Business Administrator/Cost Analyst/Role in Finance & Accounting

To get a position in Oil & Gas Companies, To provide exceptional performance, not just through recognition and rewards but also in my personal development.

Nov 2008 – Jul 2009
British Petroleum (BP) Azerbaijan SPU
Control & Financial Operations PU
Onshore Cost Reporting Team
Onshore Cost Analyst
Duties included:
Build and maintain sound business relationships with key customers, i.e. Cost Engineers, Controllers and Budget Holders
Prepare highly accurate and timely cost data
Be a focal point of contact for all Accounts Payable related issues and facilitate the invoice tracking and approval process
Ensure accurate accruals provision to Accounting Teams
Facilitation of compliance with Internal Controls: Financial Authority, contracts compliance, basic procurement rules
Be a focal point of accountability for all Payroll & Office (P&O) related issues: make a reconciliation of staff with management on a regular basis and review the system entries and ensure the system properly reflects the headcount for the usage in the P&O cost update exercises
Liaise with contracts people on any contractual requirements for 3rd party suppliers, vendor cost and progress reporting on a regular basis, provide information on the cost tracking structure to ensure proper commitments coding
Be a focal point of contact for Performance Indicators: outstanding invoices, outstanding personal balances.

Aug 2001 – Nov 2008
British Petroleum (BP) Azerbaijan SPU
HSE & Technical Directorate PU
AzSPU Engineering Authority and Technical Support Team
AzSPU Engineering Administrator
Duties included:
Provide administration and coordination to AzSPU Engineering Authority and Team Leaders
Facilitate the Invoice tracking and approval process
Raise Desktop Requisitions: LVS, LVM, SWO in Maximo system
Execute Purchase Orders with bp Vendors
Process monthly stipend payments of Engineering students at University of Florida, USA
Liaise with Managers, Engineering Authorities and Technical Authorities of bp UK & Houston offices on any contractual requirements
Arrange AzSPU Engineering OPRs with TDLT
Compile SDC data from Engineering subcontractors and prepare master SDC slide for LMF meetings.

Jun 1997 – Jul 1999
Azerbaijan International Operating Company(AIOC)/British Petroleum
Health, Safety and Environment Department
HSE Assistant
Duties included:
Provide administrative support services to General Manager

Sep 2000 – Jun 2002
Western University, MBA, Faculty of International Business
Diploma of Master Degree in Engineering Economics and Management (Honours degree)

Sep 1990 – Jun 1995
Azerbaijan State University of Foreign Languages, Faculty of English Language
Diploma of Master of Science in Languages (Majored in English)

Training Courses:
Oct 1998 – Project Management course, Azerbaijan International Operating Company
Oct 2002 - Project Management Essentials, The George Washington University course, School of Business & Public Management
Feb 2003 - Introduction to Western Accounting, Western Accounting Practices I, Ernst & Young Financial courses
2007 - 2008 Business English CAE level (Cambridge Advanced)

Profile: Team oriented, motivated, organized, extremely responsible, quick learner, energetic, trustworthy, flexible, resourceful, broad-minded, attentive, disciplined

Languages: English (fluent), Russian (fluent), Azeri (native), Turkish (fluent), Arabic (beginner)

Computer Literacy: Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Project), Commercial Browser, Maximo, SAP, VTA, TAS, SharePoint,
Outlook Express, Internet Explorer

Trainings/Seminars:
Jul 1999, USAID US Agency for International Development – Credit Programmes, Applications and Financial Management
Sep 2002, British Petroleum, CIPS – Managing your Contracts More Effectively
2004, British Petroleum - On-Job training in Finance Team FC&A, Accounts Payable and Treasury Teams
Feb 2005, British Petroleum - Introduction to the Oil & Gas Industry
Jun 2005, British Petroleum - Mastering Finance for Non-Financial Managers
Sep 2005, British Petroleum Training Center, London, UK - Managing Time & Pressure Course
Sep 2006, Dnata Conference Center, Dubai, UAE - Petroleum Project Economics 1
Nov 2006, British Petroleum - Financial Foundation Course
Sep 2007, British Petroleum Sunbury office, London, UK - Oil & Gas Accounting Concepts
2007-2008, British Council - Business English CAE level (Cambridge Advanced)
Nov 2008, British Petroleum - Introduction to Finance & Economics Finance course