Senior Budgeting amp Reporting Analyst - Qatargas Operating

Job Purpose

• Provides guidance in the financial planning reporting and analysis activities across OPCO all ventures common facilities and projects of Qatargas. Deliver periodic and adhoc management information to various internal and external stakeholders of the business. Modify and develop new procedures to meet the needs of the department. Provide advice and guidance to less experienced team members.

Job Context & Major Challenge(s) I

• Role is concerned with providing guidance on the coordination and development of the long and short term budgets for the whole organisation. Review departmental budgets provide analysis and prepare management information.

• Major challenges include understanding the overall QG SAP setup and structures including data flows across companies; understanding the system data capture and data sources; understanding the planning & reporting systems environment; maintaining and enhancing complex financial models; and providing adhoc analysis and reporting.

Key Job Accountabilities I

• Provide guidance on the budgeting systems planning models and other elements required for the planning and budgeting process; including both volume related input and financial planning.

• Provide advice and guidance across Finance the inyear and long range financial forecasting process ensuring accurate cash flow estimates are provided to Shareholders.

• Prepares and issues the quarterly venture Boards of Directors presentations.

• Prepares and issues periodic Management Business Information whilst providing analysis as necessary; develops and implements regular updates to MLT/PLE; ensures departmental reports and presentations are issued to Sr. Management and key Stakeholders.

• Modifies division policies and procedures ensuring adequate controls management and advises during audit reviews for areas of responsibility.

• Advises on development opportunities for the QG SAP and the reporting and planning system (BPC); maintains and enhances reports/models and implements user change requests; suggests SAP masterdata setup to support key reporting and analysis requirements.

Key Job Accountabilities II

• Understands and identifying SAP masterdata changes to achieve reporting requirements and enable detailed analysis of trends.

• Develops and designs Excel models to prepare adhoc reporting and analysis; compiles benchmarking data inputs; provides analysis of year on year and actual vs. budget trends and proposes focus areas.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting/Commerce or equivalent.
• Internationally recognised professional accounting qualification

Knowledge and/or Experience I

• 5 years experience in Accounting & Finance.

• Experience of preparing budgets and management reports for large complex organisations.

• Excellent financial knowledge in a range of areas including accounting consolidation compilation and analysis.

• Understanding of the LNG business and relationships between the various ventures assets and facilities is preferred.

• Good knowledge of accounting systems including the SAPFICO module.

Technical and Business Skills I

• Strong analytical organisational planning and presentation skills.

• Computer literacy good understanding of accounting reporting and planning applications such as Microsoft Office SAP BW and BPC.

• Good communication skills; ability to interact with various stakeholders from the organisation Shareholder and Government entities.

• Good modelling and data mining skills including analysing large volumes of complex financial data accurately and in limited timelines.

• Ability to manage multiple activities under tight deadlines and high pressure circumstances.