Job Family Group: Finance

Worker Type: Regular

Experience Level: Experienced Professionals

What s the role

The Assets Lead / Business Controller is a senior finance leadership role supporting a performance unit involved in major growth projects and oil and gas production. The role is accountable for accounting, reporting, planning, and financial appraisal, while partnering closely with the business to improve performance and support decision-making. You will work with a broad set of stakeholders, including joint venture partners, auditors, government representatives, and internal finance and business teams. This is an opportunity for an experienced finance leader who combines solid technical capability with commercial insight, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to lead people and drive change in a dynamic environment.

What you ll be doing

As a senior business-facing finance leader, you will lead a team responsible for delivering high-quality internal and external reporting for the performance unit, while ensuring compliance with the Shell control framework. You will oversee performance appraisal, business analysis, and key finance processes, including support for joint venture accounting and audits. The role requires close collaboration with finance teams across Country, Business and Functions, as well as the wider Reporting & Analysis and Finance Operations community. Through strong P&L;, balance sheet, and cash flow appraisal, you will identify risks, performance gaps, and opportunities to improve value. You will also help simplify processes, strengthen controls, and develop a high-performing team.

The role has broad accountability across reporting, accounting, performance management, financial controls, and team leadership. Key responsibilities include:

- Lead the delivery of monthly performance reporting,



latest estimates, quarterly updates, and business monitoring, working closely with finance operations and business finance teams.
- Ensure timely and accurate statutory, group, regulatory, ministry, and joint venture partner reporting for the performance unit.
- Contribute to business planning activities and provide financial insight to support strategic decision-making and delivery of team priorities.
- Provide expert guidance on the application of financial accounting policies and standards, including Group reporting requirements and IFRS, and lead the financial accounting treatment of material events such as impairments, decommissioning and restoration provisions, and mergers, acquisitions and divestments.
- Lead fit-for-purpose reviews of P&L;, balance sheet, and cash flow performance to identify value opportunities, financial and business risks, and actionable insights for stakeholders.
- Oversee key asset finance processes such as Value of Work Done, Approval For Expenditure, cost and capex reporting, and manual journal entries.
- Drive working capital performance by reviewing receivables, payables, and inventory balances, removing process blockages, and strengthening accountability across teams.
- Lead and develop the team, managing priorities across reporting cycles and peak periods, and allocating work through a clear value and risk lens.

What you bring





We are looking for an experienced senior finance qualified with strong leadership capability and a track record of working effectively across complex stakeholder environments. You should bring:

- At least 12 years of relevant working experience
- Bachelor s Degree in Finance or any related, MBA or qualifications in CA CIMA, ACCA, CMA, CPA, CS
- Strong experience in financial and management reporting, performance appraisal, and Group / IFRS accounting.
- Proven ability to translate complex financial issues into transparent business insights and practical actions.
- Experience leading teams and coordinating work across multiple dimensions including data and digital transformations.
- Strong commercial and analytical capability, with the ability to identify key value drivers and relevant performance measures.
- Experience supporting complex businesses in dynamic environments through planning, appraisal, and decision support.
- Confidence to work independently, lead through ambiguity, and drive change and continuous improvement.
- Ability to balance technical accounting judgment with business and joint venture partner considerations.
- Resilience and sound prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage competing deadlines while maintaining attention to detail.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain financial matters clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
- A continuous improvement mindset, with a focus on operational excellence, simplification, and sharing best practices.

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