OPERATIONS ACCOUNTANT

Our client, an Oil and Gas Operator is seeking an experienced Operations Accountant. This is a PAYE contract role initially until 30 June 2026.

The Operations Accountant will partner with the Maintenance Team to provide insightful financial analysis and appropriate challenge in order to aid the business in their decision-making.

You will:

Maintenance

Maintain the accuracy of the general ledger for cost categories of responsibility and liaising with budget-holders to prepare forecast and budget information for same cost categories.

Work with key stakeholders (budget-holders, Asset Managers, Finance Business Partners) with value-adding financial information that is timely, accurate, meets their needs and aids decision-making.

Be accountable for ensuring the ledger reflects the correct position of Field operations and that accruals, recodes, allocations, billings and reporting are carried out in a timely and accurate manner.

Co-ordinate and support the creation of all budgets involving Maintenance.

Prepare and issue Maintenance Monthly Management Reports, Outlooks and Accrual information.

Support maintenance team with preparation of DSPs for approval and monitoring of CAPEX spend within maintenance.

Assist in providing Joint Venture and Contract Audit support

Develop a thorough understanding of maintenance process and forge working relationships with all members of the asset team.

New Ventures / Prod Ops / HSE&A / IT & Comms

Alongside the core maintenance role there may be a requirement to support other functional areas with accurate cost management, budgeting & reporting requirements.

Process Improvement

Proactively identify gaps in processes or opportunities for improvement, working with relevant stakeholders to agree and implement improvements to budget, forecasts and accruals.

Document and streamline process to enable increased focus on value added activities.

Seek opportunities to develop and improve the use of systems to automate and improve processes and reports.

Other

Provide support and vacation cover for other team members.

You are:

Able to perform a critical review of financial information

Experienced in preparing management reporting in a timely & accurate manner

Experienced in preparing budgets and forecasts

Able to work individually and as part of a team in order to deliver accurate and consistent results

Experienced in using SAP, SAP BW and Microsoft Excel

Experienced in accounting for joint ventures and operations accounting

Driven to deliver work to high standards with a keen attention to detail and strong ability to self-review

Able to plan and prioritise to meet tight, sometimes conflicting deadlines

An effective communicator (both interpersonal and written)

Comfortable communicating with stakeholders at different levels across the business

Self-confident, self-aware, approachable, flexible with a “can do” attitude

Excellent problem-solving skills

Proven track record of creating and implementing improvements

At a minimum, you have:

A related degree or equivalent experience

Part qualified or newly qualified Accountant