Financial Accountant

equinor; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Global parental leave

Bonus scheme

Pension plan

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Equinor seeks a qualified accountant to manage statutory UK accounts, monthly group reporting, and audit coordination. You will uphold UK GAAP/IFRS standards and act as SME across accounting processes.

The role emphasizes process improvement, documentation, and aligning with global reporting standards, with flexibility to adapt to evolving regulatory changes and technologies.

Qualifications

• Post qualified accountant or equivalent.
• Strong experience of UK GAAP and IFRS.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA is advantageous.
• Good knowledge of Group Reporting.
• Proficiency with Workiva.
• Experience with Analytics for Office.
• Tax accounting experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review statutory accounts for UK entities.
• Review monthly reporting for group, UK entity and BA reporting.
• Support external auditors and coordinate audits.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and best practices.
• Develop and maintain process documentation.
• Serve as SME on UK GAAP/IFRS.
• Resolve complex accounting issues and guide team.
• Prepare technical accounting memos and monitor standards changes.
• Drive improvements in global accounting and reporting processes.

Skills

UK GAAP knowledge

IFRS knowledge

Group reporting

Workiva

Analytics for Office

Tax accounting knowledge

Education

Post qualified accountant or similar

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

What does the job involve?

Responsible for preparing and maintaining accounting records and ledger for use in historical financial reporting. Responsible for compliant and efficient preparation of statutory and other special purpose reporting, and preparation of consolidated financial information. Ensure compliance and quality in historical financial data and reporting. Drive competence and development for relevant topics.

You are utilizing your knowledge independently to solve highly complex tasks with a short to medium-term tactical impact/risk. You address key business challenges that align with Equinor's short and long-term strategy via providing specialist support to your team and others. You independently communicate within the immediate team, across other areas, and towards key stakeholders from partners or external parties. You regularly navigate conflicting agendas and may lead negotiations with senior stakeholders. You resolve challenges, deliver improvements and contribute to shaping best practices. You promote change initiatives, demonstrate flexibility to adopt new highly complex activities/ways of working and advice others. You follow and comply with safety, ethics, and compliance requirements and align with leadership expectations and company values.

What will my tasks be?

• Prepare and review statutory accounts for UK entities.
• Review the preparation of monthly reporting for group purpose, UK legal entity and BA reporting.
• Support relationships with external auditors and coordination of audit processes.
• Understand and implement accounting policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
• Establish and review process documentation.
• Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) within certain areas (UK GAAP/IFRS).
• Resolve complex accounting and reporting issues and provide guidance to team members.
• Support/Prepare technical accounting memos.
• Keep abreast of changes in accounting standards and regulations and implementing necessary updates.
• Deliver results through supervising others (i.e. outsourced service provider).
• Drive improvement of global accounting and reporting processes, including digital solutions.

Here's what we expect from you:

At Equinor, there are some overall qualities we regard as essential. We want you to identify with the values that guide our decisions and help us succeed and grow: open, collaborative, courageous and caring. We expect you to make safety your priority and to contribute to our zero-harm culture.

And for this specific position, we are also looking for:

• Post qualified accountant or similar.
• Expert / Strong experience of UK GAAP / IFRS.
• Good SAP experience required with S4 Hana experience as an advantage.
• Good knowledge in Group Reporting.
• Good knowledge of Workiva.
• Experience in Analytics for Office.
• Experience in tax accountancy is an advantage.

Please note that recent changes to the UK immigration rules have tightened the criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. If you require Equinor UK to act as a sponsor in order to undertake this role, please note Equinor UK cannot guarantee that the role is eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. If, following assessment against the applicable Home Office requirements (including skill and salary thresholds, and any role ‑ specific lists), it is determined that Equinor UK is not able to sponsor this role, any conditional offer of employment may be withdrawn. This does not affect candidates who already have the right to work in the UK, without the need for visa sponsorship from Equinor UK.

What can we offer you?

We want you to have a rewarding and fulfilling work life. That's why we offer:

• Not just a job - a career
• In Equinor, your development begins on day one. You will build your competence through a wide range of learning activities while being empowered to build your career across multiple disciplines and geographies. Our internal job market allows a wide range of opportunities for development and growth within your own field, or even in other areas you find interesting and relevant.
• Attractive rewards We give you a comprehensive benefits package with a competitive salary, global parental leave, bonus scheme and pension plan.
• Wellness and work-life balance We care about and prioritise our employees' well‑being. We know that for you to be the best version of yourself in the workplace, being able to collect your children, attend a class or simply enjoy social time can be invaluable. That's why we encourage you to make use of our flexible work arrangements wherever possible.
• An inclusive culture We believe embracing our differences makes us stronger. For us, true inclusion means being able to bring your wh