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Expires: 12/12/2010 Ref: 54862
Chief Accountant – Damco, Douala, Cameroun
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As DAMCO Chief Accountant, you will be responsible for the financial activities of MLOG in Cameroon. You will report to the DAMCO Finance Manager. You will be instrumental in bring about necessary changes within DAMCO finance.

General Areas of Responsibilities:

* Establishing the DAMCO Cameroun budget
* Ensuring accurate job costing as well as timely invoicing and file closing
* Follow up on Bank guarantee status and ensure that the bank guarantees are cancelled soonest (minimise the outstanding bank guarantees over 90 days)
* Ensuring reconciliation of creditor statements and clearing of reconciling items
* Preparation of statutory financials.
* Responsible for the monthly and annual financial statements of MLOG and ensure timely management reporting
* Presenting financial statements for management decisions
* Controlling cash flow and outstanding dues from the customers for the total company
* Active participation in country HFM sign-off, annual book closing and preparation of board meeting materials
* Ensuring proper controls are in place
* Provide day to day guidance and coaching to the accounting team
* Ensuring compliance with Cameroun tax regulations and APM GAP
* Ensuring all contracts are kept valid at all times and we have operating contract with all major operators used by MLOG
* Monthly customer profitability analysis / true business partner
* Interact and manage relationships with Bankers, Auditors and Tax advisors
* Any other task that may be allotted to ensure effective functioning of the Finance department based on exigencies of work

Requirements:

* Self starter
* Ability to initiate and implement changes
* Decisiveness and sense of urgency
* Independence and result orientation
* Ability to deliver under pressure
* Good knowledge of MS office

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Contact information:

If further information requested kindly contact Mr Menezes Neville at [email protected]

CONSTRUCTION SITE ENGINEER
Location : Douala
Country : Cameroon
Company : FJA

Description : An opportunity to join a world-wide company.

Pecten Cameroon Company, the Shell Exploration and Production Company in Cameroon is looking for motivated experienced candidates for the following openings in its Technical and Operations Department.

CONSTRUCTION SITE ENGINEER

Reports to: Head of Facilities engineering
Location: Douala (Cameroon)
Purpose: Assist Head of Facilities engineering in construction supervision of onshore and offshore Facilities projects for PCC from concept through start-up and operational optimization and in all the various phases of the project management such as justification, design, contract management, construction, final installation and commissioning.

Accountabilities:
• Initiate, develop and execute new surface facilities projects, including development of workscope, contract management, material requisition, yard fabrication and relevant standards required for non destructive testing.
• Provide general technical and operational support to Operations and participate in design reviews, HAZOP and HAZID
• Integrate reviews on facilities field modifications and ensure facilities engineering standards are followed as part of Management of change process.
• Collaborate with partners on all field development and field improvement projects
• Participate in the full project life cycle from the Identify to the Operate phase following Shell standards
• Ensure that own actions plus those of contractors are conducted in accordance with the company Health Safety and Environment (HSE) management system.

Dimensions/Interface:
• PCC operates the Mokoko-Abana field and is an equal share partner in the TOTAL-operated Rio Del Rey field.
• Surface infrastructure includes two processing/compressor platforms and eleven producing satellite platforms (Golf of Mexico-type facilities) for Pecten-operated, 42 platforms in the Non Operated Venture (NOV) TOTAL fields and one storage tanker PERENCO 3rd party-operated that provides export capacity.

Interfaces: Service contractors, Partners, Shell Group.

Key challenges
• Meet all HSE, budget, schedule and quality requirements.
• Coordinate project development and execution in a brown field environment.
• Supervise multidisciplinary site construction works offshore and deliver on cost, safety and schedule

Qualifications : Job knowledge, Skills, Qualities & Experience.

• Minimum B.Sc. degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Civil or Electrical Engineering with 10 years hands-on experience preferably in offshore facilities construction
• Sound knowledge of Offshore construction, relevant specifications and standards as well as simultaneous operations on producing platforms
• Self-starter and motivated individual (with a “can do” attitude)
• Able to work in a very diverse multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary environment
• Good analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, which are required to develop the many and varied interfaces and to engender trust, credibility and respect
• Demonstrate HSE Leadership and ability to prioritize HSE over delivery of operational targets

How to Apply
Interested candidates should forward their curriculum vitae including full employment history at the following e-mail address: [email protected].
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Contact Details

Contact Person :
Telephone :
Fax :
E-mail : [email protected]
Apply Online :
Website :
Reference : FJA-FJA-PECTENcse

WELL ENGINEER
Location : Douala
Country : Cameroon
Company : FJA

Description : An opportunity to join a world-wide company.

Pecten Cameroon Company, the Shell Exploration and Production Company in Cameroon is looking for a well engineer.

Reports to: Head of Well Engineering
Location: Douala
Purpose: Assist Head of Well Engineering in optimizing well delivery performance in Pecten operated fields. This includes exploration and development wells, workover operations and well interventions. Provide support in non operated fields.

Accountabilities:
• Design, plan and cost all wells making use of software platforms for well design.
• Responsible for producing Basis of Design documents, Detailed Drilling programs & Amendments.
• Embed Well Delivery Process, Drilling The Limit and Top Quartile performance.
• Seek New Technology to deliver wells in safer and efficient ways.
• Develop, Plan and implement New Technologies if required.
• Support the Drilling Supervisors in the execution of well programs.
• Monitor Well Operations on daily basis and report on progress.
• Ensure daily and weekly reports are prepared and issued on time.
• Track and report well expenditures (plan versus actual)
• Carry out Technical and HSE audits as assigned to him.
• Provide all Engineering input to well delivery in compliance with the company Well Delivery Process.
• Provide operations support, participate in operational duty roster.
• Specify and tender materials required for drilling campaign
• Train/develop local subordinates.
• Handle or support Logistics during drilling/workover operations.

