Finance Accounting Assistant

Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world’s leading energy companies.

We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for our clients. We recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability. We value our people and treat everyone who works for or with Petrofac fairly and without discrimination.

The world is re-thinking its energy supply and energy security needs; planning for a phased transition to alternative energy sources. We are here to help our clients meet these evolving energy needs.

This is an exciting time to join us on this journey.  

We support flexible working requests and have adopted a hybrid approach for most of our office-based roles. We ask employees to be present in the office at least three days per week.

Are you ready to bring the right energy to Petrofac and help us deliver a better future for everyone?

JOB TITLE: FINANCE ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Trial balance review including revenue, cost of sales and overheads analysis for the various entities under control.
• Month end journal entries by adhering to month end group calendar.
• Raising intercompany monthly invoices.
• Raising invoices to clients for based on project milestones or reimbursement arrangements.
• Coordinate with various Group accountants to identify and rectify any variances between Intercompany AR, AP and loan balances.
• Maintain the strictest confidentiality of all company information.
• Perform all payroll reconciliations and journals and arrange payment requests for statutory payments before the due dates.
• Preparation of statutory returns and tax related workpapers (Income tax, BAS, CbC Reporting, FBT and WHT) and liaising with consultants and compliance authorities.
• Working with Group Finance to address reporting requirements and issues.
• Monthly Balance sheet reconciliations for specified accounts.
• Year end external audit assistance.
• Assist tax audit & internal audit.
• Initiate  process improvement.
• Responsible for the processing of journal entries that have a direct impact on financial results.
• Ability to multi-task and adapt to a changing environment.
• Strong   technical accounting knowledge
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Effective communication with a high focus on transparency and collaboration.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good Team player.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• Few years experience in managing accounts in a multi-national organization.
• CPA (Certified Public Accountant) or CA (Chartered Accountant) qualification or studying towards it nearing completion.
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment.
• Capable of interpreting / analyzing financial data and proficient in MS Office Application.
• Possess good communication and interpersonal skills as well as being proficient in English (written and spoken).
• Highly independent person with sense of urgency, responsible and results-oriented.
• Positive work attitude and able to work under pressure.

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