Senior Accountant

Job description / Role

Overview / Responsibilities
Wood is currently looking to recruit a Senior Accountant to join its team, this role can be based in Abu Dhabi.

The objective of this role is to ensure all accounting entries within the individuals area of control (i.e. project, contract, service line) are recorded in an accurate and timely manner. This involves the provision of timely reporting of financial data internally to business stakeholders and externally to the client. Furthermore, financial reporting will extend to forecasts, budgets and a 'no surprise' outlook, together with ad-hoc financial analysis. This may require the management of a small team of accountants and this role is appropriate for larger more significant projects, contracts or service lines.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:
- Management of all accounting entries to ensure they are prepared accurately and in line with corporate deadlines
- Management of invoices to ensure they are prepared in a timely manner and in accordance with commercial terms of the contract
- Ensure results are accurately reported and analysed
- Effective management of the accounting team
- calculation of billing and cost rates, and analysis of margins to manage profitability
- Preparation and management of annual plan and quarterly reforcecast in conjunction with Business Management and Finance team
- Responsibility for compliance with Financial management Framework within the individuals sphere of control
- Focus on cash collection, optimisation of DSO and minimisation of unbilled items together with ensuring these balance sheet areas are appropriately reconciled, analyst and controller
- Liaising with external, internal and client auditors
- Linkage with business manager and contracts administrator regarding any contractual aspects
- Execution of various ad hoc financial analysis and tasks as and when required
- Co-ordination of expat and national payroll
- Focal point for the Delhi Accounting, AR and payments team.
- Statutory accountants reconciliation and compliance
- Liaising with external professional service providers on EMES related matters.
- Responsible for day to day entity activities

Requirements

Skills / Qualifications

Qualifications:
- Further education through College or University with a recognised accounting qualification
- Preferably working towards CIMA/ACCA/CPA or equivalent

Knowledge, skills and experience:
- Industry project accounting experience
- Proficient user of Excel
- People supervision and management skills
- Good commercial knowldge
- Good systems experience (e.g. Oracle, Hyperion)

Personal Attributes:
- Ability to form and maintain strong working relationships
- Shows willingness to make improvements and shares best practice
- Good comunication skills both verbal and written
- Ability to discuss issues clearly and concisely at all levels within the organisation

Company Overview
Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world's most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.

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.

About the Company

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.