Accountant

Posted 09 February 2024
Salary Negotiable
LocationAberdeen
Job type Permanent
DisciplineOil and Gas Recruitment
ReferencePR/069955_1707528313
Contact NameAlan Patterson

Job description


We are seeking a Qualified Senior Accountant on a STAFF basis to work with our Operator client, providing reporting and ensuring compliance.

Ideally candidates will; have worked in the oil & gas sector and have experience both within accountancy practice and also industry. You will also have exposure to working with IFRS.

In addition to a competitive salary, our client offers hybrid working and a 9-day fortnight scheme, onsite subsidised restaurant and parking.

o Develop a strong understanding of the business activities to assess the appropriate accounting treatment options including all stages of the asset lifecycle and major or non-routine transactions.
o Support the wider Finance and Business teams providing accounting treatment guidance for project approvals and the Work Program and Budget.
o Prepare accounting position papers, liaising with Beijing to ensure understanding and consistency of treatment across the business
o Proactively research new standards or standard amendments and provide appropriate updates and guidance to the Finance and Business teams.
o Develop new, and enhance existing, accounting treatment guides to provide practical application to Finance and non-finance users.
o Support the assessment of potential acquisitions, divestitures and company organisation restructuring by providing guidance on appropriate accounting and disclosure impacts.
o Research, document and educate the appropriate members of the finance team on changes to the regulatory framework for the local legal entity Financial Statements including UK Companies Act requirements, Financial Reporting Council announcements and amendments to FRS 101.

If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then, please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference: PR/069955.


Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.