Senior Accounting Specialist

Duration/Location

• Starting date: Q3 2024

• Duration: 12 months minimum

• Renewable: Yes

• Location: Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Company Offices

• Status: Residential 5d/8h

Context & Environment

In 2021, the COMPANY discovered an extensive oil and associated gas field 70 km off the coast of Abidjan, Ivory Coast at a depth of 1,200 metres. It was the first commercial discovery in the country in the past 20 years. We call it fast track and it consists in running the design, authorisation and execution phases in parallel. Another innovative aspect of the project is the reuse of an existing FPSO, modernised and made technologically more advanced to ensure an accelerated start-up, optimising costs and time and minimising the waste of raw materials and construction materials.

Main Activities

1. Accounts Payables maintenance for local and foreign suppliers.

2. Monitoring, control and analysis of accounts for suppliers.

3. Accruals management and posting

4. Monitoring, control and analysis warehouse/Inventory movements and monthly closure data

5. Prepare and post monthly reclassification entries.

6. Recharge of costs to related companies or third parties, as the case may be.

7.Accounts receivable posting.

8. Review and reconciliation of accounts maintained according to local and eni principals.

9. Manage of SAP system (as the case may be)

10. As time permits, gain a working knowledge of company Accounting system.

11. Calculation of and posting of yearly depreciation on fixed assets

12. Preparation and posting of year end adjustment journal entries, in preparation of year end balance sheet and closing of accounts. Preparation and archive of all related supporting document as required by compliance and relevant procedures

13. Work with auditors to answer questions regarding the accounts of ECI.

14. Cross train on the activities of Company accounting to provide backup in the event of absence of the Chief Accountant.

15. Other duties as required by Line Manager.

Main Interfaces

Internal:

· The job holder has interface with Finance and Control department; All company departments, relevant HQ Finance dept and company Head Office in London

External:

The job holder has interface with Auditors and local suppliers (as the case may be)

Qualifications & Experience

The job holder must have:

• University degree (Bachelor) in finance or accounting
• 7 years related experience in Petroleum industry and/or accounting department

Required Competencies & Skills

· Working Knowledge of computerized accounting system (preferably sun system)

· Good interpersonal and communication skills

· Accuracy

· Team player

· Capability to work with PC, MS office programs

· Good verbal and written English

Safety Responsibilities

Demonstrate a personal commitment to Health, Safety and the Environment by following:

• Health, Safety & Environmental Regulations.
• COMPANY Corporate and Company Health, Safety & Environment Policy and Regulations.
• Company Fire Safety and other regulations.

Other Observations

• Duties to be carried out in compliance with Company Code of Ethics and Internal Control System