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Chief Financial Officer

$225-275k plus bonus

Dallas, TX

Bell & Associates has been engaged to help our client find their next CFO. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will be responsible for leading the company’s financial function including general accounting, financial analysis, marketing, internal control, financial reporting, bank relationships, treasury/credit/cash management, audit, risk management (hedging, insurance) and overall tax strategy including federal, state and local compliance. The CFO will play a significant role in the leadership and management of the company and serve as a key member of the senior management team, proactively partnering with the CEO and peer management team members.

The CFO will be a “hands-on” financial strategist and tactician, providing for future funding and evaluating use and allocation of capital to enhance shareholder value while maintaining optionality for new opportunities. The CFO will lead banking and capital market relationships to assist the CEO in capital-raising efforts. The CFO will support timely and meaningful communication of company performance to investors and lenders as appropriate.

Specific responsibilities will include:

• Leading the finance/accounting organization
• Lead the company’s finance, treasury, credit, and risk management functions, including ensuring optimal balance sheet structure and management in the hedging of capital assets.
• Coordinating and contributing to the strategic and financial planning, budgeting and forecasting processes in partnership with peer executive management team members. This will include oversight and ownership of financial models, including those provided from the technical team.
• Proactively supporting the business with financial information and analysis to support and ensure quality commercial decisions. Developing and monitoring operational metrics relating to the achievement of financial objectives.
• As a key member of the leadership team, participating in negotiations and financial due diligence in all acquisitions and other strategic moves that the company may undertake.
• Preparing materials for investors and lenders.

Together, with the Controller:

• Ensuring accurate, timely, and regulatory compliant financial reporting, including adherence to GAAP and the effective management review of operating results and variances.
• Continuing the development and implementation of strong, independent financial policies, procedures, controls, and reporting systems.
• Effectively managing the audit process and relationships with external auditors.
• In coordination with IT, ensuring the existence of robust information systems and technologies to enable timely and accurate reporting and analysis.
• Ensuring optimal and proactive tax planning and compliance.
• Interfacing with operations on contracting/procurement strategy and implementation.
• Interfacing with the company’s external legal counsel in the drafting of credit agreements and other relevant legal documents.

Candidate Profile

All candidates must have the following:

• Finance and accounting experience in the E&P or midstream industry.
• Experience working with a sophisticated group of shareholders and financial partners in a financial or accounting role.
• Strong foundation in financial modeling, capital markets and capital allocation.
• Process-driven with strong accounting / controls expertise.
• Experience with raising capital and project financing.
• Detail driven, analytical with strong quantitative skills.
• Proactive with a high sense of urgency; skilled in anticipating issues and developing initiatives.
• Undergraduate business, finance or accounting degree.

Ideal candidates will possess:

• Prior CFO experience in the E&P or midstream industry.
• Relationships with blue-chip E&P and energy transition lenders.
• Substantial experience managing professional service providers (e.g. audit, tax and legal).
• Team building experience including recruiting, mentorship, and retention of “A” team members.
• CPA, CFA, MBA a plus.

In terms of the performance and personal competencies required for the position, we would highlight the following:

Setting Strategy

• The ability to create and articulate an inspiring vision for the organization, not only for the areas they are directly responsible for, but the enterprise as a whole.
• The inclination to seek and analyze data from a variety of sources to support decisions and to align others with the organization’s overall strategy.
• An entrepreneurial and creative approach to developing new, innovative ideas that will stretch the organization and push the boundaries within the industry.
• The ability to effectively balance the desire/need for broad change with an understanding of how much change the organization is capable of handling, to create realistic goals and implementation plans that are achievable and successful.

Executing for Results

• The ability to set clear and challenging goals while committing the organization to improved performance; tenacious and accountable in driving results.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty; the ability to adapt nimbly and lead others through complex situations.
• A risk-taker who seeks data and input from others to foresee possible threats or unintended circumstances from decisions; someone who takes smart risks.
• A leader who is viewed by others as having a high degree of integrity and forethought in their approach to making decisions; the ability to act in a transparent and consistent manner while always taking into account what is best for the organization.

Leading Teams

• The ability to attract and recruit top talent, motivate the team, delegate effectively, celebrate diversity within the team, and manage performance; widely viewed as a strong developer of others.
• The ability to persevere in the face of challenges, and exhibit a steadfast resolve and relentless commitment to higher standards, which commands respect from followers.
• A leader who is self-reflective and aware of their own limitations; leads by example and drives the organization’s performance with an attitude of continuous improvement by being open to feedback and self improvement.

Relationships and Influence

• Naturally connects and builds strong relationships with others, demonstrating strong emotional intelligence and an ability to communicate clearly and persuasively.
• An ability to inspire trust and followership in others through compelling influence, powerful charisma, passion in their beliefs, and active drive.
• Encourages others to share the spotlight and visibly celebrates and supports the success of the team.
• Creates a sense of purpose/meaning for the team that generates followership beyond their own personality and engages others to the greater purpose for the organization as a whole.

Bell & Associates, Inc. was recently recognized by Forbes list of Best Professional Recruiting Firms in America – https://www.forbes.com/best-professional-recruiting-firms/list/3/#tab:overall

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