Contractor - Lead Finance (Ikhwezi) at Astron Energy (Pty) Ltd.

The Project Ikhwezi Finance Lead is responsible for various tasks relating to the financial aspects of Project Ikhwezi including managing the Project Accountants by inspiring a team environment with an open communication culture. This includes daily management of deliverables, delegating tasks and setting deadlines and ensuring roles and responsibilities within the finance team are adhered to.
This includes but limited to the following :

• Creation of automated worksheets.
• Compilation of reconciliations, budgets, and forecasts
• Approving and reviewing of Final Accounts, reconciliations and payments
• Managing the branded marketers invoicing for rebranding and any claims that arise
• Creation of project budget within SAP
• Analysis of Chevron Licensing fees and forecasting
• Overseeing all deadlines are met and processes comply with standards and contracts

Financial Perspective

• Minimal recycle of manual journals for clerical/careless errors
• No missed or unreasonably overdue deliverables
• Ensure all GL-accounts are reconciled monthly under the in terms of account reconciliation standards
• Ensure all GL-accounts are reconciled monthly under the in terms of account reconciliation standards
• Ensure year-end deliverables for the annual external audit are prepared for accounts under reconciliation
• Preparation and submission of ad-hoc GO-1627 form with turnaround as per contract requirements with Uphondo unless otherwise arranged with requestor
• Minimal to no recycling of GO-1627 forms due to clerical/careless error (e.g.omission of bank details, adequate documented support
• Creation of purchase orders in Ariba
• Preparation of asset CAL forms within agreed turnaround after site completions and final accounts.
• Minimal to no recycling of asset CAL forms due to clerical/careless error (e.g. asset write off periods, amounts capitalised)
• Preparation and submission of GO-1627 payment requests for Uphondo credit notes and other ad-hoc Ikhwezi related invoices (e.g. bulk fund payments)
• Prepare asset CAL Forms: Branded Marketers

Customer Perspective

• Year-End External Audit
• Uphondo information sharing and communication
• Prepare manual invoices for Branded Marketer signage payments
• Managing rebranding cost recovery
• Monthly General Ledger reconciliations
• Chevron Licensing fees
• Branded Marketers

Business Excellence

• Minimal recycle of account reconciliations for clerical/careless errors. Once matter has been raised in a particular month-end expectation is checks will be designed or procedural documents will be updated to ensure no repeat offences.
• Evidence of trace and escalation procedures performed as part of standard account reconciliation process

People Management

• Managing the team members and ensuring responsibilities are assigned and tracking of deliverables.

Professional Qualification and Certifications:

• B.Com Accounting Degree or equivalent Accounting qualification

Work Experience:

• 10+ years of post-qualification work experience in finance and accounting roles

Knowledge and skills:

• Oil industry knowledge/Experience (Preferred);
• SAP (Preferred)