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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.

 

Based at our Perth office, we are seeking an experienced and dynamic Financial Controller to lead a team of four in overseeing financial matters for our WA, NA & TL Business Unit. As the Financial Controller, you will play a pivotal role in managing finance activities for our operating assets in addition to financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and analysis across the wider regional business unit. Your work will directly contribute to the strategic direction and operational performance of the business unit.

You will work closely with the General Manager – Finance & IS, and other senior operational and finance leaders to establish strategic direction and deliver key objectives for the Business Unit. 

As part of our finance leadership team, you'll have the opportunity to shape the future of the WA, NA & TL Business Unit through strategic financial planning and analysis. You will be integral in driving the division's financial success, collaborating with senior leaders, and implementing initiatives that positively impact the business.

You're a results-driven finance leader with a proven track record in managing financial operations across complex, multi-location environments. With a strong grasp of financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting, you excel at translating data into actionable insights that drive business success. Your excellent communication skills allow you to engage and influence senior leadership, ensuring alignment and effective decision-making. You bring a wealth of experience in implementing accounting policies and financial systems, coupled with a proactive approach to identifying opportunities for performance improvement.   

You must be CA/CPA qualified, hold a degree qualification and or demonstrate significant training and experience within directly relevant role(s), within large corporate environments. 

  

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. 

 

Applications must be submitted via the online recruitment system before COB Thursday 23rd of January 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 

https://recruitment.santos.com/