Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting

Fervo Energy • Houston, TX

4h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting supports Fervo Energy’s Financial Reporting team with preparation, tie-out, analysis, documentation, and audit support. The role helps ensure reporting workpapers are complete, accurate, clearly sourced, and easy for reviewers and auditors to follow. It calls for strong attention to detail, curiosity, accountability, and the ability to learn quickly.

The successful candidate will build and improve processes while executing with precision. In a rapidly scaling company, the role requires ownership, clear communication, a controls mindset, and effective partnership across Accounting, Finance, Operations, Legal, Tax, Treasury, Commercial, and external advisors.

The role is based in Houston, Texas, with hybrid flexibility and regular in-office presence required. Team members are expected to work in the office three days per week; the in-office schedule is an essential function of the role.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 3+ years of Big Four public accounting experience, or 5+ years of combined public accounting or financial reporting experience.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP, financial statements, reconciliations, and audit support standards.
• Advanced Excel skills and ability to work accurately with large, multi-tab workbooks and reporting schedules.
• Strong attention to detail and organization, with the ability to manage deadlines in a close and reporting calendar.
• Clear written communication and ability to document work so reviewers can follow the logic and source data.
• High ownership mindset and willingness to learn complex reporting areas.

Nice To Haves

• CPA or CPA candidate; Big Four public accounting experience is preferred.
• Experience supporting SEC reporting, standalone financial statements, or public-company audit requests.
• Experience with Workiva, FloQast, ERP reporting tools, or financial statement reporting software.
• Experience in energy, infrastructure, renewable power, or multi-entity environments.
• Interest in technical accounting, SOX readiness, and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Prepare SEC reporting support schedules, footnote support, tie-outs, disclosure checklist support, and Workiva inputs for quarterly and annual reporting.
• Support standalone financial statement preparation and audit schedules for current and future entities.
• Prepare variance analyses, roll forwards, account support, and reporting packages for Financial Reporting, Technical Accounting, and the Controller team.
• Help maintain reporting calendars, PBC trackers, status updates, and documentation standards for quarterly close and reporting cycles.
• Prepare workpapers documenting source data, completeness and accuracy checks, preparation steps, formulas, approvals, outputs, and open items.
• Support external auditor requests, review comments, and follow-up questions with timely and complete responses.
• Perform reasonableness checks, formula reviews, tie-outs, and cross-references to reduce rework and improve reviewer efficiency.
• Maintain organized support files and help build repeatable templates for recurring reporting deliverables.
• Partner with General Accounting, Technical Accounting, Treasury, Tax, and Operations Accounting to gather reporting inputs and resolve discrepancies.
• Support monthly and quarterly close reporting, including preliminary financial statement reviews and reporting package updates.
• Help document process narratives and desktop procedures for reporting tasks to support cross-training and continuity.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, automate, or standardize recurring reporting workstreams.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plan options.
• Employer-paid basic life insurance and short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) plan with up to 6% match.
• Flexible paid time off and paid parental leave.
• Family-building, fertility, hormonal health, pregnancy, postpartum, and parenting support through Carrot.
• Dependent care FSA for eligible child and elder care expenses.
• Annual Lifestyle Spending Account for eligible wellness expenses, including fitness, financial planning, pet insurance, and pet care.
• Employee ownership opportunities through Fervo’s Employee Stock Purchase Program, as well as LTI and bonus opportunities for eligible roles.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior