Senior Accountant

Overview

Lead a small team delivering cost centre financial analysis, reporting and budgeting.

Key Responsibilities

• financial analysis
• knowledge management
• budget planning
• process improvement
• monthly reporting
• team management

Tasks

-Anticipates potential problems and works to overcome them. -Prepare and/or support in the preparation of reconciliations and analysis with relevant and appropriate back up and critical analysis of the balances. -Utilise the knowledge management tools available to ensure the Team capitalises from lessons learned and is performed in accordance with best practice, striving to mitigate risk, promoting safety and integrity consistently -Preparation of annual budget and calculation of internal standard costing rates for relevant cost centres/functions of assigned regions. -Actively communicate with budget holders and regional management teams to plan, monitor and advise on financial performance, explaining financial information in a clear and concise way to non-finance personnel. -Pro-actively identify/support process improvement opportunities and help to establish best practice, standardisation and ways of working. -Timely preparation of monthly reporting pack for assigned departments/regions (both overhead & operating costs). This will include monthly, quarterly & annual variance analysis of actuals and forecasts and will cover gross costs and recoveries. -Demonstrate a detailed understanding of and provide guidance to the team on Accounting Standards and Group accounting policies to ensure they are applied and upheld. -Management of a small team (2 - 4 members) within the larger Cost Centre team. The Op Lead is responsible for delivery of the agreed team deliverables for assigned regions, including coaching and supervising the team’s performance, learning and development, providing constructive feedback in a timely manner. -Support the wider Cost Centre team in compliance with the monthly, quarterly and annual reporting requirements and to ensure Group and Regional reporting objectives and policies are adhered to within deadlines set.

Requirements

• qualified accountant
• sap
• excel
• bfc
• people management
• analytical review

What You Bring

-Educated to degree level in a relevant stream (Finance/Accounting/Business) (Essential) -Experience of running reports and data extraction for input into excel models (Essential) -Good time management skills - ability to independently, plan and prioritise workloads to meet tight deadlines. -Able to demonstrate ability to work as part of a large team. -Good people management skills, with ability to support development and growth of junior staff. -The candidate should be a fully Qualified Accountant/QBE with post qualification experience (Preferred) -Performance focus, first time right attitude, with good self-review skills. Strives to improve, learn and utilise feedback. -Proven track record of good quality accurate analysis and analytical review (Essential) -Understanding of chart of accounts, legal entity or management reporting structures (Essential) -Experience in interfacing with various stakeholders as mentioned above -Detailed working knowledge of SAP (or Equivalent) and underlying modules (time allocations, fixed assets, inventory, etc.) that impact the General Ledger (Essential) -Ability to work with Excel (including macro models), Word and PowerPoint (Essential) -Positive attitude and initiative, challenging the status quo with new ideas and improvements. -Working knowledge of Business Objects Financial Consolidation (BFC) (Desirable) -Pro-active and constructive communication with all stakeholders (e.g. Senior Management, Legal, Tax, HR, Technical Accounting team). -Relevant experience working within a similar environment and/or at an appropriate level within Subsea7 (Essential)

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About Subsea7

-Born in 2002 and built from the 2011 merger of Acergy and Subsea 7 Inc., the company has roots stretching back to the North Sea adventurers of the 1970s. -Based in London and registered in Luxembourg, it spans 30+ countries and provides end-to-end offshore solutions, including design, procurement, fabrication, installation, and decommissioning. -Its clients span oil & gas, renewables, carbon capture, and emerging energies like hydrogen. -Unusual fact: its fleet includes hybrid vessels trialling biofuels and deep-sea pipelay giants like the Seven Borealis and Seven Arctic.

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