Manager, Corporate Finance and Strategy

Our client, an upstream energy company focused on exploring, developing, and producing natural gas, is expanding their team and hiring a Manager of Corporate Finance and Strategy. This Manager is a key member of the company's corporate strategy team, partnering with executive leadership to evaluate strategic, financial, corporate development, and business performance initiatives that shape the company's long-term direction, capital allocation priorities, financing strategy, and value creation.

Reporting directly to the Director of Strategic Planning, this highly visible role leads a team of two Strategic Planning professionals and supports executive decision-making through financial modeling and analysis, strategic evaluations, and business insights.

The position supports a broad range of activities, including corporate strategy, long-range planning, valuation, investor relations support, rating agency materials, financing alternatives, mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and corporate development. Working closely with business and functional leaders across the organization, including Operational Planning, Reservoir Engineering, Production, Marketing, and Accounting, the Manager delivers concise analyses and clear recommendations while developing the team's priorities, capabilities, and performance.

• Develop and present analyses and recommendations for executive leadership, the Board of Directors, investors, rating agencies, and other external stakeholders.
• Lead valuation and financial assessment activities, including Net Asset Value (NAV) analysis, public trading comparables, precedent transaction analyses, discounted cash flow modeling, capital allocation assessments, peer benchmarking, market intelligence, and industry research to identify opportunities, risks, and strategic alternatives.
• Support the assessment and execution of mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, and financing alternatives.
• Assist with Investor Relations activities, including quarterly slide decks, earnings call remarks, peer disclosure analysis, and conference preparations.
• Lead the development and execution of quarterly forecasts, annual budgets, long-range plans, and scenario analyses to support business planning and financial decision-making.
• Oversee the maintenance and governance of corporate financial, valuation, and planning models, ensuring analytical integrity, consistency, and transparency across the organization.
• Partner with leaders across Development & Operational Planning, Reservoir Engineering, Production, Marketing, Accounting, Finance, Investor Relations, and other functional areas to align planning assumptions, evaluate opportunities, and support corporate objectives.
• Lead, develop, and mentor a team of two Strategic Planning professionals, with responsibility for team performance, prioritization, and professional development.
• Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) for the company, translating financial and operational results into succinct insights and recommendations.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to planning processes, analytical methodologies, reporting, data management, and decision-support tools to enhance organizational effectiveness.
• Partner with the Director of Strategic Planning to establish priorities, support workforce and succession planning, and advance initiatives that enhance the Strategic Planning function.

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related field is required. An MBA or other relevant advanced degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in strategic planning, corporate finance, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), investment banking, management consulting, corporate development, or related disciplines, including relevant experience within the energy industry.
  Upstream oil and gas (E&P) experience is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex financial analyses, strategic planning processes, valuation activities, corporate performance initiatives, and business planning efforts that support executive decision-making.
• Proven experience leading, coaching, and developing employees, and managing cross-functional projects, teams, or initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of corporate finance, valuation methodologies, financial modeling, capital allocation, forecasting, corporate development, and strategic analysis.
• Exceptional analytical and…