Accountant - Fixed Term Contract

Aberdeen City Source: WhatJobs

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Shanahan Engineering are currently recruiting for an Accountant to join the team in Aberdeen on a 12 - 18month FTC basis.

The purpose of the position is to support the Finance function in several areas including month-end closing, tax compliance, bank reconciliations and other ad-hoc duties.

Job Responsibilities

Tax Compliance
Responsible for ensuring all VAT returns are prepared and returned to the relevant tax authorities on a timely basis.
Manage Withholding tax obligations for Saudi Arabia, Israel, Egypt, Ivory Coast and Turkey. For Israel, this involves obtaining tax clearance for all international payments.
Responsibility for ensuring all tax returns for the business are reconciled to iFlight before returns are submitted (with the exclusion of corporation tax).Bank/Cashflow
Ensure bank transactions are posted accurately and in a timely manner.
Preparation of 13-week cashflow forecast on a weekly basis
Prepare monthly bank reconciliations for all Company bank accounts.Month-end reporting
Post regular monthly journals, FX revaluations, depreciation, prepayments & interest charges.
Assist monthly review of project margins ensuring job performance is reported accurately.
Input rolling forecast provided by Financial Controller into FCCS.Other Duties
Prepare non-bank \ tax balance sheet reconciliations as required.
Liaise with agents in other countries and provide supporting information as required.
Reconcile and agree Annual Branch Financial Statements with agents in Israel and Ivory Coast to our records.
Other ad-hoc duties as required by the business from time to time.

Required Skills / Knowledge

Attention to detail and process ownership.
Understanding and reporting exceptions to processes on a timely basis.
Strong discipline in maintaining audit trails for all processes and related tasks.

Experience

Previous experience in a similar position

Education Requirements

Physical Requirements

Must be able to work in Aberdeen office 3 days per week.

What We Offer

Company Pension scheme
Medical benefits (Bupa & Medicash)

EthosEnergy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.

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