Qualifications : Requirements:
• Graduate Engineer of Cameroon national with minimum of 5 years industry experience in a similar position.
• PC fluent (Drilling Engineering Software) and Microsoft suite (word, excel, PowerPoint).
• Good communicator, technically sound, good team player, high integrity.
• Possession of valid IWCF certificate will be an advantage.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should forward their curriculum vitae including full employment history at the following e-mail address: [email protected].
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Contact Details

Contact Person :
Telephone :
Fax :
E-mail : [email protected]
Apply Online :
Website :
Reference : FJA-FJA-PECTENwe

Job # 102313
Job Title Sr Financial Management Specialist
Job Family Financial Management
Location Yaounde, Cameroon
Appointment Local Hire
Job Posted 23-Nov-2010
Closing Date 14-Dec-2010
Language Requirements English [Essential]; French [Essential]
Appointment Type
Background / General description

The Senior FMS will report to the Regional Manager for Financial Management (RMFM) and will be part of the regional financial management team. As an experienced staff member, she/he will perform the full range of duties with minimal supervision and works independently on complex problems, in terms of: meeting work-program targets (operational financial management for project preparation and supervision; fiduciary oversight; capacity-building and country-based fiduciary and development tasks, as well as ESW/AAA activities), assuring adequate quality, relevance and timeliness of inputs/outputs, as well as providing the necessary guidance and coaching to more junior members of the team.

Duties and Accountabilities

The specific duties and responsibilities of the Senior FMS will be agreed with the Manager and will include the following operational tasks:
 Provide substantive technical input into policy and strategic work in the field of FM – e.g. providing inputs to the CAS, etc. and for high visibility, politically sensitive projects.
 Assess the adequacy of the Borrower’s project financial management systems and their ability to manage and monitor World Bank financed projects. This includes budgeting, policies and procedures, internal controls, accounting, financial reporting and auditing;
 Carry out supervision work to ensure that projects financial management systems are functioning appropriately, including the periodic review of project financial management reports for financial performance;
 Provide advice and support to Borrower and the World Bank Task Teams on matters affecting financial management;
 Provide financial management guidance for the development of technical assistance programs and evaluate and monitor their implementation;
 Provide guidance and advice to borrowers and bank staff on capacity building in projects and with public sector accountability institutions.
 Working with other World Bank colleagues, play a leadership role in carrying out diagnostic work in the field of public and private sector financial management, formulating policy recommendations, and working with country authorities to implement agreed reforms
 Carry out the fiduciary aspects of new areas of business and provide relevant information on country specific issues to country units, sector staff and task teams on generic country specific financial management and disbursement issues
 Take a proactive role in working in and defining practice in the new areas of business and operational approaches– e.g. DPC, programmatic lending; sector wide programs involving donors jointly funding through the consolidated fund of Government, and decentralization to local governments; other financial management sector work e.g. anti-corruption, governance, new lending products.
 Develop strategies for harmonizing FM/disbursement approaches with other donors, playing a leading role in departmental or institutional task forces on developing and implementing policies and practices, fiduciary safeguards and the efficiency and effectiveness of business processes.

Selection Criteria

 Relevant degree plus membership of an internationally recognized professional accounting institute (CPA, CA or equivalent), with a minimum of 8 years of post-qualification experience. Given the strong public sector focus of this position, the qualifications at this level may be substituted to require an Advanced Degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. Public Sector Finance, etc.), together with relevant professional public sector experience. In these cases the requirement for a professionally licensed accounting qualification would be desirable not essential
 Knowledge of International Accounting Standards and International Standards on Auditing. Knowledge of current issues in FM, particularly relating to the public sector.
 Experience in designing and assessing internal control systems and procedures using internationally accepted control frameworks such as COCO.
 Strong experience in conducting fiduciary and PFM diagnostic and implementing reforms in this area. Ability to understand cross-cutting issues beyond FM/disbursement (e.g., procurement, governance, public sector management) at sector/country level.
 Experience in advising clients on the design and implementation of FM systems, including financial and management reports. Proven ability to conceptualize, design and implement FM capacity building initiatives.
 Experience in conducting audits, assessing auditor competence, and following up on issues raised by the audits.
 Experience in evaluating financial and project management reports and determining remedial actions to be taken by the Bank or borrower.
 Knowledge in the application of accounting, auditing and financial reporting systems and software packages. Good understanding of information systems and the application of new technology.
 Experience in financial statement analysis, their use in comparison with industry benchmarks and their application to particular circumstances.
 Ability to communicate effectively, in writing and orally, including situations requiring negotiation with Borrower representatives.
 Demonstrated ability to integrate sector specific knowledge with broader operational strategy and policies;
 Demonstrated ability to function as a team leader and to work collaboratively with various client stakeholders, including country teams and colleagues, government officials, and other donors; to search for common ground and where appropriate to recommend decisive action.
 Ability to deal sensitively in multi-cultural environments and discuss politically charged issues with confidence and finesse; to inspire trust and confidence in clients and colleagues at all levels; willingness to travel and to work flexibly on a range of assignments, and adjust to and prioritize a variety of complex evolving tasks

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