Interim Group Financial Reporting Accountant

• 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