Finance & Accounting

Finance Manager

Executive Joint Venture & Operation Accountant
PETRONAS Mauritania Ltd 12/2007 - Presently

• Maintenance of reporting framework for PETRONAS joint venture interests in Mauritania.
• Preparation of joint venture financial statements and cash calls.
• Liaison with Joint Venture partners and external auditors.
• Regional Budget monitoring & Mgmt reporting
• Project accounting
• PSC budget preparation & consolidation
• Budget & performance monitoring & Analysis
• Project & cost centre creations and FA Assets Maintenance

Management Accountant
Woodside Mauritania Energy Ltd 09/2005 – 12/2007

Management accounting
• Preparation of Business Unit and Joint Venture annual budget and quarterly forecasts.
• Providing support for development and deployment of the business plan (including economic project evaluations, performance measurement reporting, month-end close and controllership support)

Joint Venture and PSC accounting
• AFE control and governance (best practice cost management practices in a PSC environment)
• Maintenance of reporting framework for Woodside’s joint venture interests in Mauritania.
• Preparation of joint venture financial statements and cash calls.
• Review and analysis of production, evaluation, development and exploration expenditure including variance analysis and trends.
• Management of PSC compliance and reporting requirements (with key focus on cost recovery)
• Liaison with Joint Venture partners, external auditors and banks
Financial accounting
• Application of AIFRS accounting standards for Woodside subsidiary companies in Mauritania (including asset impairment review, revenue entitlement recognition, fixed assets and UOP depreciation, accounting for restoration costs and exploration activities etc).
• Preparation of statutory audited financial statements (including cash flows and disclosures
for commitments, contingent liabilities, subsequent events etc)

Master degree in Project Management 09/2004 - In progress
University of Québec, Canada

Master degree in Finance 09/2001 - 12/2003
University of Québec, Canada

Bachelor in Business Administration 09/1997 -01/2000 University of Québec, Canada