Senior Hydrocarbon Accountant at Sahara Group

Sahara Group is a leading international energy and infrastructure conglomerate with operations in over 38 countries across Africa, Middle East, Europe and Asia. Spanning three decades, we have broken ground and challenged stereotypes across the global business landscape. The women and men who make up our organization are our strongest levers for growth.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Hydrocarbon Accountant

Job ID: 257
Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Employment Type: Full Time

Accountabilities

• Responsible for carrying out the hydrocarbon accounting of the assets’ product in compliance with global Hydrocarbon Information production management best practices.
• Complete allocation for the asset with high accuracy and transmit/publish to finance, partners and internal clients within established due dates.
• Responsible for month end reconciliation/allocation; and timely publishing of reports.
• Review monthly oil & gas allocation figures: investigating anomalies and raising metering failures when applicable. 
• Manage the hydrocarbon accounting procedures and ensure its operationalization across the asset teams.
• Provide support to the project team, reviewing hydrocarbon allocation philosophy proposal to ensure its compliance with legislation and functionality. 
• Provide support to interface between the project and regulators for metering and allocation proposals/approvals.
• Interface with internal clients seeking process standardization and simplifications.
• Maintain an understanding of what is occurring on the asset that may have an impact on surveillance or allocation activities.
• Perform daily surveillance on allocation and measurement data by monitoring terminal factors and measurement trends.
• Follow up on all anomalies to ensure data errors are identified and corrected. 
• Document key anomalies to ascertain if an error was determined, and how that error was corrected.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering discipline or any related field. Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the upstream oil & gas industry.
• Have a strong working knowledge of Allocation theory and principles in accordance with applicable production handling and allocation agreements as well as regulatory requirements. 
• Deep knowledge on how the Hydrocarbon Accounting System (Axis) works and deep understanding of all aspects of the allocation structure.
• Have good working knowledge of basic product flow through all facilities, including how measurement is accomplished on the asset.
• Strong IT skills since it demands full knowledge on HCA systems and other reporting tools. 
• Insight on a wide range of issues related to production operations in order to assess issues with production allocation, while being responsible for reporting volumes and production overview.
• Pragmatic and analytical capabilities while dealing with vast amounts of data.
• Ability to perform in a multidisciplinary team and attention to detail is required.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements, industry standards, and best practices pertaining to upstream oil & gas operations.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills to maximize value from operator-supplied production information from the asset and 3rd parties.

Application Closing Date
28th July, 2024.