Job / Position Details:

JOB CODE:
8523-01
JOB TITLE
LOCATION
DEADLINE
Chief Manager – Gas Purchase
Karachi
March 02, 2026
JOB DETAILS:
Qualification & Experience:

CA / ACMA with 6 years of relevant post-membership experience

Or

MBA in Finance from HEC recognized university with at least 9 years of relevant experience.

 

Candidate must have at least 4 years of experience as Functional Team Lead.

Responsibilities:
    1. Support senior management to review and ensure smooth and timely processing of monthly gas purchase invoices from gas fields,recording of purchases in books of accounts after the invoicesare verified by operations.
    2. Review of compilation of gas purchase invoices data and cross verification of working schedules re-checking financial accuracy and the compliance of invoices as per the provisions of GSPA, OGRA price notifications and taxation laws.
    3. Review of recording of LPG / RLNG invoices and liaison with internal departments for timely processing of LPG / RLNG invoices.
    4. Support Department Head by participating in reviewing Gas Purchase Agreements with Exploration and Production Companies (E&Ps); evaluate new agreement / amendments regarding finance related clauses and other general notes and coordinate with Planning and Development (P&D) department in highlighting regarding renewal of contracts if expired.
    5.  
    6. Review process of payment release for new fields and verifying documents which include GSPA / Term Sheet / Letter of Agreement, internal approvals which includes Legal advice and Management approval.
    7. Facilitate Tax Section in compilation of Sales Tax invoices pertaining to Gas purchases for timely submission of Sales Tax Return.
    8. Review Gas Purchase Budget on a periodic basis in coordination with respective user departments on a timely basis for review by senior management, the budget includes information pertaining to estimated gas volumes being transferred in respective regions (Transmission Department).
    9. Coordinate with Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)to obtain relevant data pertaining to crude oil and petroleum prices to incorporate calculations of price per MMBTU. Ensure cash flow statement pertaining to gas purchases represent a true and fair view and review variances of estimates / budgets with Actual numbers.         
    10. Ensure compliance of tax laws related to purchase of Gas are communicated on a timely basis in coordination with Tax section.
    11.  
    12. Ensure availability of WHT certificate from suppliers before processing of payment and ensure that all payments are processed as per respective GSPAs and within due date to avoid late payment charges and litigation.
    13. Review M-forms for foreign exchange payments to foreign E&P companies for onward submission to State Bank of Pakistan(SBP) by treasury department based upon Foreign Exchangeallocation.
    14. Supervise digitalization of foreign remittance cases for cost of gas purchased from foreign suppliers and coordinate with commercial banks to resolve portal related issues; coordinate with SSGCL management for timely approval of M forms on the portal.
    15. Supervise in evaluation of uniform cost of gas, Weighted Average Cost of Gas Rate and any other related cost on timely basis for review by head of department.
    16. Review MIS reports pertaining to gas purchases including audit and compliance reports for submission to Ministryof Energy and Federal Government.
    17. Review reports pertaining to line pack and internal consumption of gas in coordination with operations and technical departments.
    18. Review circular debt reports in coordination with Treasury department on a timely basis.
    19. Liaison with State Bank of Pakistan and other banks regarding foreign remittances to support Treasury department.
    20. Supervise preparation of monthly / quarterly and annual schedules for submission to Accounts department.
    21. Other Gas purchase matters including audit, compliance and liaison with Ministry of Energy and other departments of Federal Government in the matters of Gas Purchases
    22. Supervise timely preparation of the schedules and MIS reports for monthly / quarterly / year-end closing (as applicable), to provide Supplier schedules and status for payment and provision of data to treasury for circular debt reporting
    23. Periodically review and organize financial risk assessment which includes the management of:
      1. due dates of invoices are actively monitored by Gas Purchase department and the processing is done accordingly to minimize financial risk; ii) send intimation to the concerned department responsible for timely settlement of invoices; iii) Finance department maintains invoice wise status sheet for all invoices with proper reasoning for each invoice to keep track of any dispute and communicate to the suppliers and report to the management at regular intervals; iv) Legal opinion is obtained where the matter requires consideration from the legal department; v) Risk register is also maintained by Gas Purchase department.
      2. Therefore, adequate mitigating controls are carried out in order to protect the company from any legal issues. 
    24. The individual shall ensure compliance to the Enterprise Risk Management Framework enforced in the Company while performing job responsibilities in accordance with his assigned role.
    25. The individual shall ensure compliance to the Business Principles and Ethics Policy / Code of Conduct.

    Undertake any other task assigned by the management.