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Obek Group of Companies Limited (OBEK Group) is a Nigerian & Houston-based international conglomerate involved in manufacturing, agriculture, construction, energy services, and large-scale EPCIC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation & Commissioning) projects for oil & gas, infrastructure, and real estate, aiming to transform Nigeria’s socio-economic landscape through technology and experienced project delivery. The company operates across diverse sectors, focusing on sustainable industrial energy and complex project management.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Record-to Report & Tax Officer

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Job Type: Full-time

Job Description

• The successful candidate will manage the Record-to-Report (F4) and Tax & Compliance (F6) processes, ensuring accurate financial records, timely month-end close, complete reconciliations, statutory compliance and audit readiness across the Group.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate General Ledger records and accounting journals.
• Perform bank, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, payroll, inter-ME and other balance-sheet reconciliations.
• Support timely month-end and year-end financial close.
• Support preparation of statutory financial statements and management reports.
• Manage tax and statutory compliance, including CIT, VAT, WHT and PAYE requirements.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date Transfer Pricing documentation.
• Coordinate tax and external audit requirements and respond to information requests.
• Maintain the fixed-asset register and coordinate annual asset verification.
• Ensure strong financial controls, proper documentation and timely resolution of reconciliation items.

Requirements

• B.Sc. / HND in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
• ICAN (ACA) or ACCA required; near-complete candidates may be considered.
• CITN qualification/membership is strongly preferred.
• 4–7 years’ relevant experience in financial accounting, tax accounting or a related Finance role.
• Practical experience with FIRS and State IRS filings and external audit processes.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, Nigerian tax requirements, reconciliations, consolidation and financial close.
• Experience with ERP systems and advanced Microsoft Excel.
• Experience in EPCIC, construction, oil & gas, energy or other project-based environments is an advantage.

What We Are Looking For:

• A Finance professional who is accurate, analytical, deadline-driven and highly trustworthy, with the ability to maintain reliable financial records, manage tax obligations and ensure the Group remains audit- and compliance-ready.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to: recruitment.hrm@obekgroup.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Job Title: Rig Maintenance & Asset Integrity Lead

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Job Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The Rig Maintenance & Asset Integrity Lead is accountable for the technical integrity, reliability, availability, maintenance governance and lifecycle assurance of drilling rigs, well-service equipment and associated safety-critical assets within the Drilling & Well Services ME.
• The role establishes and controls the maintenance and asset-integrity management system covering mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, hydraulic, structural, lifting, rotating, pressure-control and utility systems. The incumbent ensures that equipment is fit for service, correctly maintained, inspected, certified and available to support safe and uninterrupted drilling and well operations.
• The role provides technical leadership for preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance; equipment reliability; integrity inspection; certification; critical spares; maintenance planning; failure elimination; rig acceptance and operational readiness. It is also responsible for ensuring that maintenance decisions protect well control, process safety, personnel safety, regulatory compliance and asset lifecycle value while optimizing downtime, maintenance cost and equipment utilization.

Key Responsibilities
Maintenance & Asset Integrity Strategy:

• Develop and implement the ME rig maintenance, reliability and asset-integrity strategy aligned with operational plans, asset criticality and business objectives.
• Establish maintenance philosophies, asset registers, equipment hierarchies, criticality classifications, maintenance standards and lifecycle plans.
• Define preventive, predictive, condition-based and corrective maintenance requirements for all critical rig and well-service systems.
• Develop annual maintenance plans, shutdown/overhaul strategies, integrity campaigns and asset replacement priorities.
• Drive transition from reactive maintenance to reliability-centered and risk-based maintenance practices.

Rig Mechanical Systems Integrity:

• Provide technical governance for drawworks, top drives, rotary systems, mud pumps, engines, compressors, cranes, winches, pipe-handling equipment, pumps and auxiliary mechanical systems.
• Ensure lubrication, alignment, vibration, wear, condition-monitoring and overhaul requirements are defined and implemented.
• Review recurring mechanical failures and lead root-cause analysis and permanent corrective action.
• Ensure mechanical equipment operates within OEM limits and approved operating envelopes.

