Finance Analyst

**About Us**

Santos provides reliable, affordable energy for progress and seeks to provide lower carbon energy over time.

Santos is a global energy company with operations across Australia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and the United States.

At Santos, our goal is to be a global leader in the energy evolution to low-carbon fuels that help the world decarbonise and continue to provide the reliable, affordable energy the world needs for modern life and human progress.

Santos is an important Australian domestic gas supplier and LNG supplier in Asia. We are committed to supplying critical fuels such as oil and gas, and abating emissions through carbon capture and storage, energy efficiency projects, use of renewables in our operations and high-quality offsets. Santos will also seek to develop low-carbon fuels as customer demand evolves.

For 70 years, Santos has been working in partnership with local communities, providing jobs and business opportunities, safely developing natural gas resources and from there powering industries and households.

Santos seeks to deliver long-term value to shareholders through our diverse portfolio of high-quality, long-life, low-cost oil and gas assets, carbon storage resources and infrastructure.

The Santos portfolio is value accretive and resilient across a range of decarbonisation scenarios. Santos has a climate transition action plan that will continue to evolve for the global energy evolution.

Santos has a regional operating model with a strong local focus. The Company’s operating structure comprises three regional business units focused on enabling and executing corporate strategy. Two divisions - Santos Energy Solutions and Santos Upstream Gas and Liquids - are accountable for global portfolio management and strategy.

**About The Role**

The Finance Analyst for the Barossa Project and Non-Operated Assets within the WA, NA & TL Regional Business Unit, plays a critical role in overseeing financial information and analysis for key project activities. This includes managing financial accounting, budgeting, and forecasting processes for both internal and Joint Venture stakeholders. Your insights will guide business decisions and ensure clarity on the financial performance of projects.

Key accountabilities include:

- Oversee all finance activities related to the Barossa Project and Non-Operated Assets within the WA, NA & TL Regional Business Unit portfolio.
- Maintain relationships with Joint Venture partners' finance representatives, deliver periodic and ad hoc financial reports, including Work Program & Budget (WP&B), Billing Statements, and Cash Call Statements, while ensuring compliance with Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) requirements and managing non-operated external audits.
- Ensure the accuracy of master data, prepare financial analysis and commentary, actively challenge costs, and identify opportunities for process improvements.
- Prepare monthly accruals, provide monthly commentary and analysis, and contribute to external reporting requirements.
- Deliver forward-looking financial analysis and insights to guide business decisions and improve financial performance.
- Business partnering with projects leadership and cost control teams to improve business outcomes.

**About You**
- Sound accounting experience, preferably in Big 4 or resources industry.
- Sound knowledge of accounting standards and financial reporting requirements.
- Highly proficient in MS office products and data modelling / manipulation
- Experienced SAP user
- Completed CPA, CA or equivalent.

**Supporting a Diverse Workforce**

Santos acknowledges that we operate on the traditional lands of Aboriginal people. We recognise the traditional rights to maintain the culture, identities, traditions, and customs on their country. We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome - they are essential to our ongoing success.

We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes us different.

Australian Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander jobseekers are strongly encouraged to apply.

**How to Apply**

Applications must be submitted via the online recruitment system before **COB 31 October 2024.**
- A requirement of this role is that you will need to have in place the legal work rights for Australia to apply._

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