Senior Accountant - Financial Services

Job description / Role

Senior Accountant - Financial Reporting is a finance reporting specialist position with the aim of helping the organisation fulfill its financial reporting requirements and enhance the department by the provision of financial analysis and advice to other functions of the organisation. This specialist also ensures that a company's financial statements are correct and in adherence with accounting policies, principles and regulatory rules.

Personal leadership and delivery of:
- Monthly MIS reporting
- Ensure timely generation of monthly (un-audited) and the annual (audited) accounts and schedules
- Customer resolution on budget and related queries
- Product costing and Gross Margin analysis.
- Sales and production reports reconciliations.
- Provision of periodical variance reports to management related to budget performance
- Implementation and maintenance of approved policies and procedures.
- Liaison with internal and external audit teams and contribution to the closure of their findings.
- Risk management control, mitigation and documentation skills.

Requirements

- University Degree in Accounting/Finance.
- At least 5 years of work related experience.
- Familiarity with IFRS supported by ACCA/CIMA qualification or education in progress.
- SAP experience desired.
- Experience in refinery/petrochemicals or at least generally experience in the oil and gas industry an advantage.
- Experience in interpreting complex financial models to evaluate various financial plans.
- Experience in coaching and developing staff.
- Cost & Product Accounting.
- Period closing and preparation of financial statements.
- Financial MIS reporting and analysis.
- Financial analysis and financial forecasting.
- Advanced analytical, organisational and interpersonal skills.
- Advanced knowledge of MS Office applications required especially, spreadsheet and modeling skills.
- Excellent collaboration, verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to break down problems into meaningful parts and come to rational and well-thought out conclusions.
- Demonstrated strong project management skills.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Interested in process improvement.
- Willing to adapt quickly to quick changes in direction.
- Internally motivated to seek out answers, generate ideas, and develop new skills.

About the Company

Orpic is one of Oman’s largest and most rapidly growing businesses in the Middle East oil industry. Orpic’s refineries in Suhar and Muscat, as well as the aromatics and polypropylene production plants in Suhar, provide fuel, chemicals, plastics and other petroleum products, to Oman and the world.

Owned by the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and Oman Oil Company SAOC, Orpic’s impressive integration of refinery and plant operations coupled with its ambitious growth plans, has cemented its position as one of the industry’s most forward-thinking companies. The company currently recruits around 2,600 employees who work towards the common goal of an integrated Omani refining and petrochemicals business expected to increase to 3,000 by 2020.

Orpic is committed to operating safely and reliably, while paying due care to the environment and the communities within which it operates. The company strongly believes in serving Oman with pride.