Provide professional advice and guidance on accounting, allocation, cost planning and cost stewardship for costs and expenditures within Qatargas operating and support groups. Provide first point of contact for adhoc queries around finance & planning processes
Key Job Accountabilities - I
Provide guidance on items that can be accrued under accepted accounting principles. Check documentary evidence from the business supporting the accrual. Prepare journal entries in SAP. Prepare accounting journals and associated account reconciliations on behalf of cost centre owners.
Provide guidance on SAP cost object usage to cost centre owners. Coordinate SAP cost object master-data requests in order to meet business requirements. Develop SAP cost reports, provide material correction journal entries where required.
Provide guidance on all cost accounting issues to cost centre owners, and management.
Provide guidance on cost allocation principles and allocation issues raised by cost centre owners. Check allocation basis data and provide cost allocation matrices for approval by cost centre owners. Produce approved matrices for processing in SAP. Conduct allocation basis reviews with cost centre owners periodically.
Provide guidance on cost allocation issues to cost centre owners and advise venture stakeholders on cost allocation issues.
Provide planning templates and improve cost planning reports and analysis for use by line management. Provide guidance & advice to cost centre owners on the cost planning process, timeline and completion of cost planning templates. Perform reviews and identify challenges to assumptions and compile cost plan data for SAP.
Key Job Accountabilities - II
Provide support to cost centre owners on cost governance issues on a user request basis. Prepare and establish an annual cost governance plan with Groups / Departments. Provide support for cost benchmarking activities as required.
Recommend corrective actions to achieve corporate cost targets. Provide support for cost optimisation initiatives and activities as required.
Provide first point of contact for adhoc queries around Finance processes (e.g. funding, payment processing, business controls, etc.).
Establish that relevant Company cost and expenditure regulations and controls are observed, that work is produced error-free and that system integrity is maintained.
Qualifications
Bachelor?s Degree in Accounting or Commerce.
Internationally recognised professional accounting qualification (CPA, CIMA or equivalent).
Knowledge and/or Experience - I
5 years of accounting and finance experience in a Finance Department.
Finance business partner experience.
Experience of use of SAP, BPC and BW
Technical and Business Skills - I
Proficient in written and spoken English.
Computer literacy, including the use of spreadsheets, databases and ERP systems.
Ability to communicate effectively with internal/external clients
