Description
Finance Controller: SAP: World Leading Oil & Gas Co.
World Leading Global Energy Oil Company has an exciting opportunity for a fully Qualified Accountant with a good knowledge of SAP to join their team as a Finance Controller.
About the Role:
This role is a transition project to transfer the Finance processes and procedures from the company's Reading based office over to their London based office.
- This role is part of a wider system migration and functional currency change implementation project for 30 holdings and treasury (HaT) entities, falling under the overall integration of the companies, subsequent to the acquisition thereof in February 2016. The Go Live Date for the migration is 1 January 2017.
- Working in a wider HaT integration team with representatives from both finance and IT in both sides of the company, the role will be based in Thames Valley Park in Reading. The expected assignment period is to end December 2016.
Specific responsibilities will involve:
- Interrogation of underlying ledgers and pushback entries from consolidation system to prepare data source for migration.
- This will include some data cleanse activity and ensuring the correct accounting treatment is applied to the entities.
- Resolving queries on data source as part of a wider trial conversion and User Acceptance Testing Programme.
- Further opportunities for involvement in other Group finance and systems integration projects.
- Working closely with stakeholders in Corporate Finance, FSBS and Global IT in the company and equivalent functions being Corporate Controllers and SERP IT.
About You:
- As a qualified accountant (ACA or equivalent), you will have trained with one of the medium to large accountancy practices.
- As well as having excellent IFRS technical accounting expertise, you should have strong SAP system experience and have ideally been involved in the preparation or audit of Group financial accounts.
- Previous involvement in systems migration and integration activity will also be beneficial. You will have the ability to generate innovative solutions to varied and unique accounting issues and effectively communicate resolutions.
- With your overview of finance you'll be able to take the lead in ensuring individual entity and group needs are met.
- Confident and self-motivated, your outstanding interpersonal and communication skills mean you will be able to liaise effectively with all levels of management and cross organisations.
- You will have proven experience in analysing complex issues and making decisions in a timely fashion, balancing priorities effectively to ensure deadlines are met.
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