Senior Hydrocarbon Accountant at Sahara Group

Job Description

Accountabilities

• Responsible for carrying out the hydrocarbon accounting of the assets’ product in compliance with global Hydrocarbon Information production management best practices.
• Complete allocation for the asset with high accuracy and transmit/publish to finance, partners and internal clients within established due dates.
• Responsible for month end reconciliation/allocation; and timely publishing of reports.
• Review monthly oil & gas allocation figures: investigating anomalies and raising metering failures when applicable. 
• Manage the hydrocarbon accounting procedures and ensure its operationalization across the asset teams.
• Provide support to the project team, reviewing hydrocarbon allocation philosophy proposal to ensure its compliance with legislation and functionality. 
• Provide support to interface between the project and regulators for metering and allocation proposals/approvals.
• Interface with internal clients seeking process standardization and simplifications.
• Maintain an understanding of what is occurring on the asset that may have an impact on surveillance or allocation activities.
• Perform daily surveillance on allocation and measurement data by monitoring terminal factors and measurement trends.
• Follow up on all anomalies to ensure data errors are identified and corrected. 
• Document key anomalies to ascertain if an error was determined, and how that error was corrected.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline or any related field. Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the upstream oil & gas industry.
• Have a strong working knowledge of Allocation theory and principles in accordance with applicable production handling and allocation agreements as well as regulatory requirements. 
• Deep knowledge on how the Hydrocarbon Accounting System (Axis) works and deep understanding of all aspects of the allocation structure.
• Have good working knowledge of basic product flow through all facilities, including how measurement is accomplished on the asset.
• Strong IT skills since it demands full knowledge on HCA systems and other reporting tools. 
• Insight on a wide range of issues related to production operations in order to assess issues with production allocation, while being responsible for reporting volumes and production overview.
• Pragmatic and analytical capabilities while dealing with vast amounts of data.
• Ability to perform in a multidisciplinary team and attention to detail is required.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements, industry standards, and best practices pertaining to upstream oil & gas operations.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills to maximize value from operator-supplied production information from the asset and 3rd parties.