Analyst - DS Energy Accounting

Principal Accountabilities and Key Challenges

Accounting and Reporting

• Ensure that all requests are approved, reviewed and updated into system according to agreed timeline.
• Execute and ensure timely completion of all the activities of the Stock Valuation & Margin Segmentation Team including the running of stock valuation programs at month end, which includes FIFO, NRV, CCS, COGS, GINI and GRANI.
• Complete balance sheet recons and update status on a monthly basis in Blackline tool.
• Capture manual journal entries in GSAP R/3.

HM Settlement

• Operate Hydrocarbon Management Accounts Payable and Receivable processes
• Ensure that all payments and receipts are made in accordance with relevant contracts.
• Verify Hydrocarbon invoices and sent for further processing.
  
• Troubleshoot issues relating to HM payments and receivables.
• Undertake Intercompany payments / receivables specific to HM
• Ensure timely submission of reports or commentaries required for listed companies
• Ensure strict compliance with payment / receipt deadlines.
• Work closely with the HM Contracts and Pricing team, Stock Recording and Reconciliation team, Trading and Supply and the Payment team.
• Prepare manual journal entries in accordance to FCM controls
• Reconciliation of relevant accounts using Blackline tool.
  
• Execution RDS / FCM controls per controls role mapping requirements.  
• To ensure timely and accurate deliveries of team’s KPIs

Recording and reconciliation

• Validate that all movement transactions which have physically taken place have been accurately and completely recorded in the system before stocks are reconciled.
• Validate if discrepancies exist, that they are being investigated and resolved on timely basis.
• Reconcile book vs physical stocks on regular basis, and on time for period end close.
• Obtain and validate the following in Third Party operated depots/Exchange locations/pipelines: Shell daily throughput figures, Gain/loss figures as agreed with 3rd parties, Shell physical stock information for period end stock reconciliation
• Investigate and resolve any discrepancies with figures from 3rd party operated depots, including stock differences outside of tolerance.
• Post any final stock differences within allowed tolerance to the appropriate gain/loss accounts in accordance to the Manual of Authorities (MoA), in compliance with GSAP and SOX 404 guidelines.
• Prepares overview of losses & gains for approval.

Governance and Assurance

• Ensure compliance with all Global standards and streamline policies (i.e. OMP policies and IFRS standards)

Risk Management

• Identify and understand key components/movements in Inventories GL and key contract details updated in the system (e.g. fixed price/ formula price).
• Do “hands on” to investigate and troubleshoot issues.

Financial Controls

• Understand and implement the corresponding financial controls associated with the process to mitigate financial reporting risks.
• Ensure timely storage of evidence on task carried out in Global Records Management System.

Business Partnering

• Work closely with the HM Stock Recording team, depot and refinery staff, and Supply Operations.
• Provide information to direct stakeholders timely, accurately, and professionally

Business Performance Management

• Identify and assist in developing solutions for issues identified for operating units in scope of role

Process and Data Management

• Apply ESSA (Eliminate, Simplify, Standardize, Automate) mindset to drive process simplification and improvement

Experience and Qualifications required

• Strong financial background and understanding of internal controls
• Degree in Finance/Accounting, preferably with professional certification (i.e. ACCA/CIMA/CPA, etc.)
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in any Accounting-related field. (Understanding of SAP is an added advantage)
• Strong adherence to processes, policies, and procedures
• Good problem-solving skills, analytical abilities, and inquisitive mindset
• Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) as well as interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Understanding of product measurement and accounting practices, inventory management, costing and impact on stock valuations is an added advantage
• Capable of working under pressure and highly driven to meet deadlines
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to integrate business and process knowledge
• Willing to work across time zones as needed
• Ability to speak, read & write in English and Mandarin (will support China market). Proficiency in Cantonese would be an added advantage.

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Candidates must be resident in Malaysia, or have the right to work in Malaysia.