Generic Accountant in Asset Performance

3 Month Contract: 25 – 35 per Hour

Reports to: Operational Accountant Finance
Role purpose: Provide and continually develop management information for one or more areas in the Asset Performance division of the client, composing and disseminating financial and performance related information for decision making purposes, including analyses of alternatives that require management action. Manage period end and year end accounting routines to ensure that the accounting systems correctly record transactions and the company’s assets and that the financial statements produced from the accounting records reflect a true and fair view.

Accountabilities:
• Develop, co-ordinate and control the continuous budgeting, forecasting and financial target setting process across specific asset areas of the organisation. This encompasses both financial and non-financial resources that are essential to the delivery of the overall business plan. All plans, budgets and forecasts are to be developed within the standards framework set by the VP Asset Performance Controller and the Operational VP for the area concerned.
• Controlling, analysing and reporting business unit expenditure and income including comparisons against resource budget, plans, benchmarks and Key Performance Indicators to Accountable managers. This will include the development of management information systems in conjunction with the rest of Finance and IT/IS teams.
• Monitor the overall achievement towards the business targets and recommend corrective action for ideas where performance falls below. Important business issues requiring the attention and decision of the management teams should be presented with commentaries comprising various options and recommendations.
• Provide expertise for business case evaluation of operating and investment proposals and project prioritisation.
• Give advice to Heads of Departments and their Accountable Managers on strategic opportunities relating to cost centre management. This should include the development of suitable financial and non financial measures.
• Develop and maintain an effective job costing system within the asset area to ensure that direct labour activities can be adequately managed and to provide financial information and expenditure for all assets, enabling whole life costing to be carried out. This accountability will be jointly with the Systems Accountant.

Post Holder Requirements

Essential:

-Approved accounting qualification,

-Minimum of 3 years’ Management Accounting and Control experience in a high capital investment / engineering / heavy construction industry,

-Highly developed problem solving skills to analyse and understand complex information, prioritise options and make informed decisions quickly, generating a variety of alternative solutions,

-Experience of working with both senior and professional managers (both financial and non-financial), providing information, challenging their views and influencing appropriate decision makers.

Desirable:


-Appreciation of how Income Supplements and Abatements are applied and how Accountable Managers can influence these payments.

-Following appropriate training, be able to use Ellipse and access Corvu reports.

-Proficient in the use of Excel.

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