G&A Technical Accountant

Job Description

G&A Technical Accountant

Location: Aberdeen

Contract: 2 year contract, PAYE

Day Rate: TBC (please provide your expected PAYE day rate banding)

Working arrangement: Hybrid – 4 days in office, mandatory Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. One optional day (Monday or Friday) or full in office option if preferred.

Right to work: Must have existing right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• G&A forecasting, variance analysis, actuals reporting, performance reporting, time writing and allocation reporting for Spirit Energy.
• Support the redesigning of the G&A allocation mechanism after Harbour COP and amend as required.
• Support the Financial Controller (FC) team in producing Spirit Group, Statutory and Centrica Group accounts.
• Provide technical accounting support to the wider finance and Spirit leadership team.
• Maintain an appropriate cost centre hierarchy and Delegation of Authority (DoA) for General & Administrative (G&A) expenses.
• Lead the month end close process, ensuring efficiency and integrity, including payroll, expense postings, time writing and accrual calculations.
• Deliver monthly budget holder reporting with P&L variance analysis and integrity checks.
• Manage and coordinate incoming audits related to overheads, licences and asset.
• Process intercompany invoices and perform monthly accounting activities such as prepayments, accruals, journal postings and clearing.
• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations and related control activities in compliance with prescribed procedures.
• Support the Finance Director in the management of the FSA (Functional Services Agreement).
• Act as focal point for outsourced statutory accounts and Spirit ARA, including timetable management.
• Handle technical accounting queries and liaise with the Group, including the Issues Log, Judgement Paper and CFO paper.
• Support month end and year end consolidation including eliminations, tax and revaluations.
• Produce technical memos and notes for senior stakeholders.
• Support internal dividend and corporate consolidation activities.
• Support the redesign of the G&A allocation mechanism and supporting systems to align with a single asset business model, considering requirements for ABEX, CAPEX and Harbour OPEX/ABEX time writing.
• Administer the time writing system and supporting processes.
• Responsible for BPC to ERP reconciliation along with associated playbacks.
• Maintain Workiva software.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable record of improving systems and processes.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Familiar with G&A allocation methodologies and time writing processes.
• Experience with SAP, Workday and Workiva desirable.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge with demonstrable CPD and knowledge of latest standards.
• Experience articulating financial information to non finance stakeholders.
• Effective change agent.
• Qualified accountant (ACA, CA, ACCA, CIMA).
• Relevant university degree.

Values

We seek someone who lives our values – Agility, Collaboration, Courage, Care and Delivery – and embraces change while ensuring the safe and efficient operation of a mature asset.