Operations Accountant - VR​/32261

New contract opportunity for an Operations Accountant, to start as soon as possible, initially through until the end of June 2027. Working for an operator, you will partner with the Maintenance Team to provide financial analysis. You will ideally have management reporting experience, joint venture accounting experience and as a minimum be part qualified.

• 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 with value-adding financial information that 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.
• Alongside the core maintenance role there may be a requirement to support other functional areas with accurate cost management, budgeting & reporting requirements.

• Able to perform a critical review of financial information
• Experienced in preparing management reporting, preparing budgets and forecasts
• Can work individually and as part of a team in order to deliver accurate and consistent results
• 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

• Working in a diverse organisation.
• Hybrid working with 1 day working from home.
• Access to a compressed working schedule/ 9-day fortnight after a qualifying period.