Electrical, Instrumentation & Control Systems:

• Provide integrity oversight for generators, motors, MCCs, switchgear, transformers, VFDs, UPS systems, hazardous-area electrical equipment and distribution systems.
• Ensure instrumentation, alarms, interlocks, shutdowns, sensors, control systems and safety-critical instrumentation are calibrated, tested and functional.
• Ensure Ex equipment inspection and hazardous-area compliance requirements are maintained where applicable.
• Control bypasses, inhibited alarms and temporary electrical/instrumentation modifications through formal authorization and MOC.

Hydraulic, Pneumatic & Pressure-Control Equipment:

• Ensure maintenance and integrity of hydraulic power units, accumulators, cylinders, control manifolds, pneumatic systems and high-pressure equipment.
• Coordinate assurance of BOP control systems, choke/kill systems and other pressure-control equipment with drilling and well-control requirements.
• Ensure pressure tests, inspection, recertification and maintenance records are complete and traceable.
• Prevent use of equipment with expired certification, unresolved integrity defects or inadequate pressure rating.

Structural Integrity, Lifting & Safety-Critical Equipment:

• Govern inspection and integrity assurance for derricks/masts, substructures, foundations, platforms, walkways, handrails and structural members.
• Ensure cranes, padeyes, lifting beams, slings, shackles, elevators and other lifting equipment are inspected, certified and controlled.
• Manage structural defects, corrosion, fatigue concerns and repair recommendations through engineering assessment and MOC.
• Maintain a register of safety-critical elements and ensure performance standards, assurance activities and impairment controls are implemented.

Rig Acceptance, Mobilization & Operational Readiness:

• Lead or support rig technical due diligence, acceptance inspections, condition assessments and pre-mobilization audits.
• Verify maintenance status, statutory/OEM certification, critical spares, backlog, safety-critical functionality and outstanding defects before operations.
• Define technical readiness criteria and ensure punch-list items are risk-ranked and closed or formally accepted before commencement of critical operations.
• Support rig moves, commissioning, reactivation and demobilization from an equipment-integrity perspective.

Other Key Responsibilities Include:

• Maintenance Planning, CMMS & Work Management
• Reliability Engineering & Failure Elimination
• Inspection, Certification & Regulatory Compliance
• Spares, Inventory & Materials Management
• OEM, Vendor & Contractor Management
• HSE, Process Safety & Maintenance Risk Control
• Cost, Budget & Lifecycle Asset Management

Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Marine, Mechatronics or related Engineering discipline.
• Master’s degree in Engineering, Asset Management, Reliability or Business is advantageous.
• Professional engineering registration or recognized maintenance/reliability professional membership is desirable.

Professional / Technical Certification:

• Relevant reliability, maintenance or asset-management certification (e.g., CMRP or equivalent) is advantageous.
• Competence in lifting equipment, hazardous-area electrical systems, NDT/inspection, pressure equipment or condition monitoring is desirable as relevant to the role.
• Working knowledge of applicable API, ISO, IEC, OEM and recognized drilling-rig maintenance/integrity practices is required.

Experience:

• 12-15+ years of progressive maintenance, reliability and asset-integrity experience in drilling, offshore/onshore rigs, oilfield services or comparable high-hazard operations.
• At least 5 years in a senior maintenance, rig engineering, reliability or asset-integrity leadership role.
• Strong practical experience with drilling-rig mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, control, lifting and safety-critical systems.
• Demonstrated experience with CMMS, maintenance planning, inspection/certification, RCA, critical spares and equipment reliability.
• Experience with rig acceptance, reactivation, major overhaul or maintenance shutdowns is strongly desirable.
• Demonstrated contractor/OEM management, budget control and multidisciplinary team leadership.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to: recruitment.hrm@obekgroup.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.