SENIOR ANALYST, FINANCIAL

About the Role
This role is essential for ensuring the efficiency of data entry and manipulation of financial data, maintaining various databases such as the General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Accounts Payables, and more. The position involves supervising the monthly closing, data uploads, and maintenance of the General Ledger, while also producing financial and cost reports. Key responsibilities include supporting the Finance Division end users and Finance Away Teams, ensuring compliance with accounting guidelines, and participating in the implementation of finance-related system applications. Additionally, this role provides training and support to Finance Division end users, enhances the performance of financial processes through automation solutions, and performs scenario analysis and ad-hoc queries.

Key Accountabilities
Job Specific Accountabilities

• Ensure the integrity and classification of accounting code combinations requested by Finance Away Teams and RO’s.
• Define code combinations as per requirements from Finance Away Teams and RO’s.
• Create, update, activate, and deactivate segment values and code combinations in Oracle Financials.
• Manage Oracle for inventory and internal and external commitments.
• Interface Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable to Oracle Financial for actual and commitments.
• Prepare monthly cost reports and quarterly/annual billing and budget reports according to company guidelines.
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of reporting mechanisms to fully utilize Financial Systems (Oracle Financial and Maximo).
• Prepare budget notifications and performance reports for business/service units on a monthly/quarterly/yearly basis.
• Design budget and business plan templates, producing financial data for the 5-Year Plan for corporate planning.
• Ensure the preparation and delivery of all financial and management reports to shareholders and company management regarding joint venture and sole risk activities.
• Generate monthly trial balances for ADOF and concessions in a timely manner.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts periodically and prepare journal vouchers for necessary adjustments.
• Check and reconcile interface reports with General Ledger reports, investigating anomalies and preparing journal vouchers as needed.
• Prepare cash calls for associated ventures after monitoring expenditures.
• Run allocations after verifying expenditures are correctly pooled and statistics received; proceed to pass journal entries through Oracle.
• Prepare variances by comparing actuals by month and actual versus budget.
• Draft quarterly and annual financial statements for ADOF and concessions per the Accounting Guide and IFRS, ensuring support for the drafting process.

Generic Accountabilities

• Supervision: Plan, supervise, and coordinate all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives. Train and develop assigned staff for proficiency in delivering section objectives.
• Budgets: Provide input for preparation of section/department budgets and assist in implementing approved budgets and work plans. Investigate and highlight variances for effective performance and cost control.
• Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures: Implement approved section/department policies and procedures to support execution of work programs in line with company and international standards.
• Performance Management: Contribute to achieving approved performance objectives for the section/department in line with the company performance framework.
• Innovation and Continuous Improvement: Design and implement new tools and techniques to improve operational quality and efficiency. Identify process improvements against best practices for greater efficiency aligned with ISO standards.
• Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Sustainability: Comply with relevant HSE policies and procedures in line with international standards and best practices.
• Reports: Provide inputs for preparing section MIS and progress reports for company management.

Communications & Working Relationships
Internal

• Contact Division Managers in the company regarding financial matters.
• Collaborate with FIN Away teams, job officers, and division planners on financial and budgeting matters.

External

• Communicate with concession holders and external auditors.

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge & Skills
Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Finance discipline.
  Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills
• 8-9 years of experience in Finance and Accounting, preferably in the oil and gas industry.
• Proficient in English.
  Professional Certifications
• ACA, ACCA, ACMA, or CPA.