Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant required for a major offshore wind developer based in England

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and produce key monthly controls which check data accuracy
• Understand how the SAP data interacts with the Group reporting data and therefore perform key control checks to test data integrity.
• Management reporting;
• Key control reporting;
• Compliance with Accounting Standards and Companies Act;
• Ledger management;
• Fixed asset management and ownership (including IFRS 16 considerations);
• Supporting group reporting quarterly;
• Supporting team lead to resolve any SAP GL issues
• Deal with payment allocation queries
• Support payment requests

Requirements

• Qualified Accountant with recognised body (e.g. CIMA, ACA, ACCA)
• Proficient knowledge of financial statements and accounting principles with previous experience of the preparation and review of accounts;
• Strong technical knowledge of FRS101 and IFRS;
• Analytical and detail conscious;
• Previous accounting experience ideally within a large Company/Group environment;
• Ability to deal with complexity, keeping up to date with Commercial developments in a changing environment;
• Advanced excel skills required;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills necessary to liaise with both finance and non-finance colleagues up to Director level;
• Ability to present financial information using appropriate media to senior management;
• Ability to deal with confidential material in an appropriate manner;
• Ability to challenge work of others in an effective but sensitive manner;
• A focus on problem solving and ability to liaise with a number of departments to obtain optimum solutions;
• Ability to influence stakeholders;
• Knowledge of SAP (preferred);
• Strong in both balance sheet controls and financial accounting with a proactive mindset for resolving issues.
• Used to working in large groups and contacting various stakeholders throughout the business.
• Understanding of electricity market in the UK and challenges that face the renewable energy industry; and Relevant industry experience (preferred).