Job Description

Job Summary:
Our Client is seeking a Head of Finance, Planning and Analysis (FP&A) to lead the Group’s financial planning, forecasting, and performance management functions. This role is within a dynamic upstream oil and gas operator focused on delivering accurate financial insights and strategic support. The successful candidate will manage budgeting cycles, produce high-quality variance analysis, and prepare board-level reporting packs while supporting ERP system implementation and optimization. They will act as a key business partner, providing financial analysis and advice to drive effective decision-making across the organization. This position offers the opportunity to operate with autonomy, influence senior leadership, and contribute to the financial success of complex joint venture assets. Candidates can expect a challenging and rewarding environment that values precision, strategic thinking, and collaboration.

Responsibilities:
• Lead and manage the Group’s annual budgeting cycle and quarterly re-forecasting process, ensuring timely, accurate, and realistic inputs from all functional and asset owners.
• Oversee the annual Work Programme and Budget process across all assets and corporate functions, culminating in consolidated plans for Board approval.
• Maintain and update the corporate financial model, integrating actual results and forecasts to provide insightful analysis against key corporate targets such as NAV, liquidity, and funding.
• Conduct financial scenario analyses to support strategic reviews and investment decisions, illustrating impacts on returns and liquidity.
• Produce high-quality monthly variance reports with clear, insightful commentary for internal management and external stakeholders.
• Prepare comprehensive ExCo and Board-level reporting packs and presentations on financial performance, ensuring accuracy and professionalism suitable for a listed-company audience.
• Act as a strategic business partner to functional and asset managers by providing financial analysis, commentary, and advice to support budget and KPI achievement.
• Analyze Joint Venture financial performance, interpreting JV-reported data and translating it into consolidated Group management information.
• Support the implementation and optimization of the Group’s ERP system, ensuring full integration of planning, budgeting, and reporting processes, and serve as the Finance function’s key ERP liaison.
• Design, document, and maintain robust FP&A processes and timetables, ensuring clear communication and timely completion of budgeting and forecasting cycles across the Group.
• Supervise junior FP&A staff, ensuring compliance with company policies and fostering a high-performance team environment.
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis and support to the Interim CFO as required, maintaining a high degree of autonomy and professionalism in all deliverables.

Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline.
• Fully qualified accountant designation such as ACA, ACCA, or CIMA; ACCA Fellowship or equivalent seniority preferred.
• Minimum of 15 years post-qualification experience with extensive expertise in financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting within the upstream oil and gas sector.
• At least 4 years’ experience working in an indigenous Nigerian oil and gas company.
• Minimum of 2 years in a senior or supervisory finance role.
• Proven experience managing FP&A functions in a listed or internationally operating oil and gas company.
• Strong knowledge of Joint Venture accounting and interpretation of JV financial information in an upstream exploration and production context.
• Demonstrated ability to produce board and executive committee-level financial reports and presentations with insightful analysis.
• Advanced proficiency in financial modeling, scenario analysis, and Microsoft Excel.
• Solid understanding of IFRS as applied in the oil and gas industry, Nigerian taxation, and statutory reporting requirements.
• Experience with ERP systems implementation and operation, preferably with INFOR Sun Accounting System.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to clearly present complex financial information to non-finance stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and engage effectively at executive and board levels.
• High integrity, confidentiality, self-motivation, and ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
• MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification.
• Professional certification in information systems governance or control (e.g., CISA).
• Background in Big Four audit firms.
• Experience designing and implementing management information systems and reporting frameworks.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) for reporting and presentations.
• Demonstrated adaptability and capability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

What We Offer:
• Comprehensive professional development opportunities, including support for advanced qualifications and certifications relevant to finance and information systems governance.
• Exposure to senior leadership through direct reporting to the Interim CFO and preparation of board-level financial analysis and presentations.
• Engagement in a dynamic, internationally operating upstream oil and gas environment with significant joint venture financial management responsibilities.
• Involvement in the implementation and optimization of advanced ERP systems, enhancing technical and operational expertise.
• Collaborative work culture fostering cross-functional partnerships with finance, operations, technical, and external stakeholders.
• Autonomy and responsibility in managing critical financial planning, forecasting, and performance reporting functions.
• Commitment to high professional standards and integrity within a confidential and deadline-driven setting.

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