Planning Analyst - 87K with full benefits and profit sharing opportunities

Location: Bakersfield
Posted on: September 10, 2020

Job Description:

Local oil/gas company is seeking a Planning Analyst to join their ever growing team. As the Planning Analyst you will assist in the monthly tracking and monitoring of expenditures, forecasting and variance reporting, preparation of annual budgets and forecasts.

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES:

*Assist in the monthly tracking and monitoring of expenditures using Excel spreadsheets and the financial systems for the monthly financial reporting, *Re-Forecasts and annual Plan.

*Prepare monthly trend analysis with graphical comparisons for further use in identifying positive and negative trends in costs.

*Gather and compile data from various organizational groups? spreadsheets and databases to aid in the development and validation of forecasts and the annual budget.

*Analyze and understand variances in monthly expenditures using the LOS (Lease Operating System) from Excalibur and other documents as sources.

*Gain an understanding of the Excalibur financial system with the goal of developing methods/techniques in extracting data more efficiently.

*Assist in other miscellaneous Planning projects such as miscellaneous presentations, assembling data for review with Assessor for Property Tax and other projects/tasks as necessary.

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE:

*Four-year Business degree preferred or equivalent combinations of similar position/technical training and/or 8-10 years related experience.

*Prior knowledge and experience of planning and budgeting in the oil and gas industry (or equivalent).

*Proficiency using MS Office (Excel, Word and Powerpoint) with heavy emphasis on Excel in creating formulas, linking spreadsheets, etc.

*Understanding of Accounting accrual process.

*Must be able to review and analyze operational data.

*Attention to detail with a strong emphasis on research utilizing all available resources to provide accurate information

*Ability to quickly learn the various company financial systems (i.e. Excalibur and Essbase)

*Must be able to work necessary overtime as needed to meet deadlines.

*Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills and work effectively with different groups and people throughout the organization.

For consideration please send your resume to Kym at kpatterson@act-1 dot com (.com) or call our office for more details.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer and will consider all qualified candidates without regard to disability or protected veteran status.

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