Job Description

The cost accountant role will also be required to assist the G&A cost and allocations analyst with other G&A process duties but the control of gross G&A costs will be the principal focus.

In addition to G&A costs, the role will have responsibility for performing multi-venture cost allocations associated with materials and logistics areas in addition to performing key inventory reconciliations.

The role may also assist in ad-hoc Finance tasks including but not limited to assistance with year-end reporting and completion of the VAT return.

Key Accountabilities

• Prepare and maintain coding guides for department costs.
• Review all coding on supplier invoices and correct the codes as required and develop knowledge of the Maximo procure to pay process to help departments as required.
• Review payroll charge with HR to ensure that the correct staff are charged to the correct departments.
• Review all cost charged to departments, prepare monthly cost accruals and post to SUN financials.
• Prepare year to date cost reports on a monthly basis, review with department managers.
• Revise full year cost forecasts with dept managers and input new forecast into TM1.
• Monthly performance of key account reconciliations related to G&A cost postings.
• Set up, maintain and close timewriting codes in the Sharpowl timewriting system and monitor time writers and ensure that their time-writing is up to date.
• Perform share costs allocations and other accounting aspects of materials and logistic cost accounting
• Assist in other Finance areas such as required (e.g. VAT return preparation)

Major Challenges

• Adherence to all corporate timetables set ( monthly actual , BUR, Budget, Half year and year end).
• Understand the coding structure and its implication on cost allocation process.
• Understand the Maximo procure to pay process and the roles therein.
• Identifying cost codes for direct recharges to joint ventures or intercompany.
• Conducting cost reviews and re-forecasts with department managers.
• Forming professional relationships with key cost requesting staff in the departments.
• Performing and efficient, fit for purpose accruals process and posting the accruals.
• Preparing ledger analysis from the SUN financials database using SUN Vision.
• Uploading forecasts to TM1 and running reports.
• Gaining familiarity with the Sharpowl timewriting system.
• Performing supplemental tasks to assist the G&A cost and allocations analyst. The annual budget process for gross G&A costs.

Management Relationships (include direct / indirect reports, external parties) Direct reports: None Indirect reports: Department managers or their delegate for gross G&A costs and budgets, Support from accounts payable team Support from systems accountant for Sharpowl timewriting system and SUN vision Support from Group Reporting and Budgeting Team for Forecasts , Budget process and ledger integrity

Qualifications

• Preferably degree qualified in finance / business studies or similar.
• Part qualified accountant (not necessarily pursuing final qualification in the short term).
• Relevant experience as a cost accountant is more important.
• Candidate Profile (include Skills & Experience, Attributes, Behaviours) Understand the nature of onshore department G&A costs and the G&A cost allocation process in an upstream oil & gas company.
• Proven experience in preparing cost accounts ,cost reports and cost forecasts.

May also suit a cost accountant from a medium to large service company, who has proven experience for cost coding and cost allocation to Cost Time Resource codes for rebilling customers.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities