Manager - Operations Accounting at Citation — Houston, USA | Base Career

Citation is one of the largest privately-held independent oil and gas acquisition, development and production companies in the United States.

Founded in 1981 by Forrest E.

Harrell, Sr., Citation has built a significant portfolio of mature, long-life producing properties through a combination of disciplined acquisitions, focused operations and subsequent development.

The Company has an enviable track record in attracting and retaining high-quality talent.

This is the result of a stable, long-term business model and a corporate culture that emphasizes working smart, doing business the right way, and rewarding both performance and technical achievement.

We are looking for talented and driven individuals to join our team, where you will have the opportunity to make a tangible impact helping to shape the future of our company and industry.

The Manager of Operations Accounting will leverage deep operational accounting knowledge, including COPAS, to manage responsibilities for hands-on audit coordination spanning operational audits, outside-operated joint interest audits, non-operated interest owner audits of the company as well as supporting financial statement integrity, assisting in financial audit support, internal control compliance, lease/royalty compliance, acquisition/disposition accounting support and settlement statement preparation and review The role may have limited exposure to researching, interpreting, and implementing complex U.S. GAAP accounting guidance specific to the upstream oil and gas industry, and assisting with ensuring accurate financial reporting.

Manage the company's non-operated working interest audit program under COPAS audit protocols and applicable JOAs
Select audit candidates based on risk assessment (spend levels, operator history, AFE variances) and coordinate audit scope, timing, and notice letters within JOA-defined audit windows
Review operator-billed JIB statements, overhead rates, and cost allocations for compliance with the JOA and COPAS Accounting Procedures
Engage and/or oversee third-party audit firms for joint audits with other non-operating partners

Coordinate with CAO and Investor Internal Audit Group for the planned periodic audits and controls health checks of company processes.
Assist with the evaluation of compliance with internal policies, COPAS guidelines, and JOA terms
Proactively identify process gaps and cost-control opportunities across operated assets; report findings and corrective action plans to management.
Coordinate with operations and accounting teams to validate that field practices align with contractual terms, internal policies, and accounting requirements.

Review purchase and sale agreements for relevant terms and settlement statement criteria
Provide comments on draft agreements to adjust language for more favorable terms
Coordinate with operational accounting teams to gather necessary data for settlement statement preparation and ensure proper cutoff timing
Coordinate with land on timing of transaction, prepare the settlement statement within the allotted timeframe and deliver final reviewed statement to land for delivery to the buyer or seller.

Serve as a liaison with external auditors for the annual financial statement audit, including PBC list management, timeline coordination, and issue resolution
Prepare and review technical accounting memos and supporting schedules requested by auditors
Track open audit items and ensure timely closure of management letter comments standards

Assist as needed in preparation of footnote disclosures for annual financial statements.
Provide drafts or example footnotes for any newly required disclosures
Train and mentor accounting staff on audit-readiness practices and the related technical issues

Research and document accounting positions on complex transactions (e.g., business combinations, asset acquisitions/divestitures, joint interest arrangements, farm-ins/farm-outs, asset retirement obligations, impairment testing)
Monitor new and evolving FASB pronouncements (ASC 932, ASC 410, ASC 805, ASC 606, leases under ASC 842) and assess impact on the company
Draft formal accounting memos and white papers supporting management's positions on significant or judgmental transactions.
Partner with reserves engineers on reserve-based calculations including depletion (DD&A), impairment analysis, and asset retirement obligation estimates
Support purchase accounting and integration for M&A activity, including divestiture and acquisition accounting

Provide support for ERP implementation with an eye towards internal controls, segregation of duties, and consistency of data transferred from prior systems.
Maintain process documentation for the conversion of the accounting system in an audit ready format.

Four-year degree in Accounting
CPA or Masters Degree required
Minimum of 10+ years of accounting experience, with 5+ years of upstream oil and gas industry or public accounting experience within the oil and gas sector.
Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP
SOX/internal controls experience (design, testing, remediation)
Demonstrated experience with COPAS-based joint interest audits
Experience managing external audit relationships

COPAS certification or formal joint interest audit training
Experience with full cost accounting methodology
Experience hosting/defending JIB audits, including exception negotiation
Experience with ONRR audits, state royalty audits, or federal/Indian lease compliance
Strong working knowledge with JIB/revenue accounting systems (Excalibur or other)
Familiarity with M&A accounting (purchase price allocations, divestiture gain/loss accounting)
Expertise in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookup commands, macros, toggles
Proficiency in Word and Outlook applications

Four-year degree in Accounting
CPA or Masters Degree required

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