Hybrid Financial Analyst, Oil and Gas – CCUS

at Sand Cherry

• Job title: Financial Analyst, Oil and Gas – CCUS
• Job type: Contract
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $130,000 - $150,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Fort Worth, United States

About the role

• Financial Analyst supporting economic decision-making in CCUS projects for Sand Cherry Associates. Collaborating with project managers and maintaining financial models in a hybrid role.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain Long-Range Planning (LRP) economic models and CCUS project-level scoping models.
• Implement scenario, sensitivity, and frameworks to support capital allocation and portfolio optimization.
• Ensure consistency, traceability, and auditability of economic assumptions across CCUS projects.
• Establish and maintain financial modeling standards, controls, and documentation.
• Design and run Monte Carlo simulations for CCUS appraisal and select-stage projects.
• Develop risk-adjusted Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Net Present Value (NPV), and cash flow outputs for executive leadership and Board-level materials.
• Identify and clearly communicate key value drivers, uncertainties, and downside risks.
• Translate probabilistic outputs into clear, decision-oriented insights.
• Prepare quarterly Fair Market Value analyses with Corporate Accounting and Controllership.
• Validate project inputs with PMs, Engineering, Commercial, and Project Controls teams.
• Develop portfolio-level economic views to support business unit and corporate planning.
• Support Joint Venture structuring, partner economics, and valuation analyses.
• Produce valuation-ready outputs and sensitivities for partner discussions and transaction materials.
• Collaborate with Business Development and Corporate Development teams on deal economics.
• Act as the economic "right hand" to PMs during early-stage development and maturation.
• Anticipate economic risks and opportunities and raise them early with PMs and leadership.
• Translate evolving project scope, schedule, cost, risk, and commercial inputs into robust economic models.
• Support PMs during key phase gates, investment reviews, and executive decision forums.
• Act as a liaison between CCUS teams, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Corporate Development, and Finance.
• Serve as a technical backbone for economic and financial logic across CCUS initiatives.
• Provide Quality Assurance on front-end appraisals and back-end project economics.
• Coach PMs and cross-functional stakeholders on model interpretation and economic drivers.

Requirements

• Minimum 5-7 years financial analysis, economic modeling, or deal valuation experience within oil & gas and/or a CCUS-focused organizations.
• Direct experience supporting either CCUS, upstream, or midstream project economics
• Demonstrated experience building and governing economic models at the project and portfolio level.
• Hands-on experience with: Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modeling, Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Net Present Value (NPV) analysis, Scenario and sensitivity analysis
• Probabilistic modeling experience (Monte Carlo strongly preferred)
• Strong understanding of project lifecycle economics and phase-gated decision processes.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills are required; experience with probabilistic or economic modeling tools is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field
• Master of Business Administration or CPA or CFA in progress or completed is helpful.
• Proactive, solutions-oriented partnership mindset
• Strong collaboration with project and engineering teams
• High economic rigor and model discipline
• Ability to translate technical analysis into executive-ready insights
• Ownership mentality and comfort operating in ambiguous, early-stage CCUS environments

Benefits

• Our team is unique — we are passionate about what we do.
• We recognize our employees for their contributions.
• Our culture is one of the most friendly and communicative in the consulting industry.
• Sand Cherry is not a top-heavy organization.
• We offer the opportunity to be part of a digital workforce.
• Our team members manage their own workloads and are expected to deliver exceptional work for our clients.
• Professional career growth is one of our main priorities, as we affirm that investing in our Consultants and empowering our people will also deliver the best results and value for our clients.