Joint Venture Audit Advisor

Specific Responsibilities

The Joint Venture Audit Advisor role for Apache Corporation will be a vital member of Apache’s Joint Venture audit team, part of the Forensic & Shared Audit Services Department. This individual will be reporting to the Director of Forensic & Shared Audit Services. This role will be primarily responsible for the following:

This role will be primarily responsible for the following:

- Produce reports from Apache’s financial systems to define the potential audit universe for non-operated working interests owned by Apache.

- Apply internal criteria and industry expertise to select properties for inclusion in the annual Audit Plan, which will be presented to Audit management for approval.

- Schedule audits with operating partners of designated properties.

- Collaborate and communicate effectively with various internal departments, including Drilling, Operations, Asset Management, Accounting, and Data Land Management.

- Analyze Joint Account Data Exchange (JADE) information provided by Operators to determine the scope and optimal approach for upcoming audits.

- Conduct joint venture audits and issue clear, concise Information Requests and Preliminary Exceptions to Operator representatives as necessary.

- Prepare comprehensive audit reports for Apache senior management, as well as for Operators and other non-operating partners.

- Receive and evaluate responses from Operators, drafting rebuttals as required.

- Organize and maintain detailed audit work papers to document procedures and support audit findings.

- Monitor all assigned audit exceptions until full resolution is achieved.

- Verify receipt of audit credits from Operators and ensure proper booking within Apache’s SAP system.

- Lead or assist in hosting joint venture audits on Apache operated properties.

Qualifications & Experience

The successful candidate will have the following qualifications and experience:

- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related discipline.

- Demonstrated experience within the oil and gas sector is essential.

- Comprehensive knowledge of COPAS standards.

- A minimum of ten years’ relevant experience in joint venture accounting and/or joint venture auditing.

- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills within an accounting context.

- Proficiency with SAP is mandatory.

- Familiarity with other Apache systems, such as Ariba, Fieldglass, AFENav, Concur, and WellView, is considered advantageous.

- Outstanding communication abilities.

- Strong commitment to teamwork, coupled with the capacity to manage projects autonomously.

Competencies

The successful candidate should demonstrate and exhibit the following core competencies:

- Communication: Writes, speaks, and presents information effectively and persuasively across communication setting;

- Results: Pursues work with energy, drive, and results orientation to positively impact Apache's business success;

- Collaboration: Works in partnership with others and encourages different perspectives, while building and maintaining trust; and

- Culture: Willingness and ability to align one's behavior with the needs, priorities, and goals of Apache.

Company Overview

Our primary product is energy, and where there is affordable, abundant energy, people are healthier, have access to better education, and are given greater opportunities to elevate their families to higher standards of living.

Nearly 3 billion people — roughly one-third of the global population — live without electricity or without clean cooking facilities. We are committed to providing energy in innovative and more sustainable ways to help raise the standard of living for those living in energy poverty and to meet the ongoing demands of people and economies around the world.

The products we deliver power increasingly cleaner electricity across the globe, fuel tractors and trucks, make fertilizer to keep the world's food supply on the table, and heat our schools, hospitals and businesses.

Our employees bring a wide range of talents and skills to the job every day to tackle complex business challenges. We believe in providing a truly rewarding work environment supported by a benefits platform that ranks among the best in our peer group. Our company offers career development opportunities where employees can grow personally and professionally. We promote employee benefits that cultivate a family-friendly work environment and focus on our employees' overall well-being.

We are committed to being a workplace where all employees are valued and can thrive with a sense of belonging. Our commitment to non-discriminatory, equal employment opportunities benefits our individual employees, our company and our external stakeholders; we are better as an organization when various experiences, ideas, and perspectives are brought to the table.

Apache Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of APA Corporation (NASDAQ:APA). Apache has operations in the United States, Egypt's Western Desert and the United Kingdom's North Sea and a sister company with exploration opportunities offshore Suriname. Whether supporting Apache, APA Corporation or one of its subsidiaries, team members are employed by Apache Corporation.

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Apache Statement on Hiring

To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to base all employment-related decisions and actions exclusively on employment-related criteria. To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to provide broad dissemination of job opportunities, as consistent with the nature of the positions. To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to review its employment-related policies and actions on a regular basis to ensure that their application is consistent with their intent.

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