Asset Accountant
Job Description:
- Strong internal control mindset.
- High attention to accuracy and compliance.
- Ability to coordinate cross-functionally with operations and logistics teams.
- Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to challenge discrepancies and enforce policy compliance.
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
- 2-3 years of fixed asset accounting experience in industrial or oilfield services environments.
- Strong SAP FI-AA experience required.
- SAP PM integration with MM and PM experience strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of asset control frameworks.
Job duties description 1) Key Responsibilities
2.1. asset movement & transfers control
- Execute and control asset transfers across districts, and legal entities.
- Verify operational authorization and physical movement confirmation prior to posting.
- Ensure correct company code, cost center, profit center, and business unit allocation.
- Maintain full traceability and audit trail for all asset movements.
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies between physical and system locations.
2.2. Asset Disposal & Retirement Governance
- Process asset disposals including scrap, sale, loss, and write-off in SAP.
- Validate approvals, supporting documentation, and physical verification before retirement.
- Calculate and review gain/loss on disposal and ensure proper financial recognition.
- Ensure compliance with disposal approval hierarchy and corporate policies.
- Prevent unauthorized or premature asset retirement.
2.3. Workflow Compliance & Approval Controls
- Enforce asset transaction workflows and approval matrix requirements.
- Confirm approvals from asset owners, operations, and finance prior to processing.
- Ensure completeness of documentation for audit and compliance reviews.
- Identify control gaps and escalate non-compliance or policy violations.
- Support continuous strengthening of asset control procedures.
2.4. Asset–Equipment Integration & Operational Alignment
- Ensure alignment between SAP Fixed Assets and SAP PM equipment records.
- Review mapping between asset numbers and equipment IDs to prevent duplication.
- Coordinate with maintenance and operations when equipment is relocated, reassigned, or retired.
- Assist in maintaining asset hierarchy integrity for utilization and maintenance tracking.
2) Reporting, Reconciliation & Financial Integrity
- Prepare monthly asset movement, depreciation, and NBV reports.
- Reconcile SAP FI-AA balances with the General Ledger and investigate variances.
- Monitor capitalization vs expense classification compliance.
- Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
- Provide asset analytics to support utilization and capital efficiency reviews.
3) Compliance, Audit & Asset Safeguarding
- Ensure compliance with corporate policies, and internal controls.
- Support internal and external audits with complete documentation and explanations.
- Participate in periodic physical verification and asset utilization exercises.
- Highlight risks related to asset misstatement, loss, or control weaknesses.
4) Performance Success Indicators
- Zero unauthorized or unsupported asset movements.
- Accurate and fully reconciled asset register.
- Timely processing with full workflow compliance.
- Positive audit outcomes with no major findings.
- Improved asset traceability and control visibility.