Job Title: Junior Cost Controller
Organisation: SeaOwl
Energy Services
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
About US:
SeaOwl manages the
complete recruitment cycle from sourcing, recruitment, mobilization and personnel
planning for energy customers. It is specialized in highly-skilled profiles and
the underlying activity of designees / staff mainly covers drilling and
off-shore oil rig management. It also provides scalable, integrated operations
& maintenance resources and services covering the lifecycle of energy
assets, as well as tele-operated surveillance and maintenance services.
Job Summary: On behalf of our Client in the Extractives
sector, we are looking for a competent Junior Cost Controller to join our Team
at our Clients office in Kampala in their Finance & IS/T Department. The
ideal candidate will be a hard-working professional able to undertake a variety
of assigned tasks and work diligently under pressure.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: Reporting to the Cost Control Coordinator,
the job holder will be responsible for the following tasks;
·
Be
actively involved in running costs, preparing Environment and HSS budgets in
conjunction with Budget holders of the Company as the Operator of EA-1 and EA-1A.
·
Carry
out the process of releasing Purchase Requisitions / Purchase Orders after
ensuring budget availability control and cost checks on amounts, cost
allocations, cost objects and others.
·
Be
accountable for controlling the relevancy of the cost allocation in the
invoices through IMP.
·
Request
for Services (RFS) from H/Q and follow up on the areas of responsibility.
·
Prepare
SALSA accruals, manual accruals, Cost objects reviews and others as part of the
monthly accounting closure activities.
·
Observe
deadlines for staff writing and ensuring consistency with budget/forecast;
compile the data to update the Statistical Key figures for each monthly
closing.
·
Ensure
budget / performance monitoring and reporting. To prepare monthly running
costs, Environment and HSS Cost Control reports for budget holding entities
with credible comments (variance analysis).
·
Organize
regular cost review meetings with Budget Holders to identify opportunities to
improve budgetary control.
·
Organize
discussions with Managers on Cost structure to reach best compromise between
cost monitoring and accounting needs and system constraints.
·
Review
monthly activity reports to allow effective cost allocations.
·
Support
departments on all financial and cost control issues.
·
Attend
to queries from internal/external auditors, JV Partners, vendors such as the
provision of justifications for expenditure during the various audits carried
out by JV partners and/or Ugandan authorities.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
·
The
applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting.
·
Professional
qualification is an added advantage
·
At least
three years’ experience in accounting department in the Oil & Gas upstream
sector.
How to Apply:
If you feel you meet
the criteria as outlined above and are ready to take on this challenge, please
send us your CV ONLY via email: [email protected]
Tel.: +256 (0) 706
444 500
NB: Subject
of your email should be the position you are applying for. Do not hesitate to
contact us, if you have any question or need any clarifications.
Deadline: 28th March 2021
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