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Wood has an exciting opportunity a Head of Technical Accounting & entity structure to join Group Finance Function us on a permanent basis. The role acts as the Group’s subject matter expert on complex technical accounting matters and is responsible for the review, optimisation and governance of the Group’s legal entity and intercompany financing structures.
This position will be based in the UK, and we encourage applications from colleagues within the region.
The Role
You will be accountable for ensuring that the Group’s entity structure, capitalisation and intercompany arrangements are appropriately designed, technically sound, tax‑efficient and compliant with IFRS, local statutory requirements and internal governance policies. This includes leading and / or reviewing entity goodwill impairment assessments, balance sheet recapitalisations and entity restructurings and reductions
Working closely with the entity reduction programme, Group Treasury and Group Tax, the role provides technical accounting leadership to support simplification, cost reduction and balance sheet optimisation initiatives, while safeguarding reporting integrity and audit robustness. You will plays a lead role in simplifying the Group’s entity structure and ensuring the financing activities are correctly reflected in the Group’s financial statements and statutory accounts.
The role exercises significant influence over the Group’s technical accounting positions, legal entity architecture and intercompany financing design, providing authoritative recommendations on complex accounting matters and structural decisions, within the framework of IFRS, statutory requirements and Group governance, and materially influences balance sheet outcomes and audit conclusion.
Expected:
1. Degree qualified
2. Professionally qualified accountant (. ICAEW, ICAS, ACCA, CPA)
3. Significant experience in technical accounting within a large, complex multinational group or professional services environment
4. Deep technical knowledge of IFRS, particularly business combinations, impairments, group restructuring and intragroup financing
5. Proven experience supporting or leading legal entity rationalisation and balance sheet optimisation projects
6. Strong understanding of intercompany financing, capital structures and treasury‑related accounting issues
7. Experience preparing high‑quality technical accounting papers and engaging with external auditors
8. Ability to work effectively across finance, tax, treasury and legal functions
Personal attributes:
9. Highly analytical with strong professional judgement and attention to detail
10. Credible technical adviser, confident challenging assumptions and articulating conclusions clearly
11. Proactive, resilient and comfortable operating in complex, ambiguous environments
12. Strong collaborator with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
13. Committed to maintaining high standards of governance, control and financial reporting integrity
14. Excellent communicator with the ability to articulate messaging clearly
15. Role model for Wood’s values and behaviours
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