Serving as fractional CFO of Savvy Oil and Gas Consulting, Trent Murphy brings over 20 years of strategic financial and accounting leadership in the upstream oil and gas industry. With a deep background in regulatory reporting, operational accounting, and financial planning, he is key in guiding Savvy’s clients through complex accounting and compliance challenges.

Trent began his career at Ernst & Young in Dallas and went on to hold key financial roles at Burlington Resources and Magnum Hunter Resources, focusing on MMS reporting, severance tax, and financial reporting.

He then spent nearly 13 years with XTO Energy, an ExxonMobil subsidiary, where he held numerous roles of increasing responsibility within the Upstream Controller’s organization, including SEC Financial Reporting Supervisor, Royalty Trust Reporting Supervisor, and XTO Capital Budget Coordinator.

Prior to joining Savvy, he was the Accounting Manager at Chief Oil and Gas, where he led Treasury, AP, Joint Interest Billing, and Operational Accounting for multiple entities. 

Trent holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of North Texas.