Senior Accountant

Wood is recruiting for an Accountant to join the consulting team within the UK, supporting our Digital Operations business.

The role is a full-time staff position and can be based in our Hull, Aberdeen or Reading offices on a Hybrid basis.

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

The Role

The Accountant will be supporting the team to ensure exceptional quality and accuracy of reporting on all projects for the Digital Operations team.

Reporting into the UK & Ireland Finance Manager 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 strong capabilities to manage key stakeholders 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.
• Full responsibility for all financial matters including accurate and timely completion of monthly reporting, optimising financial performance for respective service line
• Lead 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 including validation of EPM reporting at month ends
• Preparation of annual budget, forecasts and rolling forecasts in conjunction with management, including validation / challenge over backlog, inputs from BD and operations
• Responsible to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll of the legal entity including review and authorisations for payroll, supplier, intercompany and Ad-hoc payments
• Responsible for preparation and data extraction for quarter VAT return info to EY and liaise with EY and tax managers for VAT reporting
• Management of invoices to ensure they are prepared in a timely manner and in accordance with the commercial terms of the contract
• Preparation and presentation of weekly utilisation report to the business managers and operational leadership team
• Focus on cash collection, optimisation of DSO as well as leading invoicing function to ensure timely preparation and submission of relevant invoices
• Ensure all relevant finance reconciliations are prepared, analysed and reviewed on a monthly basis in a timely manner including critical accounts, this also includes daily bank reconciliation
• 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 the contract and sharing of best practice within the function
• Execution of various ad hoc financial analysis and tasks as and when required

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don’t match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Expected:

• Further education through College or University with a recognised accounting qualification
• Previous experience working as a project accountant
• Proficient user of Excel & PowerPoint
• Sound commercial understanding
• Competent user of ERP/ forecasting systems
• Excellent 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
• Excellent 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
• People supervision and management experience
• Previous experience working with Oracle

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

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