Cost Controller for Addax Petroleum Cameroon Company

Cost Controller for Addax Petroleum Cameroon Company (APCC) Drilling department based in Douala, Cameroon.
As part of its growing operations, APCC requires a suitably qualified, experienced and motivated Cost Controller to join its Drilling department on a fixed term contract basis.
As a Cost controller employee working for APCC general responsibilities will include:
 To define, follow-up and control budget items under SunSystem
 To analyse the evolution of results against objectives, identifies the causes of deviation and recommends improvements
 To define and ensure the implementation of management control procedures and tools (management charts, performance indicators, information systems)
 To prepare, analyse and distribute all relevant management information serving as decisional aids
 To build and maintain the necessary tools to achieve tasks subject to audit
 To contribute to firmly establish management control and develops a “cost control” culture.
Cost control activities that relate more specifically to drilling operations include:
 Controlling all incoming invoices for drilling activities for correct bookkeeping, coding and allocation per activity and concession
 Controlling all warehouse movements, material transfers, issues and returns in regards to correct coding to well locations
 Budget cost control and comparing actual vs. budget
 Preparing reconciliations and analysis for all costs related to wells
 All regular financial month end and year end budget reporting to the management of APCC
Necessary qualification and experience;
 Degree in accounting, finance, economics or ideally Engineering degree with previous experience in Finance
 Minimum of 3/5 years experience in oil & gas related development projects, project cost control, contract and subcontracts formulation & administration
 Strong proficiency in PC skills and Microsoft office tools
 Knowledge of SUN / SAP (SAP/R3 , Modules FI, CO, PS and MM) is an advantage
 The ability to work in multicultural environments
 Enterprising, proactive and results oriented person, who is used to work as part of a team
Since APCC works in an international environment the candidate should possess a high standard of spoken and written English.