Senior Accountant at Oriental Energy Resources Limited

Job Summary

• To provide financial oversight, ensure budgetary controls, and provide timely financial and management reports for the following related Companies:
  • Nigserve Energy Services Limited
  • Invor Energy Services Limited

Responsibilities and Key Objectives
Duties include but are not limited to:

• Prepare monthly management reports
• Prepare annual budget
• Engage with Vessel Charterer to obtain purchase order, and timely issue service receipt report and sales invoice. Process sales invoices on the system
• Engage with Charterer to ensure timely payment of invoices, close out any payment issue and carry out customer account reconciliation
• Follow-up with Charterer on timely remittance of all statutory deductions i.e., WHT, VAT, and Cabotage. Ensure collection of WHT credit notes and for records evidence of remittance of Cabotage
• Review suppliers’ invoices for delivery, completion, and accuracy. Process suppliers’ invoices on the system
• Prepare payment run and forward to group treasury for payment processing
• Prepare cashflow forecast
• Responsible for month-end and year-end close process
• Prepare monthly schedules and reports in line with the group closing timetable
• Coordinate the provision of information to external auditors for the annual audit
• Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting
• Ensure processing of payroll in a timely manner
• Manage and comply with all statutory reporting requirements
• Document and maintain complete and accurate supporting information for all financial transactions

Person Specification
Education:

• First Degree in Accounting, Economics or any other Finance / Business related discipline.
• Professional qualification – ACA, ACCA

Job Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

• Demonstrate a working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and practices (GAAP), and a good understanding and application of concepts, theories, principles, practices, terminology, and applied bases of accounting.
• Minimum of five (5) years of cognate experience
• Strategic thinking, planning, and implementing skills.
• Keen attention to accuracy and detail.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Relationship management skills.
• Ability to identify and solve problems.
• Supervisory skills.
• Willingness and ability to work with a team.
• Knowledge of oil and gas or marine industry will be an added advantage