Accounting Policy & Controls Sr Advisor

Date: Oct 8, 2024

Location: Houston, TX, US, 77042

Company: Apache Corporation

Specific Responsibilities

 

The Senior Advisor for Apache Corporation will be a member of Apache’s Accounting Policy and Controls team which is responsible for various tasks within accounting including but not limited to:

 

  • Participating in analyzing Company transactions to ensure the appropriate application of US GAAP, including but not limited to:
    • Participating in the evaluation of new contracts to identify, analyze and conclude on technical accounting considerations, i/e, revenue recognition, lease accounting, derivative accounting, etc.
    • Participating in discussions related to significant Company transactions to identify and analyze any potential technical accounting considerations.
  • Monitoring standard-setters for latest accounting regulations, analyzes impact of new/emerging regulations on the Company, and ensure appropriate application and disclosure
  • Leading implementation of future new regulations and pronouncements
  • Helping with the review of SEC filings
  • Reviewing investor relations presentations, press releases, Proxy and other publications before they are released to ensure compliance with SEC regulations and consistency with SEC filings
  • Developing accounting policies and procedures for various accounting functions and promoting their consistent application throughout Apache  
  • Managing the Company’s internal control environment to ensure all process documentation, including process flow diagrams narratives and risk control matrices remain current
  • Continuously maintaining and updating the Company’s internal control environment to ensure compliance with regulatory reporting requirements
  • Leading Special Projects as needed

Qualifications & Experience

 

The successful candidate will have the following qualifications and experience:

 

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field 
  • 10+ years of public accounting experience required
    • Candidates with 12+ years of combined experience in corporate industry and public accounting may be considered
  • CPA (preferred) 
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
  • Outstanding communication, interpersonal, management, administrative, organizational, and leadership skills

Competencies

The successful candidate should demonstrate and exhibit the following core competencies:

  • Communication: Writes, speaks, and presents information effectively and persuasively across communication setting;
  • Results: Pursues work with energy, drive, and results orientation to positively impact Apache's business success;
  • Collaboration: Works in partnership with others and encourages different perspectives, while building and maintaining trust; and
  • Culture: Willingness and ability to align one's behavior with the needs, priorities, and goals of Apache.

Company Overview

Our primary product is energy, and where there is affordable, abundant energy, people are given greater opportunities to elevate their families to higher standards of living. We are committed to providing oil and natural gas in more innovative and sustainable ways to help meet the world's energy needs.

Apache Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA). Apache and other affiliated subsidiaries have operations in the United States, Egypt and the United Kingdom's North Sea and exploration opportunities offshore Suriname and elsewhere.

For additional information about APA Corporation, please visit: www.apacorp.com.

Apache Statement on Hiring

To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to base all employment-related decisions and actions exclusively on employment-related criteria. To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to provide broad dissemination of job opportunities, as consistent with the nature of the positions. To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to review its employment-related policies and actions on a regular basis to ensure that their application is consistent with their intent.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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