Senior Project Accountant

Job Title: Senior Project Accountant Oil & Gas

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Experience: 10 to 15 years

Education: CA Inter / CMA Inter / B.Com / M.Com / MBA (Finance)

Industry Type: Oil & Gas / Energy / Power / Infrastructure

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

Job Description

• We are hiring an experienced Senior Project Accountant for our oil & gas operations in Lagos, Nigeria. The ideal candidate should have 10+ years of project accounting experience across upstream, midstream, and downstream segments and must be skilled in budget management, cost control, and financial reporting for large-scale infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor and manage large capital & operational project budgets.
• Conduct cost tracking and ensure accurate cost allocations.
• Collaborate with project and finance teams to manage forecasting, invoicing, and reporting.
• Prepare project variance reports, cash flow projections, and cost-benefit analyses.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, IFRS, and audit requirements.
• Review and approve vendor invoices, contract terms, and project milestones.
• Coordinate asset capitalization and project close-outs.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• CA Inter / CMA Inter (mandatory), Bachelor's degree in Finance/Commerce.
• 1015 years of experience in project accounting, ideally in oil & gas.
• Familiarity with ERP systems like SAP/Oracle and advanced MS Excel.
• Strong understanding of project finance, cost control, and reporting.

Benefits & Facilities provided:

• Fully furnished accommodation along with maid, laundry and security services with a Single status (i.e. Only employee can stay here/Bachelor)
• Indian Food (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) prepared by professional chefs (Indians)
• Local transportation is provided by the company without any charge.
• For local personal expenses the company provides Naira 65,000 per month over and above the salary. (This is same across the level / designation / role)
• Laptop, Mobile Handset, Sim and monthly re-charge (as per grade) and other Facility

Working Terms:

• Time-off Rotation will be 6 Month working and 21 Days off if posted in Lagos, 6 months ON 30 days OFF, if posted in Plant/Site. & subsequently followed by every 6 months once (with International & Domestic air ticket provided by the company)
• Workdays & Hours Six and half days work
• First salary will be released after 60 Days followed by the salary cycle (Ex: If you join in July, you will get first month salary in September then after that every month you will get regularly)