A leading Oil & Gas Company in the downstream sector which has a vision to be Africa's most innovative, principal and value driven is recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Management Accountant
Reference Code: (14/07/REC/MANACC)
Location: Nigeria
Job Objectives
To develop, review and implement financial management systems and procedures, analyze financial and performance information, provide advice and practical support on planning, budgeting and reporting, and provide management with reports to assist in decision-making.
Tasks
- Analyze and report key financial data within the organization, ensuring that Managers receive timely, accurate and relevant information,
- Contribute to medium and long-term business planning, budgeting, forecasting and implementation of performance measures for the business.
- Advise Management on the financial implications and consequences of business decisions, offer professional judgment on financial mailers and advise on ways of
- improving business performance.
- Prepare the Quarterly and Annual Financial Statements end supporting working papers.
- Provide variances analysis from budget, identify added-value reporting opportunities far trend analysis and commentary to assist forecasting and budgeting requirements
- Analyze financial performance and contribute to medium and long-term business planning/forecasts
- Assist with the audit preparation work to allow far timely completion of the annual financial statements and corporation tax returns
- Implement corporate governance procedures, risk management and internal controls on the company’s finance functions
- Consolidate department/SBU submissions and prepare final draft budget for submission to Executive Management
Competence Requirement
Our preferred candidates must show demonstrable Competence in:
- Planning and Budgeting
- Business Planning and Forecasting
- Business Development
- Financial Reporting
- Principles, methodologies and practice of casting
- Toots and techniques for planning, budgeting end reporting
- Capital investment appraisal (business plans and projects)
- principles, toots and techniques
Qualification/Experience
- Minimum of 8 years professional experience, 5 of which must have spent in a similar role.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, or Finance + MBA/ICAN/ACCA Excellent oral & written communication and relationship management skills
- Detail-oriented with the ability to synthesize large amounts of data, summarize key concepts and articulate appropriately.
- Self-starter who is driven to excel in all aspects of their role and seeks to break the status-quo and initiate improvements where necessary
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Excel & PowerPoint in particular)
- Experience with internal financial systems such as Sage VIP
- Previous experience in a similar role in the oil and gas sector is strongly preferred.
Remuneration
Offers remuneration that is above industry-average and selected candidates will also be rewarded with unparalleled career-growth opportunities.
Application Closing Date
11th September, 2014
Method of Application
Interested candidates who meet the specified requirements should send CV + Cover letter to:
[email protected]
Note: The subject of the mail should include: Ref Code of the role being applied for.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.