Upstream Accountant (Oil and Gas)
At a glance
Mid-level Accounting role at Fosad Consulting. Lagos · full-time.
Pay not stated Accounting salary
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What you'll do
- Prepare financial statements for monthly, quarterly and annual reporting cycles
- Assess customer profitability and budget variances, then recommend cost-saving or management actions
- Coordinate budgeting and forecasts, comparing operating results with planned figures
- Build business-unit reports covering financial results, quality, efficiency and market share
- Evaluate project feasibility and business development opportunities for management decisions
What you bring
- A degree in accounting, finance, economics or a related discipline
- At least six years of experience, preferably in financial reporting within an E&P setting
- At least three years in a supervisory position
- Strong financial analysis and modeling ability, including advanced Excel use
Who this fits
This role suits an experienced accountant with financial reporting and supervisory experience. It is an onsite, full-time position in Lagos.
From the employer
Our client, an indigenous integrated Oil and Gas company, is looking to recruit an Accountant who will gather, review, analyse and present financial and non-financial information from various sources within and outside the company and make recommendations that will positively impact the company.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports
- Analyse customer and client profitability index and value for cost saving initiatives;
- Coordinate company financial planning and budget management function and analyze benchmarks for measuring the financial and operating performance for Departments
- Responsible for financial analysis for management decisions
- Preparation of financial outlook and financial forecasts
- Monitor and analyze monthly operating results against budget and manage the preparation of management report of budget / actual revenues and expenses
- Develop effective reporting tools for the business unit and prepare routine reports (financial, quality, operational efficiency, market share, etc.).
- Track and analyse specialty reports and make appropriate recommendations that will positively impact the company.
- Maintain and implement short-range and long-range specialty / other reports, objectives, policies, and operating procedures
- Prepare project feasibility reports and analyse business development opportunities
- Perform all other duties that will enhance profitability, productivity and going concern status of the company
- Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or any related field.
- Possession of ACCA or ACA, CFA is an added advantage.
- Minimum 6 years’ experience preferably in a financial reporting role in an E&P.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in a supervisory role
- Strong analysis and financial modelling skills with advanced use of Microsoft Excel and other analytical tools
- Strong presentation skills with advanced use of Microsoft PowerPoint and other presentation tools
- Advanced skills in other Microsoft Office applications, Word, Outlook, Knowledge of MS Project.
Only qualified candidates will be contacted.
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