EMPLOYMENT TYPE : 12 Month Contract via 3rd Party
The COST CONTROLLER IS REQUIRED to provide effective financial control and cost tracking for Drilling & Completion (D&C) and Well Integrity & Services (WIS) operations by managing the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process, ensuring timely and accurate processing of Service Orders (SO), Proforma Invoices, Service Entries, and Invoices, and alignment with actual VOWD, and supporting cost surveillance to meet operational and financial goals.
Key Purpose:-
To act as the primary cost control focal point for D&C and WIS activities, ensuring that all procurement, invoice, and cost-related transactions are processed in compliance with internal controls, timelines, and reporting standards. The role supports effective budgeting, forecasting, and cost recovery processes while working closely with vendors, offshore personnel, and internal stakeholders
Responsibilities:
Cost Surveillance & Reporting
- Maintain daily cost report (DCR) and cost books (IDS) to support rig and WIS ops estimates.
- Lead weekly cost review with rig site engineer and onshore engineers to ensure cost tracking accuracy.
- Communicate with offshore teams to ensure accurate cost registers.
- Support Sr. Planner by ensuring timely and accurately of cost reporting.
- Conduct checks and resolve discrepancies in cost data.
- Conduct variance analysis to explain differences between budgeted, forecasted, and actual costs.
- Update weekly dashboards and cost tracking reports
- Prepare well reconciliations for AFE close-out.
- Prepare weekly and monthly operating expenditure reconciliations and utilization.
- Collaborate with C&P and SCM to align cost forecasts with contract commitments and pricing.
- Support preparation of AAR cost reports.
- Assist in preparing joint venture partner cost reports and responding to partner audit requests.
Inventory Tracking and Inventory Charging
- Maintain and monitor inventory related to D&C and WIS operations.
- Allocates, back charges and aligns with Supply Base SAP on inventory utilization (AFE and OPEX).
- Track long-lead equipment and major service commitments to ensure budget alignment.
- Reconcile physical inventory counts with accounting system records.
- Prepare monthly inventory cost reports, highlighting variances and discrepancies.
- Coordinate with warehouse and logistics teams to ensure accurate material issuance and returns (IW32)
Service Order (SO) Management
- Prepare Network Orders and convert to Service Orders within 7 days of approval.
- Coordinate with vendors to ensure timely and accurate billing.
- Monitor and close SOs, including ACV returns.
- Finalize PRs and Network Orders post-SO lifecycle.
Invoice Processing & Pro-Forma Invoice (PFI) Review
- Act as the first gatekeeper for the PFI process.
- Ensure vendor submit PFI timely and complete with supporting documents.
- Route PFIs for approval via Adobe and monitor turnaround.
- Perform Service Entry (SE) in SAP and return approved PFIs to vendors.
- Ensure invoice processing is completed within the 14-day commitment.
Job Requirement:-
Degree (Economics, Finance)
5 -10 years’ work experience in the upstream oil and gas industry of which minimum 2 years were supporting Drilling & Completion Operations.
