Santos
Santos Foundation
The Santos Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation investing in partnerships and local initiatives that help communities thrive.
We work with donors and local partners to make a positive and lasting impact in communities in Papua New Guinea and are working to expand our footprint across Australia, Timor-Leste and Alaska where Santos has a presence.
Our work addresses societal trends and local needs in the four key program areas of health, youth opportunities, community development, and family and sexual violence.
We respect the political, cultural, social and legislative frameworks where we work, partnering to empower communities, building capacity, capability and resilience.
About the Role
Are you a strategic thinker and a dynamic leader with solid background in the delivery of Finance Services?
Santos is seeking a Finance Manager (FM) based in Port Moresby, reporting to the Finance Services Senior Manager (FSSM) of Santos Foundation. This role is responsible for providing finance management and quality assurance within the Foundation and ensuring the delivery of timely and accurate financial data across PNG, Australia, Timor Leste and Alaska.
The FM provides daily direction and ongoing support to the Foundation Finance Accounting Services Team and will have direct oversight of weekly supplier payment runs, Santos inter-company process activities, month end close and reporting activities, program expenditure reporting and forecasting, timely lodgement of IRC returns, financial audits, annual financial statements and tax returns.
Key responsibilities of the role include:
- Manage the daily, weekly and monthly execution of financial activities, including financial, statutory and management reporting for the Foundation, in accordance with Foundation policies and standards
- Manage the month end close activities for all Foundation jurisdictions including journal reviews
- Manage accounts payable/receivable functions and cashflow requirements for the Foundation ensuring payments are made on a timely manner
- Manage the Santos inter-company process including verifying monthly payable charges, timely settlement and donation drawdown requests and manage ongoing intercompany relationships with Santos Group finance
- Review and approve monthly balance sheet account and supplier reconciliations for all Foundation jurisdictions including clearing of aged items
- Review and present the monthly consolidated expenditure and reforecast
- Report on the monthly consolidated cash balances
- Review and endorse monthly Santos Group reimbursement and intercompany requests
- Manage all SAP system updates for all Foundation jurisdictions
- Interpretation of accounting standards and preparation of annual reporting that complies with relevant laws in PNG, Australia, Timor Leste and Alaska (consolidated financial statements and annual tax returns for each jurisdiction)
- Identify development and training needs for the accounting services staff so that they can adequately support the activities of the Foundation implemented in all jurisdictions
About You
We are seeking candidates with the following essential experience:
- Strong compliance and financial control experience
- Extensive experience in the delivery of Finance Services (general ledger/balance sheet management, accounts payable and receivable, treasury and monthly reporting and forecasting)
- Proven experience in preparation of balance sheet reconciliations and clearing of aged items
- Proven experience managing external and internal audits
- Proven experience with monthly and annual IRC lodgement requirements
- Proven experience with the preparation of annual financial statements and tax returns
- Demonstrated experience using SAP (or other ERP system)
- Ideally, you have tertiary qualifications in accounting, finance or business management; and CPA qualified or equivalent.
About Us
Santos is a global energy company committed to increasingly cleaner energy and fuels production, with operations across Australia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and North America.
We are currently PNG’s largest single investor and most active explorer, operating all the country’s producing oil fields and holding an extensive appraisal and exploration portfolio. Our aspirations and strategies reflect our genuine commitment to making a meaningful contribution to the lives of Papua New Guineans.
At Santos, our commitment is to be a global leader in the transition to cleaner energy and clean fuels, by helping the world decarbonise to reach net-zero emissions in an affordable and sustainable way.
Santos is one of Australia’s biggest domestic gas supplier, a leading Asia Pacific LNG supplier and is committed to supplying the critical fuels such as oil and gas in a more sustainable way through decarbonising projects such as the Moomba CCS project.
For more than 65 years, Santos has been working in partnership with local communities, providing local jobs and business opportunities, safely and sustainably developing its natural gas resources, and powering industries and households.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted via the online recruitment system by 6th October 2024.
A requirement of this role is that you will need to have in place the legal work rights for PNG to apply.
Potential Scams
There are a number of fake adverts that are impersonating Santos Limited, in these instances you will receive an e-mail from a generic e-mail address. We do not make offers without interviews or due diligence taking place. You will know if an advert is genuine if you are directed to the Santos company careers page to apply which is
https://recruitment.santos.com/
To apply for this job please visit recruitment.santos.com.