Position: Cost Controller
Reports to: Cost Control Manager
Direction: Total E&P Uganda/Finance & IST
Division: Budget/Reporting & Cost Control

ACTIVITIES
The job holder is responsible for the following;
• The job holder plans, directs, and controls the activities under his/her perimeter.
• Carry out release process of Purchase Requisitions/Purchase Orders after making Budget Availability Control and checking correctness of amounts, cost allocations, cost objects as an integral part of the P2P process.
• In charge of controlling the relevancy of the cost allocation of the invoices through IMP.
• Prepare SALSA accruals, manual accruals, Cost objects review, etc. as part of the monthly accounting closure activities.
• Ensure budget/performance monitoring and reporting. Prepare monthly Cost Control reports for budget holding entities and management with credible comments (variance analysis).
• Organise regular cost review meetings with Budget Holders to identify opportunities to improve budgetary control.
• Ensure that potential budget overruns are anticipated, and corrective measures put in place to ensure the recoverability of all costs
• Provide support to their respective entities followed-up on all financial and cost control issues.
• In charge of HQ Request For Services (RFS) creation and monitoring in his/her perimeter
• Lead discussions with Managers on Cost structure to reach best compromise between cost monitoring needs and accounting and system constraints.
• Attend to queries from internal/external auditors, JV Partners, vendors, etc. such as the provision of justifications for expenditure during the various audits carried out by JV partners and/or Ugandan authorities.
• Involvement in budget and closure forecast preparation in conjunction with Budget holders of Total E&P Uganda as Operator of EA-1 and LA-2.
• Preparation of operating procedures for cost control in his/her perimeter.
• Review monthly activity reports to allow effective cost allocations.
• Carry out induction of new Cost Controllers to ensure effective knowledge transfer

ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Ensure a robust and reliable Cost Control with efficient processes
• Ensure figure reported to HQ, management, partners and authorities are reliable and in line with format and deadlines requirements.
• Strong ability to communicate

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
Qualification:
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance (Bac+3). Professional qualification ACCA/CPA added advantage (Bac+3

Experience:
• Minimum of seven (7) years Finance /Accounting, Business
• Good knowledge of FI/CO/MM/JVA domains of SAP accounting software
• Very good knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Power Point and Word
• Excellent interpersonal, analytical and computational skills
• Good knowledge of the Oil & Gas business