Tullow Oil plc is a leading independent oil and gas exploration and production group quoted on the London, Irish and Ghana stock exchange (symbol: TLW) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. The Group has interest in over 90 exportation and production licenses across 22 countries and focuses on four core areas; Africa, Europe, South Asia and South America.

Job Summary

As its subsidiary, Tullow Ghana Limited, continues to develop, the business is looking to enhance its cadre of senior professionals as above.

Roles and Responsibilities:

•  Support he Finance manager in driving ‘World Class’ project finance and project management performance in SAP Implementation project and in leveraging the finance function in the delivery of first class as well as comprehensive finance support
•  Support the Finance Manager and the Management Team to achieve top tier standards of operations, business control, reporting excellence and flawless project execution
•  Collaborate with business partners and functional colleagues in maintaining the financial records of operating companies, branches and joint ventures to ensure that fiscal and industry best practice standards are met
•  Prepare and implement, financial controls, risk and assurance framework for managing projects, including the maintenance of operational control, to be applied across the company
•  To liaise effectively and efficiently from time to time, and as required by the project plan and schedule, with Internal Audit, the Group Statutory Auditors, Joint Venture Partners and Government, Ghana Revenue Authority auditors
•  Develop and maintain a strong interface with the various teams so as to facilitate the delivery of a structured approach to controlling projects and safeguarding value for the company
•  To provide thought leadership and practical delivery capability in the establishment of a Continuous Improvement (CI) Culture
•  Supervise, train and mentor those members of staff who form part of the Project Finance and SAP Implementation teams

Qualification Required & Experience

•  A first degree holder and fully qualified member in, one of the professional Accounting bodies (e.g. CA, CIMA, ACCA, CPP, CFA)
•  Detailed knowledge of Oil & Gas fiscal regime(s)
•  Fifteen (15) years experience of relevant Upstream Accounting especially as applied to a Joint Venture environment
•  Sound grasp of Project Finance and fundamentals of upstream project economics
•  Demonstrable evidence of influencing, managing or controlling projects using an assurance/control framework
•  SAP Implementation experience is essential
•  Proven Mentoring/Coaching & Training skills

Location: Nationwide Recruitment

How To Apply For The Job

Interested applicants should send their cv's to:

ghanacareers@tullowoil.com

Closing Date:  28 December 2012