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Insurance and Tax Section Head

  • Location:

    Basrah

  • Sector:

    Oil & Gas

  • Contact:

    Omid Miri

  • Job ref:

    3686

  • Published:

    over 1 year ago

  • Expiry date:

    2023-11-19

mselect is looking to hire an Insurance and Tax Section Head for an international oil and gas operator in Basrah. Candidates must have a minimum of 8 years of accounting experience in the oil and gas industry. Fluency in English is a must.

JOB OBJECTIVE
To support Finance Manager in managing Insurance & tax exposure for operations and maintaining sound relationship with Insurance companies & Tax Authorities in accordance to companyโ€™s policies and procedures.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

People Management:
  • Supervise the activities and work performed by direct reports to ensure that it is carried out in an efficient and effective manner, in line with sections policies and procedures & Assetโ€™s expectations
  • Recommend training and development interventions for team members to build their capabilities
Insurance:
  • Arrange optimal insurance policy for Asset
  • Ensure cost-effective coverage, terms and conditions across insurance policies
  • Manage Asset wide insurance matters including reviewing operations, identifying gaps, and recommending new coverages as & when needed
  • Coordination of all insurance and risk related requests from internal stakeholders, including Legal, Finance, Human Resources, Operations, Internal Audit and Head Office
  • Management of external partner relationships, including insurance brokers, third-party administrators and insurance companies
  • Reviews contracts and agreements for insurance provisions to ensure compliance with local law and best practices and identify risk management concerns
  • Manage Assetโ€™s risk exposure and arrange periodical review / risk assessment to ensure they are consistent with best practices
  • Coordinate with Insurance broker on the settlement of insurance claims with insurers
  • Arranging training sessions through Insurance Broker to educate the Companyโ€™s staff about insurance and risk related matters
  • Arrange necessary approvals from within Asset and from external regulatory authorities for Insurance related activities, where applicable
Taxation:
  • Actively identifying tax risks and opportunities in existing or new business transactions
  • Reviewing all corporate tax filings
  • Lead all indirect tax activities including implementation and maintenance of indirect tax best practices with the assistance of internal staff and external resources
  • Manage internal and external resources to complete timely filing of all returns
  • Maintain tax calendars
  • Provide timely, comprehensive indirect tax advice, support & training for internal business units
  • Complying with the requirements of local tax laws
  • Liaison with Tax Consultants for all tax related issues
  • Ensure accurate and timely data preparation for all reporting obligations and submission of all relevant reports to tax authorities
  • Collaborate and coordinate with tax authorities and external tax advisors
  • Independently extracting and collating information from Financial systems for filing various returns under CGT
  • Independently ensuring that the taxes are paid, and returns are filed within the Statutory due dates
  • Keeping abreast of the recent developments in law and updating the team on amendments which will impact business
  • Act as the key point of contact and support for indirect compliance tax matters and input for specific projects
Other Tasks:
  • Review quarterly cost recovery invoices and ensure completeness, accuracy and compliance with related contractual & legal requirements
  • Follow-up for quarterly cost recovery invoices from regulatory authorities
  • Support Audit team in local BOC cost recovery Audits
  • Policies, Systems, Processes and Procedures
  • Contribute to the identification of opportunities for the continuous improvement of systems, processes and practices to increase productivity and operational efficiency
  • Implement all relevant policies, processes, procedures and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner
Health, Security, Safety and Environment:
  • Follow all relevant companyโ€™s health, security, safety and environmental policies, processes, procedures and instructions to ensure Health and Safety compliance in all aspects of work by applying them on self, others and corporate assets

COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Internal:
  • Asset President / Financial Division Head
  • Asset teams
  • Legal
  • Internal Auditors
  • CPL
External:
  • BOC
  • Government Agencies
  • Tax Authorities
  • Tax Consultant
  • External Auditors
  • Insurance brokers

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

Minimum Qualifications:
  • A masterโ€™s degree in Accounts/ finance/ management or CA/CPA qualification or equivalent
Minimum Experience:
  • 8 years of accounting experience in the Oil and Gas industry
Job-Specific Skills:
  • Advanced financial analysis skills
  • Knowledge and understanding of Asset and Groupโ€™s financial policies and regulations
  • Knowledge and understanding of local regulatory policies
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Coaching and mentoring skills
  • Good attention to detail
  • Excellent analytical capabilities and problem-solving abilities


*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.
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