Financial Accountant

Equinor ASA; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Equinor ASA in London is seeking a post-qualified accountant to lead UK GAAP/IFRS reporting, review statutory accounts for UK entities, and support external audits.

You will drive group reporting, implement policies, and help modernise global accounting processes including SAP/S4 Hana and Workiva analytics.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant or equivalent is required.
• Strong experience with UK GAAP/IFRS.
• SAP experience with S4 Hana is an advantage.
• Knowledge of Group Reporting.
• Familiarity with Workiva and Analytics for Office.
• Experience in tax accounting is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review statutory accounts for UK entities.
• Review monthly reporting for group, UK entity and BA reporting.
• Support external audits and coordinate audit processes.
• Understand and implement accounting policies for regulatory compliance.
• Establish and review process documentation.
• Resolve complex accounting issues and provide guidance to team.

Skills

Post qualified accountant

UK GAAP / IFRS

Group reporting

Workiva

Analytics for Office

Tax accounting

Tools

SAP

S4 Hana

Workiva

Analytics for Office

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?

Within this position, your key tasks will be to:

• 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 whole self to work, and for you and everyone else to feel accepted and valued.

Equal opportunities for everyone

Equinor is an equal-opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions, which include hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, termination, and training, without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, veteran status, or any other protected status.

As part of this commitment, reasonable adjustments will be made during the recruitment process for candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions. If you have any specific requirements, please clarify this in your application and our team will be in contact to see how we can support your needs.

We also believe everyone should be paid fairly and consistently for their contribution to our collective success. To ensure fairness and transparency, positions at Equinor are evaluated using our global job architecture based on the position’s responsibilities, complexity, and impact, and regularly reviewed to ensure consistency and alignment across the organisation.

Important notes about the application process

We expect you to openly offer all relevant information about yourself during the recruitment process. Background checks are performed on all final candidates, and all permanent and temporary hires will be screened using relevant sanctions lists to ensure compliance with sanctions laws. When applying for a job in Norway you will be asked for information on affiliation to high-risk countries for a security assessment.

About Equinor

Equinor is an international energy company headquartered in Norway, energising the lives of 170 million people worldwide. Our ambition is to be a leading company in the energy transition and achieve net zero by 2050. Our task is enormous: supplying the world with the energy it needs, while lowering emissions to the atmosphere. To achieve it, we are looking for like-minded people to join our team of 25,000 colleagues working in more than 20 countries. We’re up for the challenge. Are you?