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The Opportunity:
With your attention to detail, analytical skills and strong ability to deliver on deadlines, you will play a key role within the Athabasca Oil Sands Project (AOSP) finance team. Reporting directly to the Albian Manager – Performance Analysis & JV, you will be responsible for (1) budgeting, forecasting and reporting all Albian costs relating to the Senior Vice-President, GHG, Property Tax and Insurance business areas; and also (2) providing financial support to the Albian Major Projects team to produce their monthly financial deliverables in a timely and accurate manner.
This role also involves – for your responsible business areas – analyzing variances to budget & forecast, and presenting commentary to senior management in monthly cost / annual budget review meetings. Building relationships and effectively communicating with business stakeholders is also key for this role.
This opportunity will also enable you to gain a solid working knowledge and understanding of Athabasca Oil Sands Project (AOSP) Joint Venture (a material asset with CNRL’s portfolio), as well as the Oil Sands business in general.
Key Accountabilities:
- For each of the Albian SVP, Major Projects, GHG, Property Tax and Insurance business areas:
- Monthly analysis of actuals / full-year forecast vs budget (opex, capex, headcounts)
- Preparation, monitoring and analysis of monthly accruals (opex, capex)
- Budget: consolidation, analysis and submission of annual budget (opex, capex) and 10-year Long Range Plan
- Analyzing variances to budget & forecast, and presenting commentary to senior management in monthly cost / annual budget review meetings
Additional accountabilities:
- Maintaining appropriate financial controls and procedures, and provide finance advice to the budget holders in the Albian SVP, Major Projects, GHG, Property Tax and Insurance business areas
- Preparing the GHG and Property Tax monthly reconciliations requested by JV partners
- Assisting with JV partner audits of Albian, including: analyzing transactional evidence, and preparing responses to auditor information requests
- Building relationships and effectively communicating with the business on a regular basis
- Acting as mutual back-up for the Finance Analyst – Albian Corporate Allocations (primarily month-end accounting, reporting & forecasting as required) to ensure appropriate absence coverage and work-life balance
Other Details:
- This position is located in Calgary, AB
- Shift Schedule: 5X2 – Monday to Friday, 8 hours per day
- Competitive salary, stock options, stock savings plan and benefits
Skills & Qualifications:
- Typically 5+ years of related industry experience with University Degree in Accounting, Commerce, or Business Administration
- CPA Accounting designation preferred
- Familiarity and understanding of:
- Financial and management accounting
- Microsoft Office (including strong Excel skills)
- E1 (formerly JD Edwards) software, DAS and Essbase are considered an asset
- Organized, adaptive and flexible to deliver results in time-sensitive deadlines
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, work independently and pay attention to detail
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Why Canadian Natural?
CANADIAN NATURAL is a senior independent crude oil and natural gas exploration, development and production company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Our strong, diversified asset base is comprised of a balanced portfolio of light, synthetic, and heavy crude oil and natural gas. Canadian Natural operates in Canada, the United Kingdom and Offshore Africa.
At Canadian Natural, we strive to live through our mission statement: “To develop people to work together to create value for the Company’s shareholders by doing it right with fun and integrity.” We are committed to a long-term presence in the communities where we operate. Our activities create value by providing employment, business development opportunities, revenues to governments that contribute to spending on goods and services, and essential resources for public services, including health, safety, education and training.
Over the last 30 years, we have grown from a Company with nine employees to over 10,000 employees. We have increased our production from approximately 400 BOE/d in 1989 to more than one million BOE/d today.
Safety is a core value at Canadian Natural. We conduct all of our operations in a way that identifies, minimizes and mitigates harm to the health and safety of employees, contractors, the public and the environment
Canadian Natural Resources Limited – CNRL – is a publicly traded company on the TSX and NYSE as CNQ
Application deadline is March 1, 2024. Apply now!
Location: 2100, 855 – 2 Street S.W., Calgary, AB
HOW TO APPLY
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