Our Oil & Gas Operator client is currently recruiting for the position of Senior Asset Accountant, based in their Aberdeen offices.
12 month PAYE contract with hybrid working pattern and compressed fortnight option.
 
Ideally candidates will be from an oil & gas industry accountant background, preferably in an Operator business.
 
Responsibilities:

• Ensures the delivery of an effective accounting and financial reporting service for the respective Asset area, in compliance with Company policies and procedures.
• Responsible for PRE (Person Responsible for Expenditure) management on Asset/Functional specific areas, including Forecast Tool review post lock.
• Ensures timely and accurate monthly/quarterly asset forecasts prepared and reviewed with Asset Managers as required
• Ensures timely and accurate Asset Budgets are prepared and reviewed with Asset Managers as necessary
• Review and control of Authorisation for Expenditures (AFEs).
• Review monthly accrual entries (including Prior Year releases).
• Review payment requests, invoices, journals for asset area.
• Review and approve JV billings prior to issue to partners
• Review non-operated billings received from other Operators. Raise queries as necessary and ensure appropriate approvals are in place.
• JV specific activities as applicable.
• Prepare/review monthly asset report commentary
• Prepare/review monthly partner report commentary. Review with asset manager/commercial representative as necessary prior to issue
• Prepare/review monthly corporate variance commentaries
• Review key account reconciliations, including reconciliation issues list. Responsible for tracking follow-up actions.
• Preparation/review of Tax Packs on a biannual basis (as applicable).
• Ongoing maintenance of master data within the Oracle ERP system.
• JV audits: co-ordinate JV audits for Operated assets. Provide support for JV audits for Non-operated assets.
• Liaise with external auditors on an as required basis.
• Attend Asset OCM as Finance representative.
• Supervision & development of JV assistant accountant.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
QUALIFICATIONS/TRAINING
Essential:

• Degree in accounting or related subject.
• Professional accounting qualification (eg ICAS / CIMA / ACCA).

EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS
Essential:

• Experience of Joint Venture accounting practices working for an Oil and Gas Operator.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products.

Preferred

• Oracle experience

ADDITIONAL SKILLS/REQUIREMENTS

• Strong communication skills
• Self-motivated, ability to meet deadlines
• Analytical, good attention to detail
• Strong organization and planning skills
• Good report-writing skills

Temporary Position
If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference: TR/078768.

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.