ME Senior Control Analyst

A global oil and gas company is currently seeking to recruit ME Senior Control Analyst The Role: The primary purpose of this role is to support the ME Finance Manager in smooth transition of activities to Asia BSC and liaising with the BSC to maintain silent running. The incumbent will also be the single point of contact for Middle East Lubricant Company for compliance with their SLA. This role will also support the ME Finance Manager in delivering silent running objectives of the control agenda such as compliance with MCE, implementing new control & credit initiatives, NPR compliance. Reporting Relationships: The prime reporting relationship for this role is to the Finance Manager ME who in turn will report to the regional PRF manager. Roles & Responsibilities: To be a senior member of the Middle East Finance team to support Finance Manager ME on Internal Control activities for the company’s Middle East lubricants businesses. The role includes being the single point of contact (SPOC) for supporting the lubricants company joint venture as per the Service Level Agreement between Company’s Middle East and Lubricants company & liaison between Company’s Middle East and Asia BSC for control related areas. To support Company’s Middle East Lubricants Finance Manager in maintaining high standards of internal control by working on:

• Internal controls and MCE monitoring activities such as DOA, application of Group Reporting Manual, Segregation of Duties, Balance Sheet reconciliations (BSI), NPR, DD, GAIT review for AIME and SASR countries;
• Liaise with the audit team for timely audit completion of Company’s ME lubricants business and support the system/process change from finance side with every change in business dynamics
• Liaise with the Regional Financial Control team as required in implementing control initiatives in the Company’s ME
• Review and manage the approval process for monthly provision and accruals lubricant businesses
• Liaising between the credit team which continues to be based in India and the ME business on day to day operational issues/opportunities
• Supporting ME Finance Manager as a finance expert on long term contracts and commitments
• Assist the Finance Manager in liaising with the Asia BSC team on all control issues

To be the single point of contact person between Company’s Middle East and the Joint Venture:

• Monitor the implementation of the provisions and accountabilities as articulated in the Service Level Agreement between Company’s ME and the JV and the In-Line Control document agreed with the Board of Directors
• For this purpose set up necessary processes/interfaces and ensure their effective working such as obtaining relevant analyses/reports from Asia BSC on a timely basis each month (e.g. BSI reports, Capex MI reports, Stock and inventory reports including Costing, Opex computation and apportioning, invoicing to off-takers and cash-call calculations and others)
• Prepare monthly management information packs and assist the Lubricants company GM in annual operating budget preparation and review of variances
• Liaise with external auditors for Melubco audits and preparation of audited financial statements. Also act as SPOC to auditors from the partners of the lubricants company to ensure their requirements are attended to during audits carried out by any of the partners
• Represent finance on the monthly Melubco operation committee and follow up on actions coming out of that meeting
• Implementation of robust processes to address the gaps identified from reviews
• Support the partners reviews and audits from finance end for the JV and support implementation of the agreed actions by the board

Knowledge / Skills / Experience Education Recognized national or international professional financial management / accountancy qualification with 6 to 8 years post qualifications experience preferably ACA/ACCA/CPA/ACMA. Experience /Skills

• Highly Numerical and analytical skills with the ability to balance detailed analysis and seeing the bigger picture
• Strong control experience in a business with automated systems and processes.
• Good understanding of how financial control and reporting processes and systems operate.
• Good business awareness, key performance drivers and sound financial knowledge
• Ability to manage multiple/conflicting priorities and ability to operate under pressure
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to work through diverse remotely located
• Ability to challenge and influence through persuasion.
• A good understanding of accounting principles
• Innovative in approaching problem solving
• Experience with manufacturing and joint venture operations would be an advantage

Competencies

• Business Insight - Understands internal and external customer needs and strives to exceed their expectations
• Business awareness – Awareness
• Finance and accounting technical skills – Skillful
• Communication and effective team working – Skillful (most essential)
• Performance bias - Skillful
• Systems and process – Awareness
• Innovation - Thinks outside normal limits, takes unusual perspectives, challenges traditional thinking ---- Awareness