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Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design, build and advance the world.
Wood is recruiting for an Accountant to join the consulting team within the UK, ensuring accuracy of management reporting across their specified service line.
The role is a full-time staff position and can be based in our Aberdeen, Glasgow or Staines offices on a Hybrid basis.
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The Role
The Accountant will be entrusted to ensure exceptional quality and accuracy of reporting on all projects across their designated service line.
Reporting into the Senior Accountant you will assist the UK finance team. You will focus on project accounting, reporting, and process improvement. The role will ensure accurate and timely accounting on all relevant projects. This will include supporting both finance and operational teams on various reporting requirements.
This is an ideal opportunity for a driven individual, with excellent attention to detail and previous management accounting experience who is looking to further their career within a fast-paced project environment.
Our Clients and Projects
Designing the future. Transforming the world.
Wood’s Consulting business unit is a global, end-to-end, multi-sector specialist consultancy, trusted by clients to provide the innovative solutions and delivery excellence needed to solve today’s most complex challenges and maximise value across the asset life cycle. As the spearhead for the future of Wood and its role in a changing world, we are leading Wood’s strategic growth in energy transition and sustainable infrastructure development across a variety of end markets including oil & gas, hydrogen, power, renewables, chemicals, minerals and life sciences.
What we can offer
- Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across the Energy and Materials sectors.
- Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid and remote working where relevant
- Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business.
- Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
- Flexible benefits package; inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle
- Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
- Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
Responsibilities
- Responsibility for all financial matters including accurate and timely completion of monthly reporting, optimising financial performance for respective service line
- Responsible for end to end project accounting activities for the respective service line and preparation of monthly financial reports covering P&L, AR / Unbilled, Backlog and utilisation
- Responsible for month end close activities in Oracle system to ensure results are accurately reported and analysed
- Engagement with commercial and project controls team on post contract award phase in terms of margin analysis looking for opportunities to drive improvements and commercial efficiencies, and attending key project reviews to ensure that reported financials are accurate
- Preparation of annual budget, forecasts and rolling forecasts in conjunction with management, including validation / challenge over backlog, inputs from BD and operations
- Responsible for driving sustainable working capital improvements and/or maintaining performance working with operational management, project managers, supply chain and other relevant areas to optimise cash collection and minimise DSO, including customer relationships and reporting
- Partner with shared services to ensure project billing is up to date and drive cash collection for the respective service line
- Ensure all relevant finance reconciliations are prepared, analysed, and reviewed on a monthly basis and enable any corrective actions to be taken in a timely manner
- Engagement with external, internal and client auditors to support successful completion of audits
- Ensure that an effective control environment exists through compliance with all Group control frameworks, policies, and procedures as applicable
- Responsible for identifying and highlighting opportunities for continuous improvement within projects and sharing of best practice within the function
Qualifications
What makes you remarkable?
You may decide not to apply because you don’t match every statement below. However, we would still like to hear from you… At Wood we are truly committed to equal opportunities and want to access all talent. So even if you feel you don’t have everything listed, but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills to help us unlock solutions to the world’s most critical challenges….please do apply.
Expected:
- Further education through College or University with a recognised accounting qualification
- Previous experience of Management accounting
- Proficient user of Excel & PowerPoint
- Experience of ERP/ forecasting systems
- Good stakeholder management skills
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Highly organised with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines without compromising on accuracy
- Good problem-solving skills with a focus on brining solutions to the table
Desirable:
- Fully qualified or working towards one of the following CIMA / ACCA / CPA / ACA
- Previous experience working with Oracle
- Sound commercial understanding
