General Manager - Cost Controller Job at Zigma Limited

Zigma Limited is an independent, indigenous energy company in Nigeria. Zigma’s mission, under its CEO Funmi Ogbue, is to become the first female-led ‘mini-major’ with interests in the upstream, midstream and downstream energy sectors, first in Nigeria and then in Africa more widely. Aligning with Funmi’s passion for improving local communities, Zigma will place Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) policies at the heart of its operations and aims to become a champion for the responsible development of African energy projects–at the same time as delivering significant value to its investors and partners.

Too often, women and children in Africa suffer the worst from the over-zealous exploitation of energy resources. Zigma believes this should stop. Join us on our journey.  Use the menu below to find out more about becoming a partner, an investor or a team member.  You can find out more about our current projects and partners by using the links here. Together, we will show that responsible, thoughtful behaviour can make a difference.  And deliver long term economic benefits to our investors, countries and our communities. 

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: General Manager - Cost Controller
Job Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Job Type: Full-time

About the job

• As a general manner, to provide assistance to the Project Management for all matters related to Budget and Cost Control for IMA Project activities and general Cost reporting.

Responsibilities

• To organize, co-ordinate and control all the activities by informing, supporting, and directing personnel in their roles, responsibilities and objectives.
• To give advice and propose improvements with regards to the IMA Project coding structure to be developed.
• To ensure the right implementation and propose improvements of Project and Corporate procedures, means and tools in order to ensure the efficient organization and operation of the Project Cost Control activities.
• To participate (from Cost Control point of view) in the preparation / consolidation and review of the various Project budgets and updates (internal and external / Annual and Multiyear) with inputs from the members of the Project
• Team and provide “ad hoc” economics support as required.
• To provide the necessary checks, approval functions for invoices submitted, in accordance with Contracts,
• Project & Company procedures, Sarbanes & Oxley requirements and DoA.
• To provide input into the UNISUP System, regarding payment schedules (cash calls), invoicing and cost control issues as required.
• To liaise actively with TEPNG Finance Department for all matters related to cost and accounting as required (Commitments, invoice processing and payment, accruals, payment claims and disputes...)
• To prepare for issuance the necessary Project cost information and data, Subsidiary and Partners / Shareholders / Concessionaire / Company.
• To assist in the cost assessment of any contract variations and identify any Project cost trends, drifts, variances data update and maintain the Project Final Cost Estimate, prepare the Monthly Cost Report with comments.
• To ensure strict confidentiality of all the Budget and Cost documentation (whatever its support)
• To timely report to Project Control Manager, highlighting achieved progress and timely reporting any area of concern or problem encountered; to assist and support him with all matters related to Cost Control.

Accountability:

• Organize his job in full respect and within the limits of defined and approved planning & budgets.
• Have good relationships with other Departments / Packages of the Division.
• Have good relationships with other TEPNG entities such as Strategy and Planning Division, Production
• Division, Drilling and Completion Division; Engineering, Project and Modifications Division.
• Ensure a transversal way of working, in a good team spirit.

Qualifications

• Professional Experience (years): 5-15
• Experience in similar position (years): 5
• Level / Diploma: Engineer, or equivalent.
• Languages: English mandatory

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their application and detailed CV to: engineering@zigmaltd.com using the Job Position as the subject of the mail.