Manager, International Accounting

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Manager, International Accounting (5202)

Requisition
5202
-Posted
- United States

- Texas

- Houston

- FIN

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Job Summary

The International Accounting Manager oversees all accounting and financial functions for various international exploration and development assets including but not limited to Côte d’Ivoire, Morocco, Cameroon, Mexico, and Brazil. This leadership role will have three direct reports across various experience levels and is the primary accounting and finance liaison with the country managers, asset teams, exploration, drilling, business development and commercial, corporate functions, and external partners.

This role will report to the Director, Operations Accounting with frequent direct interaction with the Vice President and Controller.

This leader is responsible for establishing end-to-end accounting processes across the exploration, appraisal, and early development lifecycle, establishing relationships and partnerships both internal and external, and providing strategy and guidance to ensure strict adherence to local accounting, reporting, compliance and regulations that governs both US and the various host country accounting standards.

Murphy’s Purpose, Mission, Vision, and Values—Doing Right Always,Stay With It, and Think Beyond Possible
—emphasize the importance of clear communication, honoring commitments, fostering collaboration across the organization, recognizing the contributions of others, constructively challenging data, encouraging innovation, and proactively proposing solutions.

This role will be in based in our Houston Corporate office, have flexibility to participate in early morning or evening calls with international stakeholders, and travel internationally as required (estimated up to 20% of the time). The position may work up to two (2) days a week remotely, as business needs allow.

Responsibilities

Leadership and Business Partnering

• Provides leadership, training, development, and oversight of the international accounting team and establishment of local reporting team within each host country as required
• Serve as primary accounting business partner to asset managers, and exploration and development leadership for international assets including but not limited to Côte d’Ivoire, Morocco, Cameroon, Mexico, and Brazil
• Build strong cross-functional relationships with asset teams, drilling, exploration, commercial, legal, tax, accounts payable, treasury, in-country teams, and external parties (government authorities, tax entities, service providers, etc.)
• Source and steward all third-party accounting and finance partnerships as required within each host country
• Participate and be familiar with annual budget, work program & budget (WP&B), and monthly forecast processes
• Exude an “one Murphy” culture between headquarters and in-country accounting teams ensuring alignment of standard policies, practices, and procedures

Accounting, Reporting, and Compliance

• Oversee accurate and timely accounting for exploration and development expenditures in accordance with US GAAP (and IFRS where relevant) and company policies and cash reporting requirements within each host country
• Coordinate monthly and quarterly close activities for assigned assets; prepare management reporting and analysis for senior leadership.
• Monitor actuals vs budget and forecast; explain variances and recommend corrective actions
• Ensure compliance with local statutory and tax, working closely with local reporting teams and external partners
• Steward all accounting requirements and cost recovery accuracy per Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) and billing and reporting requirements per Joint Operating Agreements (JOAs)
• Prepare finance materials for operating committee and management committee meetings as required
• Responsible for all partner audits, government and tax authority audits, and financial audits related to JOA and PSC environments
• Support quarterly and…