Leader Finance and Control CFO GBS AM (134789)
Statoil is an international energy company with operations in 36 countries. Building on 40 years of experience from oil and gas production on the Norwegian continental shelf, we are committed to accommodating the world's energy needs in a responsible manner, applying technology and creating innovative business solutions. We are headquartered in Norway with 21,000 employees worldwide, and are listed on the New York and Oslo stock exchanges. In just a few years Statoil has positioned itself as one of the largest lease holders in deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GoM). Our GoM portfolio is managed out of our Houston office. The Statoil Houston office, which was established in 2002, also manages our Alaska, Marcellus, Eagle Ford and Bakken shale gas portfolios. To date Statoil has invested more than USD $11 billion in US upstream activities, and currently produces more than 150,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day. We have US offices located in Anchorage, Austin, Houston, Stamford and Washington D.C. USA, and are looking for talented people to contribute to our growing activity base.
Qualifications- Bachelor’s degree accounting required
- At least 10 years of profession finance & control experience CPA
- Experience with documentation and analysis of financial data
- Experience with SOX compliance environment
- Preferred:
- SAP Experience
- IFRS knowledge
- Public Accounting experience
- Strong communication, analytical and critical thinking skills
- Structured, process oriented and hands on
- Skilled in developing, utilizing and extending network of internal and external contacts
- Must be able to liaison across departments and business area where processes and responsibilities are in the process of being developed.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills
- Able to combine analytical thinking, high standards and collaboration in a professional manner
- Must be able to drive process improvement and efficiency and have a solutions oriented outlook
- Comfortable with driving changes and influence across organizational boundaries
- Able to combine creativity, innovation and flexibility with an uncompromising professional standard
- Proven ability to be open to changes and expressing ones opinions across different areas of the organization
- This role’s primary function is to support the financial closing process in the global business services (GBS) unit and deliveries to the business unit. Whereas the Financial Reporting and Tax departments in each country has the main responsibility for timely and accurate delivery of financial reporting, the coordinator will play a key role in understanding the totality of the financial statements delivered by GBS. This role has exposure to senior employees at the local business and corporate level.
- This role works primarily with and supports GBS Finance and Control leaders and the business area accounting manager. Role will support the GBS accounting function with coordinating the direction and deliverables for GBS accounting. This includes ensuring consistent application of accounting principles and preparing the business area deliveries towards Corporate. This roll is a key contact for all closing matters and is required to have strong accounting understanding of the various oil and gas accounting areas. Strong understanding of business and IFRS accounting principles for the E&P business is required.
- Working knowledge of the oil and gas accounting processes (i.e. Production and Revenue Accounting; Joint Venture Accounting, Fixed Assets Accounting and Financial Reporting)
- Ensure quality and consistency in business area reporting packages
- Assist the business area with maintaining and coordinating the quarterly accounting risk items list
- Key involvement in the delivery of consolidated financial reporting analysis to the business area
- Research and document significant accounting issues and provide recommendations
- Respond to business area accounting manager requests, follow up with various functions
- Consolidate and summarize business area consolidated balance sheet, income statement and management discussion and analysis (MD&A) based on business input.
- Involvement with financial presentation package
- Participate in the delivery of deviation analysis
- Support the implementation of Corporate accounting policy and new accounting principles
- Represent GBS AM FC in the key accounting networks
- Support accounting process improvements within GBS FC Accounting arena
- An Equal Opportunity Employer Females, Minorities, Veterans, Disables and Other Protected Groups. Statoil is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor – priority referral requested
- Statoil offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefit package. Statoil is an equal opportunity employer.