Accountant Analyst

Purpose

The Accountant role will serve as the onshore face of Finance for Shell Argentina Country specific activities related to control framework. This includes being the focal point for the external auditor and well as other external stakeholders (e.g. government).  This also includes collaborating with Shell internal senior stakeholders in SBO, Business Finance and Center of Expertise ensuring to maintain our license to operate in all businesses in country.

It will have to preserve reputation and enhance value for the PSC clauses embedded in the concession agreements.

Accountabilities

- Ensure all statutory and legal returns are completed in accordance with local regulations and without penalty, providing legal interpretation & guidance on any changes in local legislation affecting the statutory accounting for Shell Argentina and any applicable legal entity/joint venture.

- Provide direct support to the Country Controller on specifics that require a certain level of business intimacy as well as good understanding of relevant tax and accounting guidelines and legislation.

- Lead technical accounting discussions to support the business that require a certain level of business intimacy as well as good understanding of relevant tax and accounting guidelines and legislation.

- Host External audits & provide support on JV Audits.

- Advise FO regarding Local statutory changes and requirements.

-  Support Revenue Transparency submission for Argentina

- Responsible for reconciling/investigating balances and performing a quarterly SOAR review of select account reconciliations focusing on large, material items focusing Local Statutory report.   

- Work closely in coordination with FiTB and commercial in aligning various commercial topics, including carry recovery.

- Monitor cost recovery performance through KPIs seeking new opportunities for increasing recoveries and implement/coordinate the Cost Recovery Exposure process. Strengthen control over Shell own costs, creating transparency on amounts observed, assess future risk created by new observations, enable monitoring at the required level.

- Guiding the finance organization to ensure adherence to the JV Accounting Procedure governance framework.

Dimensions

Legal Entity: Shell Argentina S.A. + 4 SOVs.

Businesses: Upstream (Unconventionals + Exploration DW) / DS (Chemicals / Lubes / Trading)

8 Joint Ventures (4 Operated and 4 Non-Operated) across the Neuquen and NOA basins.

Skills & Requirements

Proven demonstration of change management behaviors: e.g. building relationships, influencing course of action, flexible thinking, yielding creative solutions, commercial mind-set, self-starter, courageous.

A deep knowledge of Joint Venture Agreements, Industry Guidelines and Standards, and industry and country specific practices with regards to cost recovery, cost allocation processes and other accounting issues.

Strong analytical and core finance skills are required with the ability to identify cause and effect relationships, patterns, implications of data, and be able to integrate pieces into a meaningful whole.

Skilled level of Accounting & Reporting, including a strong understanding and ability to apply Local accounting GAAP and IFRS, within specific contexts such as capital vs. operating lease.

Continuous improvement and simplification mindset. Must have strong written and verbal skills and work effectively with diverse, multidiscipline teams with individual contributors and leaders from all levels of the organization.

(fluency in oral and written English and Spanish);