Manager – SEC Reporting

Company Overview

Seneca Resources Company, LLC, the oil & gas exploration and production subsidiary of National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE: NFG) explores for, develops and produces natural gas and crude oil reserves in Appalachia. Seneca’s headquarters are located in Houston, Texas with offices in Pittsburgh, Brookville, Mansfield, Williamsport and Kane, PA. Seneca's investment activity is in the Marcellus and Utica Shales in Pennsylvania, where the company controls approximately 1.2 million net prospective acres and is one of the largest producers in the basin with approximately 1,000 wells.   As an active exploration and production company in the northeastern U.S. for more than 100 years, Seneca Resources Company, LLC is committed to safety, environmental stewardship, increased productivity and maximizing shareholder value.

Job Responsibilities

The SEC Reporting Manager/Senior Manager (the “role”) will report directly to the Deputy Controller and lead the Company's periodic and current reporting processes, with primary responsibility for Forms 10-Q and 10-K and accounting-related support for Form 8-K filings. The role will have at least one direct report to support the team’s initiatives and output. As Seneca and the IUG segment prepare to operate as a standalone public company, the role will play a critical role in drafting and reviewing the initial Form 10 and supporting related public company readiness activities for the IUG segment. The role will coordinate the end-to-end reporting calendar, draft and review financial statement disclosures, manage supporting documentation and review controls, and help ensure filings are complete, accurate, internally consistent and timely. The role will also monitor new accounting standards and SEC reporting developments, evaluate their potential impact, and coordinate implementation plans with Accounting, Legal and other stakeholders. A strong technical accounting background is required, including experience researching complex matters and preparing clear, audit-ready accounting memoranda and analyses for management and the Company's external auditors.

The successful candidate will leverage prior experience leading an external reporting function and enhancing the underlying processes, including establishing reporting calendars, disclosure and review processes, governance protocols and internal controls. The role will also lead or meaningfully support the evaluation, selection and implementation of SEC reporting and XBRL software and will provide management with clear, timely updates on emerging accounting and reporting developments. 

The SEC Reporting Manager/ Senior Manager will serve as an integral member of the Accounting and broader Finance team with responsibilities including, but not limited to, the following:

• Lead the accounting and financial reporting workstreams supporting the Form 10 and standalone public-company readiness, including coordination with NFG on separation-related financial statements and disclosures and establishment of standalone SEC reporting processes. Lead the preparation, review and timely filing of the Company's Forms 10-Q and 10-K and coordinate accounting-related content and support for applicable Form 8-K filings. 
• Partner with in-house SEC legal counsel on other SEC filings, including the proxy statement, registration statements and prospectus filings, by providing and validating financial, accounting and disclosure information. 
• Coordinate with Investor Relations, Legal and other stakeholders on earnings releases, investor materials and reportable events to support accurate, consistent and timely Form 8-K disclosures.
• Oversee Inline XBRL tagging for applicable SEC filings, including review of taxonomy selection, extensions, calculations and consistency between tagged data and the filed financial statements and footnotes. 
• Partner with Corporate Accounting and other subject-matter owners to research complex transactions and emerging accounting matters and ensure significant conclusions are documented in clear, supportable technical accounting memoranda. 
• Monitor Accounting Standards Updates, SEC rules, interpretive guidance and disclosure trends; assess applicability and communicate implementation requirements, timelines and potential financial reporting impacts to management. 
• Own the SEC reporting calendar and coordinate deliverables, dependencies and review periods across Accounting, Legal, Investor Relations, Tax, Treasury, Operations, executive management and external auditors. 
• Lead the preparation, compilation and review of the external financial statements, footnotes, management's discussion and analysis, selected financial data and other accounting-related disclosures included in periodic reports. 
• Maintain disclosure checklists, supporting workpapers and tie-out documentation and coordinate management, legal and external auditor reviews through final filing. 
• Establish and maintain disclosure controls and SOX-compliant processes over external financial reporting, including evidence of preparation, review and approval. 
• Administer the Company's SEC reporting and disclosure management platform, including implementation, user governance, process design and coordination with third-party filing and XBRL service providers, as applicable. 
• Support special transactions and readiness initiatives, including acquisitions, divestitures, debt or equity offerings and other matters requiring incremental financial reporting or pro forma disclosures.
• Manage, develop and provide technical guidance to reporting staff, including oversight and review of work performed in support of external reporting and public-company readiness activities. 

Job Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of U.S. GAAP, SEC reporting requirements and financial statement presentation and disclosure principles. 
• Ability to research and analyze complex accounting and reporting matters, form well-reasoned conclusions and translate those conclusions into practical disclosure and implementation recommendations. 
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, including the ability to explain technical accounting and reporting matters clearly to executives, auditors, legal counsel and cross-functional partners.
• Ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders across Accounting, Operations, Finance, Investor Relations, Tax, Treasury and Legal. 
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage a detailed reporting calendar, coordinate multiple reviewers and drive issues to timely resolution. 
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the Microsoft Office product suite; experience with SEC reporting, disclosure management and XBRL software. 
• Ability to prioritize competing deadlines and maintain composure during quarterly and annual reporting cycles. 
• Strong attention to detail, professional judgment and ownership, with the ability to maintain a broader strategic and business perspective.
• Sound judgment and the confidence to raise reporting risks, challenge incomplete support and escalate issues appropriately. 
• Ability to operate effectively in a developing public-company environment, build scalable processes and adapt responsibilities as the organization and filing requirements evolve.
• Commitment to confidentiality, integrity and high-quality work in matters involving sensitive financial and strategic information.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required.
• CPA required.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting and financial reporting experience, including meaningful responsibility for external reporting.
• A mix of public accounting and public-company industry experience preferred; oil and gas industry experience strongly preferred. 
• Demonstrated experience leading quarterly and annual external reporting processes, including preparation and review of Forms 10-Q and 10-K and coordination of Form 8-K disclosures.