Production Reporting Analyst III

Diamondback Energy•Oklahoma City, OK

About The Position

The Production Reporting Analyst III independently analyzes, validates, and maintains daily and monthly production reports. The role may include filing monthly regulatory forms for oil, gas, and fresh- and saltwater systems and serving as a primary contact for third-party representatives to resolve issues and ensure volumetric data accuracy. The analyst proactively identifies and recommends process improvements, leads approved improvements, and upholds team process governance, controls, and documentation standards. The position provides advanced technical support to managers and engineers and develops, validates, analyzes, and presents production data using spreadsheets, databases, and other software. It prepares reports for departmental and management use, investigates trends and anomalies, maintains production data and queries, and supports internal clients, regulatory agencies, audits, and team members. The analyst also works with field offices to validate new-well production, delivery systems, and allocation, and may train and mentor colleagues.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative subject such as Mathematics, Computer Science, Accounting, or Finance.
At least six years of industry experience in production reporting, production accounting, data analysis, or a related oil and gas function.
At least six years of advanced Excel experience, including complex lookups (VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP/INDEX-MATCH), Pivot Tables, formulas, and charts.
Advanced ability to perform data mining and reconcile data across multiple platforms.
Strong problem-solving and communication skills, including the ability to explain complex issues to internal and external stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

At least three years of experience using ProCount, Carte, eVIn, Spotfire, and SAP.
Experience within the oil and gas industry.
Thorough knowledge of production accounting, allocation, and state regulatory reporting requirements.
Advanced knowledge of field flows, measurement, and allocation methodologies.
Working knowledge of SQL or other query or automation tools.
Experience developing process documentation, controls, or workflow improvements.

Responsibilities

Provide advanced technical support to managers and engineers in developing, analyzing, and presenting data.
Independently develop and deliver reports and presentations for departmental and management use.
Perform and interpret trend analysis; investigate variances and anomalies and communicate root causes and recommended actions.
Design, build, and maintain queries in various software and generate reports; serve as a resource to other analysts on query and reporting tools.
Import and maintain oil, gas, and water production data; complete daily and monthly tasks, validate data, and follow up on outstanding items through resolution.
Provide production data and reports according to company policies and procedures, maintain process controls, and keep job-function documentation and procedures current.
Verify, manipulate, analyze, and report data across databases and software applications, making supported corrections under established controls.
Prepare, analyze, and validate monthly gas and oil data from reporting services for use by other Business Units and regulatory agencies; resolve discrepancies before submission.
Lead review of daily new-well data and production and partner with field offices to ensure the accuracy of delivery systems and allocation.
Generate reports and provide information to internal clients and regulatory agencies; serve as a point of contact for complex or escalated requests.
Identify, recommend, and implement process improvements and automation opportunities, evaluating effects on controls and documentation before adoption.
Train, mentor, and serve as a resource for team members as assigned.
Support internal control and audit requests by ensuring work is documented, reviewed, and reproducible.