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Job description

Our client, a French collaborated oil and gas company is looking forward to recruit Cost Controller

Job Requirements ¿ Tasks
¿ Define and ensure the implementation of management control procedures and tools (management charts, performance indicators, information systems)
¿ Prepare, analyse and distribute all relevant management information serving as decisional aids
¿ Define, follow-up and control budget items
¿ Analyse the evolution of results against objectives, identify the causes of deviation and recommend improvements

Activities
¿ Centralize and analyse information
¿ Transmit and interpret information/coordinate tasks
¿ Issue recommendations at the limits of one¿s economic or geographic entity
¿ Participate in certain projects
¿ Ensure task planning, application and observance of the procedures of certain projects
¿ Control methods, procedures and tools
¿ Identify the necessary evolutions of the methods, procedures and tools, implement tools suited to the requests made
¿ Implement control tools, issue recommendations to line personnel in order to improve management
¿ Participates in the improvement of methods, procedures and tools, integrate regulatory changes
¿ Translate regulatory changes
¿ Ensure continued adaption to methods, procedures and tools, find innovative solutions
¿ Integrate technological innovation in the long term and knowledge of the company professional disciplines, markets etc
¿ Acts as discussion contact for sections on simple issues
¿ Responsible for cost control comments and analyses vis-a-vis one¿s contacts
¿ Find technical solutions ¿ Internal reference discussion contact for cost control
¿ Ensure the interface with internal experts or specialized teams
¿ Organize the watch and spread of know-how in one¿s field of expertise
¿ Anticipate the advice needs of his discussion contacts
¿ Ensure the preparation of cost control documents: collect, centralize, process and transmit financial information
¿ Interpret collected information, perform research work
¿ Analyze relevant parameters, implement appropriate solutions
¿ Identify the needs of line personnel and implement ad-hoc tools
¿ Level of analysis of management indicators:
- Identification
- Calculation
- Interpretation
- Evolution proposal
- Design

Decision Taking
¿ Regular follow-up by line management
¿ Monthly review of work by line management
¿ Quarterly review of work by line management
¿ Annual review by line management

Required Skills
¿ Accounting Procedures
¿ Control information system
¿ Oil and gas field contracts
¿ Variance analysis/management skills

HSE Responsibilities
Comply with the Activities described within the HSEMS
¿ Take reasonable care of their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts at work
¿ Know their responsibilities to environmental issues in their work areas
Each employee, at his level of responsibility, must observe all Company Rules, Procedures and Instructions in the performance of his own task

Duties
Following instructions given by managers and supervisory personnel
¿ Assuring himself of the safety of his work site before commencing work
¿ Taking the necessary measures to avert immediate threat of danger
¿ Exercising such caution as is necessary to avoid danger to persons and installations or to avoid pollution
¿ Using tools, equipment and their safeguards correctly
¿ Using the provided means of personal protection correctly
¿ Leaving the workplace behind correct and orderly upon job/shift completion
¿ Reporting any anomaly, abnormal conditions and near miss to his supervisor
¿ Participating actively in HSE meetings, safety talks, tool boxes, training sessions and drills
¿ Cooperating actively in the execution of the HSE plans

Authority
Suspending activities when there is a potential or actual threat to human life, the installation or the environment, and notify forthwith the responsible supervisor

Other observations on the Specifications of the position and its environment
¿ Assess on daily basis costs committed with third parties to ensure its compliance with budget elements and provide recommendation prior to management approbation
¿ Review and confirm the matching between commitments and realisation
¿ Validates realisations to ensure its proper accounting
¿ Plays a supervisory role as functional expert/key user, and trainer on company¿s integrated information systems
¿ Evaluate possible action for cost optimization within the area of responsibility
¿ High degree of accountability in proposing financial & accounting guidance, budgets and cost control evolution and introducing regulatory measures within domain to the department management
¿ Prepares the budget of the relevant department

Minimum requirements
Formal Education: 4 years university Degree in Business & Accounting or Engineer background with more than 5 years experience in similar role