Ref: OP479-14

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

- Manage a team by organising and supervising the activities and work of subordinates to ensure that all issues and problems are resolved rapidly and effectively and subordinates adhere to internal operational policies and procedures.
- Provide leadership to a team (i.e. reviewing performance and providing ongoing feedback on a formal and informal basis), coach and mentor team, so that all subordinates are aware of what they are required to achieve and how they are performing against their objectives.
- Lead, guide and manage the review of the data entry of Refineries Operation reports to meet defined standards, ensure verification of instrument readings, tank measurements and inventory management whilst ensuring the effective coordination with customers/suppliers all related matters to facilitate timely achievement of business objectives.
- Develop, compile and consolidate financial unit budgets and carry out periodic reporting to management support adherence to defined standards.
- Provide feedback on weaknesses of financial processes and controls and escalate it to the next level as appropriate.
- Liaise with external bodies and representatives (e.g. regulatory authorities, external auditors) as required to ensure that any queries are answered in a prompt and efficient manner.
- Assist in the development of new accounting and financial control and management processes, systems or procedures to meet the changing requirements of the customer/business/legislations.
- Continually monitor systems, processes and workflows (including oil accounting systems) in order to identify opportunities for improvement, streamlining, and improving cost efficiencies.
- Assist in the development and implementation of relevant financial and accounting policies, procedures and internal controls to support effective functioning of the finance operations in accord with defined legislative and accounting standards.
- Conduct product costing and evaluations to support achievement of business objectives.
- Act as the focal point of internal and annual statutory audits and ensure timely completion as per agreed schedules so that Orpic meets its statutory obligations and financial risk is minimised.
- Develop key financial statements for Orpic according to stated schedules so that Orpic complies with statutory reporting requirements and senior managers in other business areas are accurately informed of financial performance.
- Liaise with personnel from other departments/ business areas to verify the accuracy of source data so that all financial reports and reconciliations can be relied upon.

Requirements

- University degree in Accounting or related field.
- Minimum 7 years relevant experience in finance department.
- Advanced knowledge of oil accounting standards e.g. ASTM and API
- Sound knowledge of accounting standards, locally and internationally
- Costing and statistical knowledge
- Comprehensive knowledge of accounting software
- Advanced report drafting skills
- Aanalytical skills
- Computer proficiency
- Data mining

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.

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