Project and Cost Accountant at a Reputable Oil & Gas Firm

A reputable Oil & Gas Firm is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Project and Cost Accountant

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full Time

Job Objective

• Accountable for monitoring the progress of projects, cost control, cost analysis, investigating variances, approving expenses, and ensuring that project billings are issued to customers and payments collected.

Job Responsibilities

• Create project accounts in the accounting system.
• Provide cost control, oversight and prepare financial forecasts on all projects.
• Maintain project-related records, including contracts and change orders.
• Authorize access to project accounts and the transfer of expenses into and out of project-related accounts.
• Review and approve supplier invoices related to a project, time sheets for work related to a project and overhead charges to be applied to a project.
• Review account totals related to project assets and expenses.
• Investigate project variances and submit variance reports to management.
• Confer with receivables staff regarding unpaid contract billings.
• Report to management on project profitability, any opportunities for additional billings and funding available for projects
• Create or approve all project-related billings to customers.
• Investigate all project expenses not billed to customers.
• Closeout project accounts upon project completion.
• Create and submit government reports and tax returns related to projects.
• Compile information for internal and external auditors, as required.
• Any other related duties assigned from time to time.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a Finance related field.
• Must be a qualified Chartered Accountant
• Certification in Project Management and possession of an MBA is an added advantage
• Engineering qualification/certification is an added advantage
• Proficiency in accounting software (SAP)
• Strong knowledge of project contract, cost analyst, budgeting techniques, financial control practices and reporting
• At least 5 years of experience in Project & Cost Accounting.
• Experience and knowledge of Oil & Gas is an added advantage.

Application Closing Date
21st September, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should kindly send their CV to: [email protected] using the "Job Title" as the subject of the email.