Design and Build Project Sector
London Base
Salary: £Excellent package
The company is privately owned specialising in the provision of services to the offshore pipe-lay sector of the Oil and Gas industry. The company is on a growth strategy and to facilitate this it has established two operating units, one in USA and the other in the UK each with its own management teams and resource pools. The USA operating unit was the first to be established and the focus is now on developing the UK operation. Once the management team is in place they will assume responsibility for the existing UK/Europe/FSU work. The current value of this work is expected to grow to £20m in 2012.
To facilitate the establishment of the UK Operation a new accounting system is being developed together with associated process and procedures. This new role will initially assist in the establishment of the new UK office and then transition to the role of financial and administration manager within the new UK management team.
Responsibilities would include:-
1. Immediately assume responsibility for some of the existing administrative and accounting functions duties currently being performed by Financial Director. These would primarily be functions which would ultimately be transferred to the UK Office.
2. Assist in the implementation of the new accounting system, the development of the processes/procedures and the input of historical data into the new accounting system
3. On establishment of the UK operation the accountant would assume responsibility for the financial and management accounting and administrative duties for the UK office, reporting both to the overall finance director of the company (who is based in the UK) and to the UK operations manager.
Candidates should have solid accounting experience, procedural/compliance skills, systems experience as well as good administrative skills. Experience in project accounting, multicurrency transactions and overseas projects/operations is also highly desirable.
To apply for this position please send your CV to 12044@chestertongray.com
