Senior Corporate Accountant

Position Summary

The Corporate Accounting Senior will primarily be responsible for the corporate and financing activities of the Company, including general & administrative (G&A) expense management, ASC 842 Leases, equity-based compensation, debt activity and derivative instruments.

This position will report to the Corporate Accounting Supervisor and is in downtown Houston, TX.

Hybrid work schedule is an option for remote work on Mondays and Fridays. Level and salary commensurate with experience.

Essential Job Functions

• Assist in the G&A expense management process, including assisting management with actuals versus budget variances, maintaining applicable software and monitoring budget and forecasting deadlines
• Maintain ASC 842 Leases compliance, including maintaining a central contract depository, analyzing executed contracts, facilitating activity within lease management software, recording journal entries and preparing associated financial statement disclosures
• Maintain equity-based compensation compliance, including reviewing award agreements, reviewing performance unit third party valuation analysis, facilitating activity within equity software, recording journal entries and preparing associated financial statement disclosures
• Maintain all company debt activity, including reviewing debt agreements associated with both term debt and revolving credit facilities, recording all associated journal entries and assisting in special debt transactions
• Maintain derivative instrument activity, including recording journal entries associated with mark to market & hedge settlements and preparing associated financial statement disclosures
• Review and record all payroll and benefits activities
• Prepare bank reconciliations
• Prepare various other period end journal entries, account analysis and account reconciliations
• Review variance analysis explaining significant fluctuations in financial statement accounts
• Lead process automation efforts
• Ensure data is accurately maintained in the accounting and reporting systems, including chart of accounts maintenance
• Maintain current understanding of GAAP and SEC guidelines
• Maintain SOX controls
• Assist in audits, both internal and external
• Review, update and draft policy memos
• Participate in special projects, as necessary

This job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the position. Incumbents will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and duties outside of their normal responsibilities as assigned by their supervisor. 

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• Minimum 3 years accounting experience 
• public accounting experience
• Proactive and goal-oriented
• Experience with preparing journal entries
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively within all areas of the Company
• Excel proficient
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and to use standard office equipment, including a computer, stamina to maintain attention to detail despite interruptions, strength to lift and carry files weighing up to 10 pounds; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen, and hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Big 4 public accounting experience
• Experience with Enertia and consolidation software (i.e., Essbase, Planful, OneStream, etc.)
• Exposure to financial reporting, SEC filings and the external audit process
• Familiarity with process automation and data analytic tools (i.e. Sigma, PowerBI, Alteryx)

EEO Statement:

Chord Energy does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.