Oil and Gas (Petroleum) Fiscal/Economic Modeler / Revenue Specialist

Oil and Gas (Petroleum) Fiscal/Economic Modeler / Revenue Specialist Full-time

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ProSidian Seeks a Oil and Gas (Petroleum) Fiscal/Economic Modeler / Revenue Specialist 541690 Contract Contingent located in Cape Town South Africa to support an engagement for U.S. Govt. International Technical Assistance Program (ITAP) providing assistance on technical, regulatory, environmental, and financial management for national development on a range of energy and non-energy resources. Key Areas of Focus: 1) policy, legal, and regulatory reform; 2) technical, operational, and economic analysis; 3) financial mechanisms and market creation; 4) economic mgmt., transparency and fiscal policy; 5) environmental impacts and social and community issues related to resource development. ProSidian provides technical assistance and training related to four Capacity Challenges: 1) TECHNICAL understanding of resources and new extractive technologies / techniques 2) FINANCIAL mgmt. of revenues from the sector 3) LEGAL best practices for international laws and regulations 4) ENVIRONMENTAL protections for people and environment from sector impacts. Typical country stakeholders include: Govt. officials (national, municipal, regional and village levels); Legislators; national, state, and local regulators; communities (inc. vulnerable groups).

• Serve as leading Oil and Gas industry adviser to regulated businesses, economic regulators, law firms and investors internationally. We have been involved in a wide range of engagements drawing on our economics, finance, and econometrics and accounting expertise.
• Provide critical insight and expert reports in the context of periodic regulatory reviews, strategic decision-making, public policy debates, M&A transactions and competition cases.
• Perform financial modeling and valuation of energy assets and support regulatory and M&A due diligence;
• Design price controls and regulatory frameworks based on established and planned regulatory and commercial strategy to develop economic impact assessments and cost-benefit analyses.
• Develop and apply bespoke approaches to solve complex, unstructured problems in a logical manner.
• Develop and implement advanced methods for Oil and Gas capacity expansion modeling, including representation of investor behavior, market design, and power system operation across multiple timescales.
• Write and publish results of methods in peer-reviewed journals and/or technical reports.
• Collaborate with analysts working on other modeling teams to relate inputs and outputs across models.
• Work with senior researchers to develop Oil and Gas modeling tools to incorporate investor behavior and wholesale market design impacts across multiple timescales into long-term planning decisions.
• Communicate results through peer-reviewed journal articles and presentations.
• Analyze and provide answers to a wide variety of commercial, economic, financial, operational, regulatory issues/questions in support of the development of international Oil and Gas projects.

Leadership, Communication, Government financial management, budgeting, financial modeling, reporting, presentations and at least (10) years of Management in fields related to Oil, Gas, Extractives with specialty in management and operations, law, geology, policy, valuations, Corporate Finance, M&A, Energy Investments, environmental policy compliance, Energy Development, Energy Infrastructure, Commodities Management, or Natural Resource markets.

The focus of this work shall be in priority regions & countries across The Western Hemisphere Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Panama, and Suriname ; Europe And Eurasia Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Albania, and Ukraine ; Sub-Saharan Africa Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritania, Namibia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tanzania, and South Africa ; The Middle East And North Africa Algeria, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia ; and Asia And The Pacific India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Vietnam, Burma, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka .

The Oil and Gas (Petroleum) Fiscal/Economic Modeler / Revenue Specialist shall have Minimum of Ten (10) years of consecutive employment in a position with comparable responsibilities within the past five (5) years, must be able to use a computer to communicate via email; and Proficient in Microsoft Office Products (Word/Excel/Powerpoint) and related tools and technology required for the position.

• Bachelor's Degree in math, economics, finance, math, statistics, computer science or another relevant discipline from a college or university; advanced degree in statistics, actuarial science, or applied mathematics preferred.
• Ability to apply independent logical thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions and make actionable strategic recommendations.
• Ability to establish workflows, manage multiple projects, meet necessary deadlines, and work without supervision.
• Demonstrated experience presenting research findings to broad-technical and non-technical-audiences is also desired.
• Experience with equilibrium-based modeling approaches, such as mathematical programs with equilibrium constraints (MPECs) or Mixed Complementary Problems (MCPs), as well as experience with an agent or actor-based modeling, uncertainty analysis, or other behavior-related approaches is strongly preferred.
• General familiarity with programming skills including languages relevant to model development, optimization, and database analysis (Preferred languages: GAMS, Julia, Python, R).
• General familiarity with the following software: SAS, R, SQL and other tools such as Bloomberg, the Markets/Capital IQ; Thomson Reuters.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Knowledge of other relevant analytical software is also desirable.
• Relevant experience in Oil and Gas (Petroleum) regulation at a state/federal regulatory body or an Oil and Gas (Petroleum) company or at another consultancy preferred.
• The ideal candidate will have both an eye for the big picture, and for detail with effective communication orally and in writing, including experience writing formal reports and presentations.

As a condition of employment, all employees are required to fulfill all requirements of the roles for which they are employed; establish, manage, pursue, and fulfill annual goals and objectives with at least three (3) goals for each of the firm's eight ProSidian Global Competencies 1 - Personal Effectiveness 2 - Continuous Learning 3 - Leadership 4 - Client Service 5 - Business Management 6 - Business Development 7 - Technical Expertise 8 - Innovation & Knowledge Sharing (Thought Leadership) ; and to support all business development and other efforts on behalf of ProSidian Consulting.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Teamwork - ability to foster teamwork collaboratively as a participant, and effectively as a team leader
• Leadership - ability to guide and lead colleagues on projects and initiatives
• Business Acumen - understanding and insight into how organizations perform, including business processes, data, systems, and people
• Communication - ability to effectively communicate to stakeholders of all levels orally and in writing
• Motivation - persistent in pursuit of quality and optimal client and company solutions
• Agility - ability to quickly understand and transition between different projects, concepts, initiatives or work streams
• Judgment - exercises prudence and insight in decision-making process while mindful of other stakeholders and long-term ramifications
• Organization - ability to manage projects and activity, and prioritize tasks

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Business Tools - understanding and proficiency with business tools and technology, including Microsoft Office. The ideal candidate is advanced with Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word, and proficient with Adobe Acrobat, data analytic tools, and Visio with the ability to quickly learn other tools as necessary.
• Commitment - to work with smart, interesting people with diverse backgrounds to solve the biggest challenges across private, public and social sectors
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