We are looking for qualified accountants with relevant energy industry experience. This is a long-term contract opportunity with an upstream oil and gas company for 18 months initially. The Management Accountant will play a key role supporting financial reporting analysis and planning. You will work in a supportive team environment with learning opportunities.
Overview job description
This role requires strong analytical capabilities, commercial awareness, and the ability to clearly communicate financial insights to senior stakeholders across the organisation. You will be responsible for delivering accurate and timely performance reporting, supporting strategic decision-making, and ensuring compliance with internal controls and external reporting requirements. A continuous improvement mindset is essential, with a focus on enhancing the quality, efficiency, and relevance of reporting processes. The role involves close collaboration with stakeholders across the organisation.
Main duties and responsibilities
* Preparing, analysing, and distributing detailed monthly performance reports for cost meetings.
* Responsibilities include consolidating financial and operational data, conducting variance analysis against budgets and forecasts, and delivering clear commentary on business performance and key drivers. Provide sensitivity analysis on key business areas to support decision-making and identify opportunities for performance improvement.
* Leading the preparation of bi-monthly performance presentations for HQ senior leadership, ensuring that the UK business’s financial results, operational highlights, and key trends are clearly communicated. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to obtain up-to-date information, and tailor messaging for a senior, international audience.
* Preparing a comprehensive income statement analysis for submission to HQ. This includes providing clear explanations for significant variances and emerging trends. Additional month-end responsibilities include delivering vendor analysis, risk and opportunity assessments, and the monthly management report to support informed decision-making for UK Leadership Team.
* Conducting detailed benchmarking studies to compare company and divisional performance against industry peers. Identify performance gaps and opportunities for improvement and support strategic decision-making with fact-based insights drawn from competitor and market data.
* Maintaining regular, proactive engagement with internal stakeholders across finance and operations. Using these relationships to anticipate reporting needs and ensure that finance is closely connected with day-to-day business activities.
Applicants to this role require
* Accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or similar).
* Relevant Oil and Gas industry experience.
* Able to work under time and resource pressure and with competing work priorities.
* Good interpersonal skills, personal drive, self-starting initiative and influencing skills.
* Excellent communication skills and experience engaging with individuals at all levels in the organisation.
* Experience of collaborating across teams and functions, and the ability to understand and interact effectively with diverse groups to achieve deliverables.
* Have strong analytical skills and problem-solving ability.
* Extensive accounting and reporting experience.
* Have excellent planning and organisational skills.
What’s in it for me? (the applicant)
* Hybrid working.
* Option for 9-day fortnight.
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