The East African Crude Oil Pipeline
Description
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline is hiring an Economist responsible for developing and maintaining robust economic models, long-term budgets, and cash flow forecasts to support strategic decision-making and business performance. The role provides critical financial insights through analysis of technical, commercial, and contractual data, enabling effective planning, negotiations, and optimization of asset value.
- Upgrade and maintain up to date the current Economic model (Excel)
- Create and maintain the associated “Modelling Recap” summary
- Provide all the economic KPIs of the asset(s) based on the technical, commercial, historical, and contractual inputs.
- Prepare the economic notes including results and sensitivities components for EACOP MD and SLT review by identifying the levers for improving performance and analyzing the results obtained. Present, where appropriate, the economic results of the studies carried out to the management.
- Master in an autonomous and dynamic way the “contractual” environment: Shareholder agreements, Host government agreement, Tariff and Transportation agreement, asset structure.
- Participate to all major recurring exercises: Budget, Rolling forecasts, 5 years plan
- Be involved in the negotiation dossier with the authorities and/or shareholders / shippers when relevant.
- Provide necessary information for financial control
- To carry out any other duties or tasks that may be required by the position.
Qualifications and experience:
- Minimum master’s degree or equivalent level.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in finance / business roles.
Technical competencies:
- Experience in finance or accounting or tax
- Experience in running economic model for budget forecasts.
- Excellent Microsoft Office skills and Excel in particular. Power BI type analysis application
- Any experience in technical areas of Oil and Gas is a plus.
Behavioral competencies:
- Precise communication skills to manage clients’ requests and deliver high quality results.
- Capability to explain complex results to a non-economist population.
- High availability: multiple deadlines and constraining timing.
- Reactivity and a sense of respect for deadlines.
- Perseverance to run multiple sensitivities. – Rigor & Analysis skills
