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Description:

Job Purpose

The Senior Accountant will be responsible for overseeing and managing financial transactions, maintaining accurate ledgers, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards specific to the oil and gas industry. Take charge of budgeting and forecasting to financial reporting and analysis, providing critical insights that help guide strategic decisions.  Lead, coach, and supervise general accounting processing, ensuring timely and accurate accounting information and reporting to the office to the relevant internal and external stakeholders. 

Summary of Key Responsibilities;

• Ensure cost recoveries are done, recorded, and compiled according to group standards and policies, and provide monthly reports on the status of cost recovery.
• Maintaining the fixed asset register. Liaising with management information system on system analysis and ensuring all asset movements are recorded and register updated in a timely manner
• Ensure the reliability of accounting and tax information by implementing appropriate procedures, checks, and performance indicators.
• Ensure financial compliance with all relevant laws and regulations e.g. Tax laws. Oversee the timely preparation of the company's tax returns and other statutory deductions.
  
• Hold periodic reviews with the Finance Manager in reviewing the current financial situation and prepare further financial analysis if requested.
• Preparation of reports to the local authorities as needed
• Support and input to year-end budget planning
• Ensure stock control within the company, i.e., stock reconciliations, stock takes, and stock gains/losses monitoring.
• Reconciling the daily banking against receipts raised by noon each day,
  clearing receipts & payments in the system, reporting on the
  bounced cheques to the cashier, and credit control for reversal within the
  same working day.
  
• Supervise and coach the accounting team, and establishes and coordinate work plans for the team.
• Ensure all balance sheet accounts are clean, accurate, and cleared in a timely manner 
• Ensure that recommendations on cost reallocation and correction journals on awards are posted timely
• Attendance in projects inception or awards start-up meetings or matters concerning general accounting as and when required.
• Following up and ensuring payments to
  suppliers are done in the Bank and in Oracle on a timely basis within
  the next working day from the time we receive the payment from Financial
  Controls.
• Carry out account Receivables (account analysis,
  credit/debit notes, communication, and staff accounts) and ensure no
  long-outstanding balances.
• Develop and check that the
  Company's accounting procedures and principles are regular updated in
  line with changes in company policies and IFRS and that these are
  correctly applied
• Attendance in project review meetings to highlight accounting-related matters as and when required
• Develop and streamline effective and efficient internal working procedures with the General accounting unit.
• Enter adjustments, review all reconciliations and account analysis including bank reconciliations.
• Implement audit recommendations in relation to general accounting issues in a timely manner.

Required Skills and Attributes

• Good written and verbal communications skills
• Strong business acumen and proven drive for results
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex financial data.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
• Good negotiation skills
• Excellent analytical problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong team player with the ability to work in virtual teams.
  
  

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