AddressAbout 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
Based at our global headquarters in Adelaide, a fantastic opportunity exists to lead the Corporate Financial, Planning & Analysis (Corporate FP&A) team as Finance Manager – Corporate Planning & Analysis. The position reports directly into the Group Controller - Finance and is responsible for leading the Corporate and Corporate FP&A teams in the delivery of high-quality financial planning, forecasting, reporting and analysis for the Corporate Functions and consolidated Group.
Key accountabilities include:
- Lead the development and execution of the corporate budgeting and forecasting process, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and accurate financial projections.
- Manage the preparation and presentation of monthly executive level financial reports, highlighting key performance metrics, trends and insights to support executive decision-making for the Executive Team
- Proactively engage with the Regional Business Unit Executive Vice Presidents, the Executive Vice President Santos Energy Solutions, the Executive Vice President Upstream Gas & Liquids and Senior Finance Executives (Group Controller, CFO) to provide critical financial insights, contribute to strategic discussions, and influence business outcomes.
- Mentor and develop finance staff, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth, while building a high-performing finance team.
- Oversee the timely and accurate production of latest estimates, providing actionable insights into potential financial outcomes and risks.
- Deliver on all analysis associated with Half-Year and Full-Year board reporting
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather relevant financial data, analyse variances, and identify opportunities for process improvements.
- Provide financial analysis to senior leadership, translating complex financial information into strategic recommendations to support effective decision-making.
- Foster relationships with broad base internal stakeholders, including financial services & systems, Investor Relations, Legal, Commercial Corporate Development, Treasury, Tax, Regional Business Units and Functional Divisions.
- Drive efficiencies, system improvements, and innovative approaches in financial planning and analysis to enhance business performance.
- Stay current with Oil and Gas industry trends, regulatory changes, and best practices in corporate finance, incorporating relevant insights into financial strategies and analyses.
- Other duties as required at the direction of the Group Controller or Chief Financial Officer.
- Compliance with the Santos Management System (SMS), Santos Delegation of Authority (DOA) and Santos Corporate Governance and Safety requirements
About you
Holding a recognised Accountancy Qualification (ICAA, CPA or equivalent), the ideal candidate will possess significant senior level experience in finance, with in-depth knowledge and understanding of corporate finance principles and financial planning and analysis. Additionally, candidate will demonstrate excellent communication and presentation skills, with confidence to interact with C-suite executives.
Whilst not essential, experience of having worked in the Oil and Gas sector and knowledge of SAP FI module, would be held in high regard.
If this role sounds of interest, we want to hear from you - apply now!
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 12th July 2024.
A requirement of this role is that you will need to have in place the legal work rights for Australia to apply.
Potential Scams
There are a number of fake adverts that are impersonating Santos Limited, in these instances you will receive an e-mail from a generic e-mail address. We do not make offers without interviews or due diligence taking place. You will know if an advert is genuine if you are directed to the Santos company careers page to apply which is recruitment.santos.com.
