Finance specialist – Accounting Operations Analyst - Baker Hughes

Baker Hughes Company is the world’s first and only fullstream provider of integrated oilfield products, services and digital solutions. Drawing on a storied heritage of invention, BH harnesses the passion and experience of its people to enhance productivity across the oil and gas value chain. BH helps its customers acquire, transport and refine hydrocarbons more efficiently, productively and safely, with a smaller environmental footprint and at lower cost per barrel. Backed by the digital industrial strength of GE, the company deploys minds, machines and the cloud to break down silos and reduce waste and risk, applying breakthroughs from other industries to advance its own. With operations in over 120 countries, the company’s global scale, local know-how and commitment to service infuse over a century of experience with the spirit of a startup – inventing smarter ways to bring energy to the world. Follow Baker Hughes Company on Twitter @BHCo, or visit us at BH.com.

Essential Functions / Responsibilities:

• The Finance Specialist demonstrates accountability for functional, business, and branch objectives. In this role you will integrate and develop processes that meet business needs across the branch, manage complex issues within functional area of expertise
• Serve as a business partner to the operating team to support business initiatives, growth, and profitability
• Partner with technical/business leaders and staff to drive operating performance and act as champion for cost optimization, productivity, inventory accuracy & utilization, as well as inventory standard settings
• Ensure the implementation of financial policies & procedures
• Perform and support internal and external audits and ensure controllership and consistency of accounting process across the operations, drive controllership awareness and processes through operations teams and ensures finance compliance

 Country/product-line Responsibilities :

• The Lead Finance Specialist should be able to support the day to day need including and not limited to:
  • Coordination with the global finance centers the bookkeeping for the branch, being the initiator or provider of the financial documents for the internal process (R2R, B2P, I2C, account reconciliation)
  • Initiate and complete the translation of NP branch’s commercial documents allowing registration of contracts and invoices for stamp tax.
  • Registration of customs Contracts and PO with Tax authority
  • Enabling stamp tax payment following registration of invoices in tax dep.
  • follow up collections & physical submission of invoices to the customer
  • Issue invoices to customs when required through the proper workflow
  • Monitor client’s past due and claim for payment
  • Collection of local cheques for LYD portion and ensure cheques are deposited it in the local Bank
  • Representation of the branch in Tax dep & SS authority
  • Be the custodian of the local cheque books
  • Monitor the local payment, organize the reception of supplier’s invoices and local physical achieve
  • Full compliance on SS and PIT tax payment, focal point with tax consultant
  • Interaction with the local Law firm and coordination with the branch legal counsel any issue regarding corporates compliance.

Qualifications / Requirements:

Master’s’s degree in Accounting or Finance

At least 2 additional years of experience in a financial position

Preferred candidate with previous experience on oilfield and GE or Baker Hughes

Desired Characteristics:

· Master of Business Administration is preferred

· Able to anticipate, identify, and resolve complex financial issues

· Demonstrated team leadership ability

· Strong oral and written communication skills

· Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

· PC proficiency

· Established analytical and project management ability

Location Libya ,Tripoli

Baker Hughes Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.