Senior Asset Accountant

ROLE

Ensures compliance and delivery of all Joint Venture accounting activities in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensures the delivery of an effective accounting and financial reporting service for the respective Asset area, in compliance with Company policies and procedures.
• Responsible for PRE (Person Responsible for Expenditure) management on Asset/Functional specific areas, including Forecast Tool review post lock.
• Ensures timely and accurate monthly/quarterly asset forecasts prepared and reviewed with Asset Managers as required
• Ensures timely and accurate Asset Budgets are prepared and reviewed with Asset Managers as necessary
• Review and control of Authorisation for Expenditures (AFEs).
• Review monthly accrual entries (including Prior Year releases).
• Review payment requests, invoices, journals for asset area.
• Review and approve JV billings prior to issue to partners
• Review non-operated billings received from other Operators. Raise queries as necessary and ensure appropriate approvals are in place.
• JV specific activities as applicable.
• Prepare/review monthly asset report commentary
• Prepare/review monthly partner report commentary. Review with asset manager/commercial representative as necessary prior to issue
• Prepare/review monthly corporate variance commentaries
• Review key account reconciliations, including reconciliation issues list. Responsible for tracking follow-up actions.
• Preparation/review of Tax Packs on a biannual basis (as applicable).
• Ongoing maintenance of master data within the Oracle ERP system.
• JV audits: co-ordinate JV audits for Operated assets. Provide support for JV audits for Non-operated assets.
• Liaise with external auditors on an as required basis.
• Attend Asset OCM as Finance representative.
• Supervision & development of JV assistant accountant.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree in accounting or related subject.
• Professional accounting qualification (eg ICAS / CIMA / ACCA).
• Experience of Joint Venture accounting practices working for an Oil and Gas Operator.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
• Strong communication skills
• Self-motivated, ability to meet deadlines
• Analytical, good attention to detail
• Strong organization and planning skills
• Good report-writing skills