Financial Analyst, Oil and Gas; CCUS

At Sand Cherry Associates, we excel in the design and delivery of strategic customer‑centric initiatives through digitally‑native, data‑empowered solutions. Our client's confidence in us is centered on exceptionally skilled, high‑energy talent working with the support of the full Sand Cherry Team. Finding the right match for this role is a critical aspect of our success.

The Financial Analyst, Economics & Valuation will be a core member of the CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage) project delivery and investment team. This role will work proactively alongside CCUS Project Managers to support economic decision‑making across the project lifecycle. This role develops, maintains, and governs economic and financial models that underpin CCUS project screening, appraisal, sanction, and portfolio management.

The role serves as the economic subject‑matter expert ensuring project economics, schedules, risks, and structures accurately reflect financial models and align with corporate strategy. This is a long‑term consulting role with a preference for candidates to live in either Fort Worth, Houston, or Denver and work a hybrid work model.

• Own and maintain Long‑Range Planning (LRP) economic models and CCUS project‑level scoping models.
• Implement scenario, sensitivity, and frameworks to support capital allocation and portfolio optimization.
• Ensure consistency, traceability, and auditability of economic assumptions across CCUS projects.
• Establish and maintain financial modeling standards, controls, and documentation.
• Design and run Monte Carlo simulations for CCUS appraisal and select‑stage projects.
• Develop risk‑adjusted Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Net Present Value (NPV), and cash flow outputs for executive leadership and Board‑level materials.
• Identify and clearly communicate key value drivers, uncertainties, and downside risks.
• Translate probabilistic outputs into clear, decision‑oriented insights.
• Prepare quarterly Fair Market Value analyses with Corporate Accounting and Controllership.
• Validate project inputs with PMs, Engineering, Commercial, and Project Controls teams.
• Develop portfolio‑level economic views to support business unit and corporate planning.
• Support impairment testing, valuation updates, and internal investment reviews.

• Support Joint Venture structuring, partner economics, and valuation analyses.
• Produce valuation‑ready outputs and sensitivities for partner discussions and transaction materials.
• Collaborate with Business Development and Corporate Development teams on deal economics.

• Act as the economic "right hand" to PMs during early‑stage development and maturation.
• Anticipate economic risks and opportunities and raise them early with PMs and leadership.
• Translate evolving project scope, schedule, cost, risk, and commercial inputs into robust economic models.
• Support PMs during key phase gates, investment reviews, and executive decision forums.

• Act as a liaison between CCUS teams, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Corporate Development, and Finance.
• Serve as a technical backbone for economic and financial logic across CCUS initiatives.
• Provide Quality Assurance on front‑end appraisals and back‑end project economics.
• Coach PMs and cross‑functional stakeholders on model interpretation and economic drivers.

• Minimum 5-7 years financial analysis, economic modeling, or deal valuation experience within oil & gas and/or a CCUS‑focused organization.
• Direct experience supporting either CCUS, upstream, or midstream project economics.
• Demonstrated experience building and governing economic models at the project and portfolio level.
• Hands‑on experience with:
  Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modeling, Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Net Present Value (NPV) analysis, Scenario and sensitivity analysis.
• Probabilistic modeling experience (Monte Carlo strongly preferred).
• Strong understanding of project lifecycle economics and phase‑gated decision processes.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills are required; experience with…