Interim Group Financial Reporting Accountant
- Employer
- Michael Page Finance
- Location
- England, London, City of Westminster
- Salary
- £450 - £550 per day
- Closing date
- Dec 5, 2019
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- Job Role
- Group Accountant
- Sector
- Oil, Gas & Energy
- Contract Type
- Temporary
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
- Opportunity at an independent oil and gas exploration and production company
- The clients aim is to commercialise and develop new resources
Client Details
The client is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company with a regional focus on the North Sea, North Africa and South East Asia. The company's aim is to build an E&P company with material scale, operating capability and options for ultimate value realisation. They are based in South West London with easy transport links.
Description
- Prepare quarterly consolidated group financial accounts for senior stakeholder review, with a focus on accuracy of key performance indicators, P&L, cash-flow and balance sheet review
- Coordinate of review meetings with local finance business units to review and challenge variance analysis of actuals on a quarterly basis to enable good management understanding
- Provide financial reporting technical advice to the business units on new areas of accounting
- Instigate improvements to the financial reporting systems currently in place SAP and BBC (SAP-BPC)
- Coordinate and preparation of quarterly finance material for Board meetings including commentary
- Prepare key annual report and accounts (ARA) notes for the year end consolidation and work with investor relations
- Provide recommendations to management to inform accounting best practice and prepare accounting summaries of key accounting areas for review to inform the Audit and Risk Committee and by external audit
- Act as cover for Head office Accountant when required, for the group legal entities monthly accounts submissions
- Undertake Ad-hoc project related work
Profile
You will be a qualified Accountant with around 5 years PQE, you will have strong technical financial accounting experience, preferably within the oil and gas or energy sector with in depth knowledge of the timely delivery of high quality reporting to Executive Management, ideally within a large multinational organisation. The group is acquisitive and so experience in acquisition accounting is desirable.
You will be pro-active, delivery focussed, with the ability to operate in a high-paced environment as well as being adaptable and flexible to working in an evolving organisation. You will have a good team ethos and a willingness to improve current financial practices is required.
The role will involve occasional travel to overseas locations.
Job Offer
- A competitive day rate
- Opportunity to work within a great time in a great company
- Fantastic location
Company
Michael Page specialises in the permanent, temporary and interim recruitment of qualified accountants. In fact, our organisation was founded to provide selection and recruitment services for accounting professionals and has been a market leader in this field for more than 35 years.
We have earned the trust of clients in industry and commerce, the banking and financial services markets and the public and not-for-profit sector. We also have an exemplary track record of completing assignments for everyone from small, boutique practices to the Big Four firms.
Many of our consultants have a background in accounting and finance – that’s real, grass roots expertise at your disposal. Combine that with the global reach you get from a company that has over 155 offices in 36 countries and you’re looking at a pretty formidable package. We are confident no other consultancy is better qualified to help you make that crucial, next step in your career.
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