Statoil is an international energy company with operations in 34 countries. Building on more than 35 years of experience from oil and gas production on the Norwegian continental shelf, we are committed to accommodating the world's energy needs in a responsible manner, applying technology and creating innovative business solutions. We are headquartered in Norway with 20,000 employees worldwide, and are listed on the New York and Oslo stock exchanges.

In just a few years Statoil has positioned itself as one of the largest lease holders in deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GoM). Our GoM portfolio consists of over 400 leases which are managed by our Exploration, Field Development and Operations groups. The company is also serviced by our Global Business Services (GBS) group.

Global Business Services (GBS) is Statoil’s internal supplier of global business support services including IT, finance, facility management, human resources, communication and business support projects. GBS’ ambition is to be a world class provider of business services, and we are conducting organisational changes in order to be able to deliver our services globally.

The company has invested more than USD $11 billion to date and looks forward to further developing the GoM as a core area. We have US offices located in Houston, Stamford and Washington D.C., and are looking for talented people to contribute to our growing activity base.

Job description

  • The SAP PRA Solution Architect will be a SAP PRA expert with a high degree of technical skills relating specifically to SAP PRA and an industry knowledge that will be drawn from past experiences working with SAP PRA.
  • Will have a much higher level of interaction with the master data used to record revenue, pay and report severance taxes, and distribute royalty for US Onshore and Offshore properties.
  • Will focus on the design of the SAP PRA solution and will work closely with the Super Users.
  • The main responsibility will be to ensure compliance with system architecture design and requirements from the Super Users.
  • Be on-site responsible for SAP Production and Revenue Accounting (PRA).
  • Be a part of a resource team with high A&C and cross-functional competence.
  • Developing and improving the PRA solution in SAP.
  • Participating in project work on architecture, design and building.
  • Testing, implementation and training.
  • Helping improve and standardise work processes.
  • Contributing to good integration between SAP and other systems.
  • Will be the first piont of contact for the following:
  • System configuration and enhancements
  • OSS notes
  • Document Statoil SAP PRA system design and reasoning for Statoil business areas
  • First line and initiator of SAP PRA testing within the US Production and Revenue Accounting group
  • Technical specialist support function related to master data setup and system design
  • System and master data design for special projects
  • Acquisitions
  • Offshore and Onshore PRA implementation
  • Ad hoc analysis and reporting design templates and queries
  • Participate in key planning meetings, specifically relating to new processes and design needs
  • Internal coordination between business areas to prioritize resources and projects needs.

Qualifications

  • Master/Bachelor degree or equivalent
  • SAP PRA
  • Financial accounting and controlling processes
  • International business understanding
  • Experience working with solutions for upstream onshore production and revenue accounting processes
  • Joint Venture accounting basics
  • Technical SAP financial accounting and controlling (FI/CO)
  • Cross functional understanding across the areas Accounting & Controlling, Treasury & Payments, Sales & Distribution, Procurement & Logistics and Human Resources

We offer

  • Statoil offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefit package
  • Statoil is an equal opportunity employer

Personal qualities

  • Be self-sufficient and take initiative
  • Have good communication and cooperation skills
  • Be systematic and analytical
  • Be service-minded and have a good business understanding
  • Continuously focus on how to simplify, improve and deliver results according to high quality standards
  • Our values are to be courageous, open, hands-on and caring. We believe in these qualities, which are essential for building an even stronger Statoil. If you can identify with them, you could be the one to strengthen our team
  • Candidates are expected to openly offer all relevant information about themselves during the recruitment process