National Petroleum Authority Recruitment (3 Positions)

Scope & General Purpose:
Leads and coordinates the Authority’s financial planning and budget management functions and responsible for conducting the day to day accounting and financial activities for the UPPF as well as reconciliations of bank accounts and investments of both the Authority and UPPF.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities:
Primary:

• Prepares management reports and presents findings and recommendations to top management including the Board of Directors
• Oversees daily operations of UPPF whiles directing and participating in cost analysis and rate studies

Major:

• Coordinates the preparation of the rolling budget program, annual draft budget, quarterly forecasts of year end with staff and committees
• Benchmarking KPI’s for measuring the financial and operating performance of the Authority and departments
• Establish and maintain relations with banks and other financial institutions
• Assist in establishing and implementing short and long term departmental goals, policies, priorities and procedures relating to financial management, budget, accounting or payroll
• Oversees cash flows, bank accounts and cheque books
• Monitor information and investments, providing all reports and liaising with the Finance Director on matters of investments

Required Skills or Experience

The candidate must have:

• BSc in Administration, Economics, Finance or related discipline. An MBA and/or professional qualifications (e.g. ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) would be an added advantage
• At least 8 years experience of managing a finance section including strategic and commercial development
• Experience of preparing management reports involving manipulation and interpretation of figures and data
• Excellent written and oral communication skills including report writing, negotiation and presentation
• Ability to manage a team with high level of enthusiasm, self motivation and self discipline
• Demonstrate initiative and timeliness in the execution of task with excellent skills in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

2. Head, Internal Audit

Scope & General Purpose:
Oversees, leads and coordinates all inspections of the facilities of petroleum service providers and reviews plans and policies for the growth of the industry whiles ensuring compliance with all rules, regulations, etc. made under the NPA Act 691.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities:
Primary:

• Reviews the applications for licenses and permits of various Petroleum Service Providers and makes appropriate recommendations for the grant and issue of such licenses or permits
• Leads a team to oversee the physical inspection of proposed or existing sites and submit appropriate inspection reports with recommendations to enable issuance of permits/licenses

Major:

• The Chief Inspector may at reasonable times enter or request subordinates to enter premises used or suspected to be used by a petroleum service providers to investigate activities there
• Inspect the required license of the petroleum service provider, the premises and any other thing which is relevant to an investigation
• Ensures that displayed prices of petroleum products are consistent with prescribed petroleum pricing formula
• Ensures applicants requiring the renewal of their licenses submit all required documentation such as performance statistics, annual reports, etc, in the appropriate formats for approval before the renewal of license is granted
• Maintains a Register of licenses issued to various categories of PSPs
• Monitor standards of performance and quality of service of PSPs
• Leads in the development of guidelines for PSPs
• Issues licenses and permits to qualified applicants
• Develops rules and regulations, codes of practice and standard of performance for petroleum service providers in the sector

Required Skills or Experience