Sr. Cost Controller - Zama

Harbour Energy; Greater London; Híbrido; MXN 2.235.000 - 3.538.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Harbour Energy is seeking a senior cost control professional to manage cost control and forecasting for the Zama field development across Mexico, Houston and Singapore. You will own the development and continuous improvement of cost control systems, ensuring financial accuracy and governance across the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities include leading cost/ value of work done tracking, variance analysis, and reporting to internal and external stakeholders, while coordinating with procurement,

Formación

• Substantial experience in financial management, project controls and cost control in oil and gas, preferably offshore.
• Strong governance, reporting and cost data integrity capabilities.
• Exposure to audits, partner reviews and compliance checks.

Responsabilidades

• Lead cost management, control and traceability for Zama field development across multiple workstreams.
• Analyse variances between actual costs and budget; propose corrective actions.
• Own cost information quality, governance and reporting timeliness.

Conocimientos

Financial modelling

Cost forecasting

Cost control

Budgeting

Project controls

SAP

Educación

Bachelor's degree (admin/engineering/finance)

Professional accounting or project controls qualification (CPA/ACCA/CIMA/AACE)

Herramientas

SAP

Descripción del empleo

Since its creation in 2014, Harbour has grown to become one of the world’s largest and most geographically diverse independent oil and gas companies. Today, Harbour is producing between 475,000 and 485,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day with significant production in Norway, the UK, Germany, Argentina and North Africa. Harbour benefits from competitive operating costs and resilient margins, and a broad set of growth options including near-infrastructure opportunities in Norway, unconventional scalable opportunities in Argentina and conventional offshore projects in Mexico and Indonesia. With low GHG emissions intensity and a leading CO2 storage position in Europe, Harbour remains committed to producing oil and gas safely and responsibly to help meet the world’s energy needs. Harbour is headquartered in London with approximately 5,000 staff and contractors across its operations and offices.

Ours is an inclusive workplace where individuals can bring their whole selves to their job and feel recognised for the value they add. We are committed to creating a genuinely inclusive and supportive working environment to ensure everyone has a positive experience at work.

At Harbour Energy, we aim to recruit, retain and promote our people based on their unique skills, regardless of race, gender or background. We need excellent people to help shape and develop the future of our company. Could this be you?

Purpose of Role:

• Lead the management, control and traceability of expenditures, drawdown of budget and accurate expenditure forecasting for the Zama field development project, covering the Select, Define, and Execute phases.
• Provide assurance that full transparency, cost discipline and forecasting capability are maintained across the Project, enabling effective decision making and financial planning and demonstrating project operational excellence to internal and external Stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
• Own the development, implementation and continuous improvement of cost control systems, procedures and reporting standards to strengthen financial accuracy, governance and compliance across the business unit.

Critical Responsibilities (MAE/MATTE/HSES*):

• Ensuring that all activities are carried out in a safe manner complying with all regulatory requirements, legislation and Harbour Energy HSES Procedures.
• Report any identified shortcomings in line with Harbour Energy procedures and actively address areas of improvement for working conditions and processes.

Ethics and Compliance Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all activities and behaviours are carried out in accordance with Harbour Energy’s Ethics and Compliance Policies and Procedures, and to complete any compulsory compliance training as required.

Areas of Accountability, Responsibility and Competence:

• Lead cost / value of work done tracking, challenge and reporting mechanisms for all Zama Project activities across its work streams in Mexico, Houston and Singapore, ensuring consistent application of project controls standards.
• Analyse and explain variances between actual / value of work done and budgeted costs, identify emerging trends, recommend corrective actions and elevate material issues to management.
• Own the quality, accuracy and timeliness of project cost information, ensuring compliance with financial policies, procedures and governance requirements.
• Act as the principal cost-control interface with Procurement, Finance and other disciplines to maintain transparency and traceability throughout the order-to-pay process, while identifying cost optimization and financial efficiency opportunities.

Data & Reporting

• Lead the preparation, review and consolidation of monthly, quarterly and annual cost reports for Zama project operations, providing clear management insight and decision support.
• Develop and challenge financial forecasts, scenario analysis and risk assessments to support strategic planning, funding decisions and project delivery.
• Set expectations for financial data integrity, maintain confidentiality of sensitive information and provide functional guidance to project team members contributing to cost data and reporting.

Compliance & Risk

• Provide assurance over compliance with internal controls and standards, regulatory requirements and project partner obligations applicable to project cost control and reporting.
• Lead the identification, assessment and monitoring of financial risks associated with Zama Project operations, recommending and tracking mitigation actions.
• Coordinate cost-control input to audits, partner reviews and compliance checks, resolve findings within the area of responsibility and drive sustainable improvements to financial controls and practices.

Technical Skills

• Advanced capability in financial modelling, forecasting and cost control systems for complex oil and gas projects.
• Strong knowledge of E&P project financial structures, budgeting, cost governance and value of work done / accrual processes.
• Sound understanding of oil and gas field development, project maturation and major project execution processes, preferably including offshore developments.

Non-Technical Skills:

• Strong analytical judgement and problem-solving capability, with the ability to translate complex cost information into clear management insight and recommendations.
• Confident communication, influencing and constructive challenge across multicultural, multidisciplinary and geographically dispersed teams, including senior stakeholders and project partners.
• Demonstrated ownership, autonomy and continuous-improvement mindset, with the ability to set priorities, coordinate inputs and provide functional guidance without direct supervision.

Professional Experience:

• Substantial and progressive experience in financial management, project controls and cost control within the oil and gas sector, preferably in offshore operations.
• Proven track record of leading cost forecasting, performance analysis and variance reporting for large-scale field development projects through multiple project phases.
• Advanced practical experience with project cost control systems and SAP or equivalent financial management tools in a multinational O&G environment, including audit and partner-facing requirements.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in administrative, engineering, finance, accounting or a related field with a strong connection to project controls.
• Professional accounting or project controls qualification (e.g. CPA, ACCA, CIMA, AACE or equivalent) preferred.

Language:

• English: Advanced level (spoken and written).
• Spanish: intermediate or above (spoken and written).

Harbour Principles and Values:

• Strong alignment with and commitment to the core values and behaviours of Harbour Energy.

Inclusive recruitment is a vital part of our diversity, equity and inclusion strategy. Whatever your background, if you feel you need an adjustment during our selection process to suit your needs, please let us know, and we will be happy to help.

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