Associate JV Business Development Analyst

Job Summary

The Business Development Analyst will support Continental’s joint venture activities, coordinating internal activities, analyzing information, and improving processes.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Coordinate internal joint venture activities and key workstreams
• Gather and organize information across technical, operational, financial, commercial, accounting, and legal teams
• Maintain trackers for deliverables, approvals, commitments, deadlines, and action items
• Improve internal JV processes, workflows, reporting, and communication
• Develop standardized templates, dashboards, reports, and presentation materials
• Summarize operational, financial, and commercial information for management
• Monitor JV budgets, forecasts, capital activity, performance, and key variances
• Conduct detailed financial lookbacks to compare actual results against forecasts, budgets, and investment assumptions
• Cover internal review of development plans, AFEs, budgets, and other JV materials
• Support financial analysis and other Business Development projects as needed

Skills And Competencies

• Strong communication skills, both written and oral
• Proficient computer skills
• Prominent team player with a can-do attitude
• Excellent attention to detail
• Able to effectively manage and prioritize multiple objectives
• Self-motivated with an understanding of urgency to complete projects in a timely manner
• Independent and motivated self-starter with advanced problem-solving skills

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, Energy Management, or a related field from an accredited college or university
• Strong quantitative abilities, acute business judgment, and creative problem-solving skills
• An acceptable pre-employment background and drug test

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of the upstream oil and gas industry
• Experience in business development, finance, planning, operations, joint ventures, or non-operated asset management
• Strong financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and variance-analysis skills
• Experience conducting financial lookbacks and comparing actual results with original investment assumptions
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Experience developing dashboards, trackers, reports, and standardized processes
• Ability to analyze operational, financial, and commercial data and communicate key findings clearly
• Familiarity with AFEs, development plans, capital programs, and joint venture agreements
• Experience with ARIES, Power BI, Tableau, Spotfire, GIS, or similar analytical tools