Job Description
Company Profile
At Sand Cherry Associates, we excel in the design and delivery of strategic customer-centric initiatives through digitally-native, data-empowered solutions. Our client’s confidence in us is centered on exceptionally skilled, high-energy talent working with the support of the full Sand Cherry Team. Finding the right match for this role is a critical aspect of our success.
Overview
The Financial Analyst, Economics & Valuation will be a core member of the CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage) project delivery and investment team. This role will work proactively alongside CCUS Project Managers to support economic decision-making across the project lifecycle. This role develops, maintains, and governs economic and financial models that underpin CCUS project screening, appraisal, sanction, and portfolio management. The role serves as the economic subject-matter expert ensuring project economics, schedules, risks, and structures accurately reflect financial models and align with corporate strategy. This is a long term consulting role with a preference for candidates to live in either Fort Worth, Houston, or Denver and work a hybrid work model.
Responsibilities
Model Governance & Economic Frameworks
- 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.
Economics & Risk Analysis
- 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.
Project & Portfolio Valuation
- 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 impairment testing, valuation updates, and internal investment reviews.
Joint Venture Support & Deal Readiness
- 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.
Proactive Support of CCUS Project Managers
- 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.
Cross-Functional & Strategic Support
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.
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
Compensation
For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in Colorado, Sand Cherry Associates is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range considers a wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and delivery model. This is a long term consulting engagement with an expected salary range of $130-150k. Years of experience, level of education, geographic location, unique skills/qualifications for the specific role and potential certifications can be key factors in the final compensation for this role.
Our team is unique — we are passionate about what we do. At Sand Cherry, our Consultants know they are impacting and shaping our clients’ industries. 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. Discover the experience that only comes with self-responsibility in the workplace. 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.
