Associate Accountant

Subsea7; Inverness; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Associate Accountant to join its dynamic Financial Reporting team. This exciting role offers a hands-on opportunity to work closely with regional finance teams, ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance. Ideal for a finance graduate or someone with relevant experience, the position promises a varied and challenging environment where collaboration and innovation are key. Join a forward-thinking company that values safety, integrity, and performance, and take the next step in your career with real prospects in a growing international organization.

Qualifications

• Experience in preparing statutory financial statements and management accounts.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial reports and statements for key stakeholders.
• Liaise with external auditors regarding financial statements.

Skills

Financial Reporting

Reconciliations

Analytical Skills

Microsoft Excel

Communication Skills

Time Management

Education

Finance or Accounting Degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an Associate Accountant to join our FRC Financial Reporting team on a full-time staff basis. The role will be based in our East Campus office in Westhill and report into the FRC Financial Reporting Team Senior Accountant, working closely with Accountants and Associates within a sub-team in Financial Reporting. This position is suitable for a graduate with placement experience or someone with relevant finance experience in preparing reconciliations and analytical analysis of financial information.

It will be exciting, busy, varied, and challenging, so a ‘hands-on, sleeves-up’ approach is essential. You will collaborate with the entire FRC team to deliver a trusted, reliable, and high-quality finance function.

At Subsea 7, our people make this a great place to work. The Finance Resource Centre (FRC) team provides accurate accounting services to the global Subsea 7 business. If you share our values—safety, integrity, performance, collaboration, innovation, and sustainability—and are friendly, positive, and consistent, you can expect a career with real prospects in a growing international company.

What will you be doing?

The Financial Reporting team handles the financial accounting of legal entities within the Subsea 7 group. This involves working closely with regional finance teams to understand the entities, their operations, transactions, compliance reporting requirements, and completing financial reporting for these entities.

In this role, you will be responsible for financial reporting for a specific region, generating financial reports and statements for key stakeholders. There will be many opportunities to learn and develop with support from your team.

1. Preparation of statutory financial statements and quarterly management accounts for less complex entities, and assistance with larger entities.
2. Liaising with external auditors regarding year-end group accounts and statutory financial statements.
3. Applying and upholding group accounting policies. A basic understanding of International Accounting Standards, local standards, legislation, and reporting disclosures is advantageous.
4. Preparing reconciliations and analyses with appropriate backup and critical assessment of balances.
5. Ensuring compliance with monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting requirements and meeting financial controls objectives within deadlines.
6. Performing entity-specific analysis and postings within SAP.
7. Developing relationships with regional Finance teams, including Finance Directors, to provide value-added service to regional reporting.
8. Identifying areas for process improvements.
9. Collaborating with relevant departments to resolve issues promptly.

What experience would we like you to have?

If you don’t meet all the criteria but possess some relevant skills and experience, we encourage you to apply with a CV highlighting your transferable skills.

• Finance or Accounting degree is required.
• Experience in a similar role or placement in a finance role is advantageous.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Curiosity to understand processes and resolve problems.
• Focus on performance, accuracy, and quality with good self-review skills.
• Positive attitude, customer focus, and openness to feedback.
• Effective communication skills.
• Strong time management skills to plan and prioritize workloads independently.
• Proactive attitude and initiative, with a willingness to challenge the status quo and suggest improvements.