Controller's - Senior Accounting Policy Advisor
About the role
The Accounting Policy group is responsible for setting, documenting, and overseeing US GAAP accounting policies across the company, assisting with complex transactions like corporate acquisitions and monitoring the company’s financial exposures through the quarterly Significant and Unique Items (SUI) reporting process.
Responsibilities
- Provide guidance to ensure financial statements are accurate and compliant with US GAAP.
- Ensure a consistent approach across the enterprise.
- Work closely with Business Units, others in Corporate Controllers, and external auditors on a broad range of accounting policy matters and business transactions.
- Serve as the primary contact and subject matter expert on various accounting policy topics, such as income tax accounting, impairments, acquisitions/divestments, inventory.
- Prepare assigned sections of quarterly 10-Qs, annual 10-K, and various other reporting activities.
- Maintain awareness of evolving standard setting, assess potential impact of changes to FASB/GAAP accounting standards and government regulations, and prepare comment letters to standard setters on proposed changes to standards; implement new accounting standards as needed.
- Build organizational capability and relationships through regular engagements with the business and conduct training sessions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 8+ years of progressive accounting experience with meaningful technical accounting research exposure
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP and ability to research, document, and defend accounting conclusions
- Experience preparing or reviewing technical accounting memos and audit-ready documentation
- Ability to work cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, Tax, Treasury, Operations, Commercial, external advisors, and auditors
- Strong analytical skills and comfort working with complex agreements, financial models, valuations, and supporting data
- High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple high-priority technical matters under tight reporting timelines
Qualifications
- Required: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- Required: 8+ years of progressive accounting experience with meaningful technical accounting research exposure
- Required: Strong knowledge of US GAAP and ability to research, document, and defend accounting conclusions
- Required: Experience preparing or reviewing technical accounting memos and audit-ready documentation
- Required: Ability to work cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, Tax, Treasury, Operations, Commercial, external advisors, and auditors
- Required: Strong analytical skills and comfort working with complex agreements, financial models, valuations, and supporting data
- Required: High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple high-priority technical matters under tight reporting timelines
Preferred Qualifications
- CPA strongly preferred
- Big Four technical accounting, audit, advisory, national office, or transaction accounting experience
- Experience with consolidations, impairment analyses, tax accounting, etc.
- Experience in energy
- SEC reporting
Benefits
Chevron's compensation and benefits programs are designed to be competitive within local labor markets and to meet the needs of employees wherever they live.
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Benefits
Chevron's compensation and benefits programs are designed to be competitive within local labor markets and to meet the needs of employees wherever they live.
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