Director, Accounting Special Projects

Fervo Energy

Director of Accounting Special Projects at Fervo Energy leading transformation initiatives and cross-functional collaboration. Ensure financial accountability and operational improvements across the Accounting organization.

Posted 6/5/2026full-timeHouston • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead accounting transformation initiatives, including Workiva, Vena, FloQast, Quorum, close management improvements, AP/OpenInvoice automation, and related system/process implementations
Create project plans, milestones, owners, dependencies, issue logs, executive updates, and decision points for major accounting initiatives
Drive cross-functional alignment across Accounting, Finance Systems, IT, FP&A, Treasury, Tax, Operations, Legal, Commercial, and external advisors
Build a standard project tracker and governance cadence for close and reporting deadlines
Partner with Finance and other departments on strategic initiatives and transactions, including capital markets activity, M&A, financings, and other cross-functional efforts requiring accounting leadership
Lead SOX readiness workstreams to support controls being substantially operational by year-end 2026
Partner with internal audit, external auditors and advisors, and process owners to document processes, risks, controls, evidence expectations, and remediation plans
Review process maps, desktop procedures, narratives, and control documentation for priority accounting cycles
Ensure documentation is practical, audit-ready, and embedded into recurring workpapers
Coordinate audit and advisor workstreams across multiple audits, quarterly reviews, standalone financial statements, and special accounting projects
Manage advisor spend visibility, workstream ownership, deliverable quality, and transition plans to bring recurring work in house over time
Maintain a continuous improvement backlog and help teams use AI and automation responsibly to improve documentation, analysis, and close execution

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Information Systems, or related field
10+ years of progressive accounting, audit, controls, finance transformation, project management, or accounting operations experience
Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders, dependencies, and executive visibility
Strong understanding of accounting close, financial reporting, audit support, internal controls, and process documentation
Ability to translate ambiguous problems into project plans, process maps, control designs, and operational routines
Strong executive communication skills and ability to influence without relying solely on formal authority
High ownership mindset, comfort with change, and ability to balance strategic roadmap work with hands-on execution

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid work policy
Professional development opportunities
Build audit-ready workpapers and documentation

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Hard Skills & Tools

accounting transformationfinancial reportingaudit supportinternal controlsprocess documentationproject managementcapital marketsM&ASOX readinessautomation

Soft Skills

executive communicationinfluenceownership mindsetcomfort with changestrategic planningcross-functional collaborationproblem-solvingstakeholder managementdecision-makingcontinuous improvement

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in AccountingBachelor's degree in FinanceBachelor's degree in BusinessBachelor's degree in Information Systems