Thursday, March 10, 2011

Adexen jobs in Nigeria(COST CONTROLLER)

COST CONTROLLER
Job reference n°: NGA0508
Sector: Oil&Gas, Energy, Mining & Utilities - Nigeria - Western Africa
Function: Accounting & finance
Our client
Adexen Recruitment Agency is mandated by a leading Oil & Gas Construction Yard.
The Company is looking for an expatriate Cost Controller for its operations in Nigeria.
Job description
The Cost Controller will participate in the development of the company Finance and Administration.
He will deal with all the financial and accounting issues related to the company in Nigeria.
He will report directly to the Finance Manager.
Responsibilities
Prepare monthly Operations Cost Reports to deadlines
Day to day financial and accounting services and management within the guidelines
Handling overall Taxation matters , Statutory Audits, Internal Audit, Company Law & other legal matters finalisation of accounts & Audit;
Bank accounts and Cash management, Tax & Capex procedures;
Supervision of collection process;
Budget and plans realization, update and follow ups;
Support the booking of comprehensive accruals & provisions to provide accurate operating costs
Analyse the profitability of the Nigerian operations
Explain the aggregated results to also confirm the accuracy of cost allocation
Review and comment on variance between actual performance and budget and previous month with recommendations for cost improvements
Improve processes and controls
Document and maintain documented procedures
Qualifications and experience
Degree in Accounting, Finance
Good knowledge of MS Office
Experience in Construction or/and Oil & Gas sectors
A previous experience in Africa is a plus
Able to work under stress to tight deadlines while dealing with unexpected problems that are coming daily on top of the normal business with the ability to develop last minute plan
Organized, able to organize both himself
Able to take decisive action to remediate errors and change a process to stop any repeat
Open minded, open to foreign culture and have good human relationship skills.
Strong character, results focused and determined to succeed
Excellent command in French will be a plus
What is on offer
Attractive expatriate package

If your experience, personal characteristics and qualifications meet the position specifications and your personal objectives are to seek such a challenge, then we would like to hear from you with details of your current earnings, up to date CV and explanation as to why your achievements to date fit you for consideration.



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