RESPONSIBILITIES

• Full responsibility for all financial matters including accurate and timely completion of monthly reporting, optimising financial performance for respective service line.
• Lead end to end project accounting activities for the respective service line and preparation of monthly financial reports covering P&L, AR / Unbilled, Backlog and utilisation.
• Directly responsible for contract month end close activities in Oracle system to ensure results are accurately reported and analysed.
• Engagement with commercial and project controls team on post contract award phase in terms of margin analysis looking for opportunities to drive improvements and commercial efficiencies, and attending key project reviews to ensure that reported financials are accurate.
• Preparation of annual budget, forecasts and rolling forecasts in conjunction with management, including validation / challenge over backlog, inputs from BD and operations.
• Responsible for driving sustainable working capital improvements and/or maintaining performance working with operational management, project managers, supply chain and other relevant areas to optimise cash collection and minimise DSO, including customer relationships and reporting.
• Partner with shared services to ensure project billing is up to date and drive cash collection for the respective service line.
• Ensure all relevant finance reconciliations are prepared, analysed and reviewed on a monthly basis to establish over/under-recoveries and enable any corrective actions to be taken in a timely manner.
• Engagement with external, internal and client auditors to support successful completion of audits.
• Ensure that an effective control environment exists through compliance with all Group control frameworks, policies and procedures as applicable.
• Responsible for identifying and highlighting opportunities for continuous improvement within the service lines and sharing of best practice within the function
• Support on ad-hoc projects as appropriate.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Further education through college or university with a recognised accounting qualification.
• Qualified CIMA / ACCA / CPA or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years relevant accounting / commercial experience
• Track record in people management, Previous experience of managing and developing teams
• Relevant system knowledge - ERP (Oracle Orbis and EPM)
• Experienced in effective business partnering and stakeholder management.

ABOUT US

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.