An opportunity has arisen to work for a leading Oil & Gas Group as an Assistant Accountant. Due to positive developments and growth the organisation is seeking a commercially astute finance professional to work closely with the Financial Controller on a 9 months FTC basis with a view to go perm.

The responsibilities as Assistant Accountant include:

• Prepare weekly cash flow forecast, including and not limited to the following:
• Prepare the cash flow model on a weekly basis, with a 13-week outlook
• Reconciling the cash flow model to actual cash movements in the week
• Cash flow report to be prepared for analysis by activity and supplier where applicable
• Liaise with relevant business stakeholders to obtain inputs in preparation of the 13-week forecast, including:
• Phased short term project and corporate related commitments on cash basis
• Phase existing invoices in the accounting system as well as outstanding accruals
• Phasing and tracking of all other related expenditure and receipts such as sales, JV funding, contractual payments (bond, deferred considerations, legal payments etc)
• Compare existing invoices and commitments with expected supplier run rates and adjust cash flow where necessary
• Analysis of short-term currency requirements; Providing support to the CFO and Financial Controller with FX trades when needed
• Bank liaison including:
• Reviewing credit limits
• Onboarding/Support for new Bankline users
• Maintenance for corporate debit/credit cards
• Constant review of banking terms, rates
• KYC process support if required
• Monitoring timely receipt of the revenues and funding from JV partner
• Other ad-hoc tasks include, and not limited to:
• Assist the Management Account with preparation of JV billings statements
• Providing report material to the Management Account and Procurement team on outstanding commitments

Assist Management Accountant with JV funding requirements dependent on inputs attained form the 13-week cash forecast

The successful applicant must have:

• Minimum 3 years experience in finance
• Pro actively studying accounting qualification
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong understanding of the need for a controlled environment and adherence to procedures