Senior Financial Accountant

Gulfport • Oklahoma City, OK

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Gulfport Energy Corporation is an Oklahoma City-based independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company with its principal properties located in the Utica Shale in Eastern Ohio, the SCOOP Woodford and SCOOP Springer plays in Central Oklahoma. Gulfport aims to create sustainable value through the economic development of our significant resource plays in the Utica and SCOOP operating areas. Our strategy is to develop our assets in an environmentally responsible manner, while generating sustainable cash flow, improving margins and operating efficiencies and returning capital to shareholders. To accomplish these goals, we allocate capital expenditures to projects we believe offer the highest rate of return and we deploy leading drilling and completion techniques and technologies in our development efforts. The Senior Financial Accountant supports month-end close and reporting, with an operations-focused scope, within the Financial Accounting group. The group supports both corporate and operations functions. This position is based in the Oklahoma City office.

Requirements

• Proficient with MS Office applications; advanced in MS Excel
• Proficient personal computer skills including database maintenance
• Strong problem-solving skills, strategic thinking, analytical skills with a high attention to detail
• Must be able to work independently and make decisions with and without direction
• Must be self-motivated
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Team player personality that works well with others
• Flexible, goal oriented and able to accept/manage change
• Strong time-management skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum 4-8 years of accounting experience

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of the Quorum Upstream system preferred
• Oil & Gas experience in accounting preferred

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, or post monthly and quarterly journal entries (e.g., capital and LOE accruals, property tax accruals, prepaid insurance).
• Perform other accrual or reclass entries as needed.
• Analyze changes in leasehold, capital, and lease operating expenses to confirm accuracy and identify needed corrections.
• Prepare or review monthly and ad hoc schedules including internal reporting, reconciliations and rollforwards
• Analyze actual expenses for variance analysis with AFE and Field Estimates
• Support process improvement development and implementation within the department.
• Perform special projects to compile cost data for management and operations.
• Support technical projects such as system testing and system enhancements/development.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees