Cost Control Analyst

Qatarenergy; Doha; On-site; QAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Qatargas seeks a finance professional to manage complete accounting allocation, planning, and stewardship tasks for costs and expenditures across operating and support groups. You will act as the first point of contact for adhoc finance queries and support planning processes.

The role requires a degree in Accounting or Commerce and at least 3 years’ accounting experience in a finance department, with strong knowledge of accounting systems and reporting tools, including SAP.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Commerce.
• 3 years of accounting experience in a Finance Department.
• Knowledge of accounting systems and financial reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide first point of contact for adhoc queries around finance and planning processes.
• Prepare and process journal entries in SAP.
• Prepare and process accounting journals and reconciliations for cost centre owners.
• Guide SAP cost object usage to cost centre owners.
• Produce SAP cost object master-data requests to meet business requirements.
• Distribute SAP cost reports and support cost allocation reviews.
• Compile allocation basis data and prepare cost allocation matrices for approval.

Skills

Accounting

Cost management

Financial reporting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Commerce

Tools

SAP

Job description

Complete accounting allocation and planning and stewardship tasks for costs and expenditures for Qatargas operating and support groups Provide first point of contact support for adhoc queries around finance amp planning processes

Key Job Accountabilities - I

• Provide guidance on items that can be accrued under accepted accounting principles
• Secure documentary evidence from the business supporting the accrual
• Prepare amp process journal entries in SAP
• Prepare and process accounting journals and associated account reconciliations on behalf of cost centre owners
• Provide guidance on SAP cost object usage to cost centre owners
• Produce SAP cost object master-data requests in order to meet business requirements
• Distribute SAP cost reports
• process material correction journal entries where required
• Provide guidance on cost allocation principles and allocation issues raised by cost centre owners
• Compile allocation basis data and prepare cost allocation matrices for approval by cost centre owners
• Submit approved matrices for processing in SAP
• Conduct allocation basis reviews with cost centre owners periodically
• Provide planning templates and distribute cost planning reports and analysis for use by line management
• Provide guidance amp assistance to cost centre owners on the cost planning process
• timeline and completion of cost planning templates
• Perform a review and conduct a challenge on assumptions and process cost plan data into SAP

Key Job Accountabilities - II

• Provide support to cost centre owners on cost governance issues on a user request basis
• Prepare and establish an annual cost governance plan with Groups
• Departments
• Provide support for cost benchmarking activities as required
• Contribute corrective actions to achieve corporate cost targets
• Provide support for cost optimisation initiatives and activities as required
• Provide first point of contact for adhoc queries around Finance processes
• e g funding payment processing business controls etc
• Establish that relevant Company cost and expenditure regulations and controls are observed
• that work is performed error-free and that system integrity is maintained

Qualifications

Bachelor s Degree in Accounting or Commerce. Knowledge and/or Experience - I 3 years of accounting experience in a Finance Department. Demonstrated knowledge of accounting systems. Knowledge of financial recording and reporting tools.