Director / Vice President of Finance

Director / Vice President of Finance

Upstream Oil & Gas (Exploration & Production)

Location: Houston, TX (Hybrid)

Reports to: Partner & Chief Financial Officer

Department: Finance

FLSA status: Full-time, Exempt

Position Summary

United Production Partners is an upstream oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas. We are seeking a Director or Vice President of Finance to serve as a strategic financial leader and trusted partner to the Chief Financial Officer and executive team.

Reporting directly to the CFO, this role is the right hand to the finance and accounting organization—owning corporate financial planning and analysis, treasury and risk management, and credit facility compliance. The successful candidate thinks like an operator and a capital allocator: translating the capital program and operating plan into integrated models and forecasts, safeguarding liquidity, managing the hedge portfolio and lender relationships, and delivering the analysis that informs capital allocation across exploration, production, and operations. This is a high-visibility position with significant interaction with the executive team, private equity investors, and the lending group. Title and scope will be calibrated to the candidate’s experience.

What We Offer

Competitive base salary and performance-based bonus, a comprehensive benefits package, and the opportunity to shape the finance function of a Houston-based, PE-backed energy company with a direct-to-LP structure.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Financial Planning & Capital Allocation

Partner with the CFO and executive leadership to develop long-range forecasts, capital allocation strategy, and investment decisions across exploration, production, and operations.

• Corporate Modeling — Build and maintain the integrated corporate financial model (income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow), incorporating production forecasts, commodity price decks, and capital programs to support strategic planning, scenario and sensitivity analysis, and liquidity runway.
• Acquisition Modeling — Develop and evaluate A&D and M&A models, including reserve-based valuations (PDP/PUD economics, type curves, NAV), single-well and field-level economics, and accretion/dilution analysis to support transactions and entry/exit decisions.
• Capital Allocation — Lead capital allocation analysis across drilling programs, maintenance capital, acquisitions, and other opportunities, clearly framing trade-offs and returns for the CFO and executive team.
• Investor Materials & Presentations — Prepare and quality-control company, investor, and lender presentations; support private equity fund investor relations, including LP reporting and capital call / distribution analysis; clearly articulate financial strategy, results, and outlook.

2. Treasury, Risk Management & Credit Facility Compliance

Manage banking relationships, safeguard liquidity, and evaluate market risk while ensuring strict compliance with the company’s credit agreements.

• Cash & Liquidity Forecasting — Own short- and long-term cash and liquidity forecasting; monitor working capital, fund the capital program, and maintain adequate availability under the revolving credit / reserve-based lending (RBL) facility.
• Credit Agreement Management — Serve as day-to-day owner of the credit agreement and lending relationships; coordinate borrowing base redeterminations, draws and repayments, and amendments with the administrative agent and bank group.
• Covenant Compliance — Track and project compliance with all financial covenants (e.g., leverage, current ratio, interest coverage); model headroom under forward scenarios and flag risks proactively to the CFO.
• Hedge Book Management — Manage the commodity hedge portfolio (swaps & collars) in line with risk policy and lender requirements; oversee ISDA documentation, monthly settlements, and mark-to-market reporting.
• Counterparty Credit Analysis — Assess and monitor the creditworthiness of trading, marketing, hedge, and joint-venture counterparties; recommend exposure limits and credit support.
• Lender Reporting — Prepare and deliver all lender and contractual reporting on schedule, including compliance certificates, borrowing base reports, and hedge reporting.

3. Financial Planning & Analysis

Lead budgeting and variance analysis and track the industry-specific metrics that drive cost discipline and capital efficiency.

• Budgeting & Operational Forecasting — Own the annual budget and periodic reforecast across business units; coordinate with operations to develop production and expenditure projections and integrate field-level inputs into the corporate model.
• Variance Analysis — Analyze actuals against budget and prior forecast, explain key drivers, and provide decision-useful commentary to operations and executive leadership.
• Industry Metrics & Margins — Monitor and report unit economics and KPIs—$/Mcfe, lease operating expense (LOE), cash margins, G&A per unit, and realized vs. hedged pricing.

Qualifications

Required

• 7+ years of progressive finance experience, ideally in upstream oil and gas / E&P, energy investment banking, energy corporate banking, or private equity.
• Educational background of either (1) a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field, or (2) a bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering paired with an MBA—though demonstrated work experience is paramount for all candidates.
• Demonstrated expertise in corporate financial modeling, FP&A, and capital allocation; advanced Excel skills and comfort with large, complex data sets.
• Direct experience with reserve-based lending or revolving credit facilities, including covenant compliance and borrowing base mechanics.
• Working knowledge of commodity hedging instruments, ISDA documentation, and hedge settlement processes.
• Strong command of upstream economics and metrics (reserves, type curves, AFEs, well-level returns, $/Mcfe, LOE, NAV).

Preferred

• Experience supporting private equity backed companies or fund investor reporting.
• Experience with A&D / M&A transactions and integrating acquired assets.
• Early adopter of artificial-intelligence tools and workflows.
• Familiarity with reserves and energy data software (e.g., ARIES, PHDWin, Enverus) and treasury/ERP platforms.

Key Competencies

• Strategic, analytical mindset with strong business judgment.
• Executive-level communication—able to translate complex analysis for the executive team, investors, and lenders.
• High attention to detail and integrity in compliance and reporting.
• Cross-functional leadership; effective partner to operations, accounting, and land/legal teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, commodity-driven environment.