What’s the role

This role is part of the controlling and reporting team supporting Shell Malaysia Exploration and Production (SMEP). Operating in a highly complex Production Sharing Contract (PSC) environment, SMEP engages in the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas resources with our JV partners and PETRONAS. This role is a perfect opportunity to develop broad skills related to Group and statutory reporting activities, our systems, process excellence and Shell Control Framework.

Shell Malaysia Exploration and Production (SMEP) has a large portfolio of assets (offshore and onshore in various locations), encompassing 20+ active Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) through 7 legal entities, involving more than 10+ JV partners, local states and a National Oil Company (PETRONAS).

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What you’ll be doing

Reporting Analyst reports directly to the SMEP LEC. The role will be part of the pool of analysts supporting SMEP with scope continuously defined based on value and risk. In this role you will interface with business stakeholders, your finance in the business colleagues, Commercial, Tax and Treasury colleagues, as well as external auditors.

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What you bring

The key responsibilities related to controlling and reporting support for the pool will include, but not limited to:

• Reporting & Analysis: Handling a variety of financial/business activities related to month-end close and reporting. This includes journal posting, capital expenditure, IFRS16 leases, and depreciation. Deliver group reporting, statutory reporting, and manage any other submissions (e.g. Payments to Government Reporting, 20-F Annual Report, government and local regulatory requirement, etc.). Perform reviews on period-end results and provide commentaries on movements and balances, conduct analyses to solve repetitive or patterned information and data queries/problems.
• Control and Financial Compliance: Operate SOX and internal controls in line with Work Instructions and Group controls framework. Ensure financial controls are in place to protect value and minimize leakages, enhance accounting systems, and ensure compliance with Group accounting policies. Provide regular support to both external & internal auditors including Statutory, government and SIA.
• Balance Sheet Reconciliations: Perform reconciliations ensuring timely compliance with control requirements.
• Process Improvement and Optimization: Identify and suggest improvements in reporting processes, systems, and procedures. Ensure processes are proportionate to their value and risk and actively contribute to identifying and implementing improvement opportunities.
• Resource Management: Support lead in pooling of resources to manage workload across peaks and activities.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Maintain close collaboration with various Group functions/feeder processes where relevant to enable successful delivery of reporting task and support various finance stakeholders, including Finance Manager, Commercial, Tax, Treasury, etc.

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Requirements
Preferably a Graduate in a finance related discipline with a Professional Qualification (MIA/ACCA/CIMA/ACA or equivalent) with minimum 3 years working experience in finance and accounting.

• Understanding of IFRS accounting Standards and reporting requirements
• Ability to work independently under an environment of change
• Strong communication skills & stakeholder management skills
• Positive influencing skills and flexible co-operative approach.
• Strong Continuous Improvement skills and Learner Mindset
• Ability to work independently under an environment of change
• Prior upstream accounting exposure and SAP accounting system is an added advantage

Note that this job description contains generic, non-exhaustive information on the scope, expected deliverables and requirements of the role.

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Shell Business Operations (SBO) in Malaysia

Shell Business Operations (SBO) is a chain of operational centers that form an integral part of Royal Dutch Shell. We influence business development for Shell globally, enabling the work of 93,000 employees in over 70 countries across the world.

SBO Kuala Lumpur is home to 11 different functions that support Shell within the Southeast Asia, Oceania, and Middle East region. Housing more than 2000 employees, SBO Kuala Lumpur is focused on driving excellent corporate performance that enable Shell to operate in a global competitive and ever-changing business environment.

Shell Business Operations (SBO) Kuala Lumpur is focused on driving excellent corporate performance in Contracting and Procurement, Creative Solutions, Customer Operations, Finance Operations, Human Resource, Information Technology, Legal Operations, Retail Centre of Excellence, Supply Chain, Technical Asset Operation and Upstream Transformation. We enable Shell to operate in a global-competitive and ever-changing business environment

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