Operations Financial Controller

Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment; Cairdhillock; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Bonus

Benefits package

Job summary

The Aberdeen-based organisation is an international oilfield services provider seeking a Senior Finance Controller to join the controllership team across multiple entities. The role focuses on forecasting, budgeting, CAPEX management and detailed business reviews, partnering with senior leadership to drive profitability.

You will deliver forward-looking analysis and performance insights from SAP S/4HANA and Power BI, ensuring accurate working capital management and robust controls.

Qualifications

• Senior operational finance role within a multinational oil & gas environment.
• Professional accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA, CA, CPA).
• Experience with consolidation close, analytics, Power BI, SAP Analytics Cloud.
• IFRS knowledge with revenue recognition, inventory, fixed assets, leases, provisions and intercompany transactions.
• Dashboard development and real-time analytics from SAP S/4HANA and other data sources.
• Advanced Excel / reporting capability and ability to convert data into concise management commentary.

Responsibilities

• Drive financial performance through use of business insight analytics.
• Develop financial business plans and forecasts aligned to market expectations and resources.
• Implement action plans to address profitability issues and underperforming contracts.
• Optimise cash flow, including DSO, CAPEX, inventory.
• Review and evaluate investments to maximise ROI.
• Maintain control over and maximise use of working capital.
• Support tax activities and ensure correct legal entities used for operations.
• Highlight risks on Balance Sheet Exposure and engage with SSC on AR, Inventory, Fixed Assets.

Skills

Consolidation & close processes

Forecasting & budgeting

Power BI

IFRS knowledge

Analytical mindset

Stakeholder management

Excel advanced

Financial modelling

Education

CIMA/ACCA/CA/CPA

Tools

SAP

Power BI

SAP Analytics Cloud

Excel

Job description

This organisation is a Middle East headquartered, international oilfield services provider delivering integrated upstream solutions across the full well lifecycle. It operates globally with a broad portfolio spanning drilling, completions, production, and reservoir services.

Its strategy focuses on technology led growth and targeted acquisitions to expand capabilities, geographic reach, and move into higher value services. The company is now positioned as a fully integrated, technology driven player, offering end-to-end, higher margin solutions with strong global competitiveness.

Overview of the Role

This is a key position, based in Aberdeen. It has controllership oversight for group entities across multiple legal entities and jurisdictions, including forecasting & budgeting, variance analysis, CAPEX management and detailed business reviews.

The role is responsible for providing business and financial support to the senior leadership team via an engaged business partnering approach to ensure effective profitability and free cash flow management. They will engage with operational organisations to provide business performance insights and forward looking analysis, facilitating business decision making.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive financial performance through use of business insight analytics
• Develop financial business plans and forecasts, ensuring that the goals are challenging but realistic relative to overall market expectations and available resources
• Implement action plans to address profitability issues and underperforming contracts
• Optimise cash flow, including key indicators like DSO, CAPEX, inventory
• Review and examine the financial impact of new and existing investment opportunities with a view to maximising the return on investment
• Maintain control over and maximise use of working capital
• Support the Tax organisation with tax audit inquiries requiring business input, and ensure correct legal entities used for operations (sales and purchases)
• Highlight business related risks and exposures on Balance Sheet Exposure report, engaging with Shared Service Centres as needed on AR, Inventory, Fixed Assets and key provisions

Background and Experience:

• Significant experience in a senior operational finance role within a multinational/multi-entity, oil and gas environment, reporting into an overseas parent company
• Professional accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA, CA, CPA)
• Strong hands on experience with consolidation close processes, analytics, Power BI, SAP Analytics Cloud
• Experience in oilfield services, manufacturing, product sales, projects or product service line environments is advantageous
• Strong IFRS knowledge, with practical application to revenue recognition, inventory, fixed assets, leases, provisions, impairment indicators and intercompany transactions
• Dashboard development, forecasting and predictive analytics, Real-time analytics from SAP S/4HANA and other data sources
• Advanced Excel / reporting capability and ability to convert data into concise management commentary
• High integrity, ownership mindset, accuracy and attention to detail
• Clear communicator able to influence senior stakeholders and challenge constructively
• Strong stakeholder management across Group Finance, local management, product service line teams, Tax, Treasury, SSC, auditors and advisors
• Ability to manage ambiguity, competing priorities, tight reporting deadlines and complex cross border issues
• Continuous improvement mindset with strong process discipline and commitment to sustainable controls

What’s on Offer:

• Attractive salary
• Discretionary Bonus
• A market leading range of benefits

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