Senior Project Accountant Aberdeen   neg

Our client has a strong focus on the growing deepwater subsea umbilical, riser and flowline markets in Africa, Asia Pacific, Brazil and the Gulf of Mexico as well as a leading role in the North Sea. Employing over 5,000 personnel onshore and offshore they are one of the world's leading subsea engineering and construction companies servicing the Oil & Gas industry

As Senior Project Accountant your main responsibilities will include

Provide project managers with advice and support in financially managing their projects
Supervision of a small team within the department.
Training and mentoring less experienced members of the department.
Support and compliment the team leads within the department.
Be proactive and support other team / department members when necessary.
Ensure that SAP accurately reflects project costs and revenues to date, including any accruals or prepayments
Assist the project managers in the preparation of monthly financial forecasts for their projects
Assist the project manager in the preparation of a monthly financial sensitivity analysis for their projects
Analyse variances from as-bid financials by building a detailed monthly analysis of variances from prior forecast
Prepare month end project reports and review with Project Manager and Management Accountant
Attend project / client meetings and provide relevant financial input and reports as required
Prepare and issue, or manage the preparation and issue of, all project invoices
Prepare project cash flows in support of the Group's Treasury requirements for cash flow forecasting
Develop effective interfaces with the Projects Department and contribute to improvement programs; build/enhance relationships with project managers to ensure communication and flow of information is effective; work with project managers to develop and improve reporting tools/systems and make recommendations to improve/enhance existing processes
Any other duties as required

Qualifications and Education
Bachelors Degree or equivalent in Finance or a Business related subject - essential
A recognised accounting body qualification and shows good awareness of relevant accounting standards - desirable

Skills
Competent in using Excel - essential
Good understanding of SAP - desirable

Experience
Essential
Project accounting experience
Oil Industry experience, preferrably Subsea

This is a permanent 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 87646

Orion Group currently supplies over 3,500 personnel in roles including Oil & Gas, Renewables, Power & Utilities, Construction, Mining, Rail, Aerospace, IT & Telecoms, Office and Commercial. With 29 offices worldwide, Orion Group operating in the UK and internationally and in January 2009, were named the UK's number one for engineering recruitment

Job Reference:   87646

Closing Date:     14-Jul-2012

• Print