership-driven approach to your work

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

This role offers much more than traditional Senior Accountant responsibilities.

You’ll have the opportunity to develop deeper expertise across financial reporting, SEC filings, technical accounting, upstream oil & gas accounting, audit, SOX, and complex transactions while working closely with accounting leadership.

For someone coming from public accounting, this can be an attractive opportunity to move into industry without losing the technical complexity and exposure that helped build your career. For someone already within upstream oil & gas, it offers the chance to broaden your financial reporting and technical accounting experience while gaining greater visibility across the organization.

The environment is fast-moving, hands-on, and best suited for someone who wants to learn, take ownership, and continue progressing within their accounting career.

If you have a strong accounting foundation, upstream oil & gas exposure, and an interest in developing deeper expertise across SEC reporting and technical accounting, we’d like to speak with you.