Management Accountant

Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, the Management Accountant is assigned to the Alaska Business Unit ("BU") and will provide the BU senior leadership with all information related to volumes, revenues, expenditures and cost controlling for the BU. The position is responsible for reporting and controlling expenditures in compliance with the objectives of annual cost and revenue budgets and Client Standards in terms of project and operations cost control.
The position will work closely with all BU departments including the Development, Production Operations, and Project Management teams as well as the Drilling and Completions organization.

Duration - this role will be covering approximately 6 months of extended leave.

Key Accountabilities

• Monitor and partner with the BU to manage expenditures and support decision making across the Business.
• Monitor contractual terms, production operations, and value of work completed against invoices received to determine monthly accruals.
• Support the preparation and reporting of annual budgets, monthly performance reporting, and tracking against KPIs, and prepare analysis and commentary for results.
• Review and updating of cost coding and allocations.
• Review, analysis, and updating of production operation forecast values.
• Develop cost controls, operating metrics, and reporting procedures in readiness for first oil operationalization

Qualifications, Skills & Experience
Formal Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in finance or business
• MBA, CPA, or any relevant cost control certifications would be highly desirable

Skills/Technical Competencies

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong problem solving, data modelling, and analytical skills

• Proficient computer skills with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, etc.)
• Experience working with SAP and Power BI would be desirable

Experience

• 5+ years of progressive experience in finance or accounting
• Knowledge of the upstream oil and gas industry would be preferred ideally from within an exploration and production company
• Experience working on oil and gas production operations and major capital projects, ideally in a harsh weather or logistically challenging environment
• Experience with joint venture and IFRS accounting would be desirable