Accountant - Fixed Term Contract

Ethosenergy Power Solutions, LLC; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension scheme

Medical benefits (Bupa & Medicash)

Job summary

EthosEnergy Power Solutions, LLC is hiring an Accountant in Aberdeen for a 12-18 month FTC. The role supports the Finance function with month-end closing, tax compliance, bank reconciliations and ad-hoc duties.

The position requires working in the Aberdeen office three days per week. Responsibilities include VAT compliance across multiple jurisdictions, bank cashflow forecasting, month-end postings and ensuring accurate project margin reporting.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail and ownership of processes.
• Strong discipline in maintaining audit trails.

Responsibilities

• Tax compliance: ensure VAT returns are prepared and submitted on time.
• Bank/cashflow: prepare 13-week cashflow forecast and monthly bank reconciliations.
• Month-end reporting: post journals, revaluations, depreciation, prepayments and interest charges; review project margins.
• Other duties: liaise with country agents and support year-end statements.

Skills

Attention to detail

Process ownership

Audit trails

Job description

Shanahan Engineering are currently recruiting for an Accountant to join the team in Aberdeen on a 12 - 18month FTC basis.
The purpose of the position is to support the Finance function in several areas including month-end closing, tax compliance, bank reconciliations and other ad-hoc duties.

Job Responsibilities

• Tax Compliance
• Responsible for ensuring all VAT returns are prepared and returned to the relevant tax authorities on a timely basis.
• Manage Withholding tax obligations for Saudi Arabia, Israel, Egypt, Ivory Coast and Turkey. For Israel, this involves obtaining tax clearance for all international payments.
• Responsibility for ensuring all tax returns for the business are reconciled to iFlight before returns are submitted (with the exclusion of corporation tax).

Bank/Cashflow

• Ensure bank transactions are posted accurately and in a timely manner.
• Preparation of 13-week cashflow forecast on a weekly basis
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations for all Company bank accounts.

Month-end reporting

• Post regular monthly journals, FX revaluations, depreciation, prepayments & interest charges.
• Assist monthly review of project margins ensuring job performance is reported accurately.
• Input rolling forecast provided by Financial Controller into FCCS.

Other Duties

• Prepare non-bank tax balance sheet reconciliations as required.
• Liaise with agents in other countries and provide supporting information as required.
• Reconcile and agree Annual Branch Financial Statements with agents in Israel and Ivory Coast to our records.
• Other ad-hoc duties as required by the business from time to time.

Required Skills / Knowledge

• Attention to detail and process ownership.
• Understanding and reporting exceptions to processes on a timely basis.
• Strong discipline in maintaining audit trails for all processes and related tasks.

Experience

• Previous experience in a similar position

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to work in Aberdeen office 3 days per week.

What We Offer

• Company Pension scheme
• Medical benefits (Bupa & Medicash)

EthosEnergy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.