Job title: Site Accountant
Department: Finance
Reporting to: Fincial Accountant
Job Family: Facilities
Location: Turkana – Field based
Job Ref No. PD/FIN/SA/2026
Gulf Energy is a major indigenous East African energy group headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. The company primarily operates across oil and gas exploration, supply and trading, and power generation.
Job Summary
Manage field payments through open account and other approved channels, while supporting the Field Operations Manager and Finance department in organizing and coordinating operational activities. Undertake general office administrative duties to ensure smooth day-to-day operations as directed.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage Open float
- Administer activities in accordance with Petty Cash Policy & Procedures
- Enter transactions into Odoo sytem.
- Reconcile Open float to Odoo balance.
- Prepare a schedule of all outstanding Staff and Department Advances
- Maintain secure control of voucher books and paper documents
- Keep database of community payments.
- Provide general office support for the Field Area Manager.
- Perform other finance-related duties as required, such as office support to the Finance team, time writing for field support, specific AP non-conflicting segregation of duties posting tasks, some inventory management task
Qualifications
Education:
- Degree and CPA/ACCA part qualification.
- At least 1 year working experience in a similar role.
- Experience of working in the upstream oil and gas industry would be an added advantage.
Skills & Competencies:
- Resident of Turkana.
- High attention to detail and quality, ‘first right time’ approach
- Demonstrates good judgment in escalating issues when necessary.
- High integrity and commitment to confidentiality.
- Able to work with minimum supervision.