Chief Finance Officer - Oil & Gas

Department:

People & Change Ghana

Job type:

Permanent

Closing date:

29-Jul-16

Location:

Accra

Reference Number:

130-PEO00654

The Company

We have a compelling mandate and a vision to become world class operator in 15 years. We require an astute and experienced business leader and a strategist. We are a start-up, Ghanaian based Oil and Gas exploration and production company. We operate diverse streams of Oil and Gas activities spanning exploration, appraisals, undertaking commercial discoveries and running subsequent production, capital raising to fund developments, and local capacity building for a sustainable future. Do you have a diversified experience, - in-depth technical and managerial experiences including managing the finances of an Oil and Gas company?

Roles & Responsibilities

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) will:
1. Have overall responsibility for all financial activities of the business.
2. Have oversight responsibility for planning and administration of accounting, investor relations as well as tax and treasury functions of the company.
3. Assist the Board in formulating the company's future direction including its vision, and medium to long term objectives.
4. Be responsible for developing financial and tax strategies and ensuring compliance with the relevant laws and regulations, overseeing financial planning, managing capital requests and corporate finance initiatives, including farm in/out, disposal/acquisition of assets and fund raising initiatives.
5. Oversee the company's transaction processing systems and implement operational best practices.
6. Supervise the issuance of financial information and report financial results to the Board of directors and other relevant stakeholders.
7. Build and maintain relations with external auditors, investigate their findings and implement recommendations.
8. Be responsible for arranging debt and equity financing as well as monitoring cash balances and cash forecasts.
9. Develop and maintain mutually beneficial business relationships and represent the company with investors and bankers.

Requirements

As a minimum, the ideal candidate must have:
• A master of Business Administration in Finance or related field and a professional qualification i.e. ICA Ghana, CPA, ACCA, CIMA.
• Minimum of 10 years relevant working experience in a major company or division of a large corporation with at least 5 years in a similar role.
• Knowledge of and experience in oil industry accounting with at least 2 years’ experience including the ability to support leadership in making investment decisions and negotiating various agreements and partnerships.
• Strong experience in fund raising, negotiating with lenders, financial advisors and farm in/out counterparts.
• Strong experience in corporate finance as applied to the Oil and Gas industry and Gas upstream industry.
• Excellent knowledge in the use of relevant industry accounting methodologies and tools.
• In-depth knowledge of relevant Accounting Standards and related regulations.
• Strong communication and networking skills and ability to build strong relationships relevant to the development of business potential and partnerships.
• An inspirational leader with demonstrable negotiation skills and the ability to set and achieve challenging objectives through people.
• Ghanaian National.

Job Location

Accra, Ghana

Mode of Application

If you believe you possess the required skills and experience for this position please apply by submitting your most recent CV bearing your contacts: e.g. telephone, email, skype by 29 July 2016 at www.pwc.com/gh/en/executive-search
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further discussion.
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