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TAQA is offering a new opportunity for an Corporate Assitant Accountant in the Finance Department, based onshore in the Aberdeen office. 

This position is open to both staff and contractors. If applying via an agency, this will be a contract position, and any internal contractor who applies and is successful will remain with their current contracting company.

TAQA supports diversity in the workplace and along with an inclusive environment, aims to ensure everyone feels that they can be themselves at work.  This includes supporting people with a disability or health issue in a non-judgemental environment. 

TAQA offers onshore employees and contractors a Compressed Working Week (CWW)  The CWW is an arrangement where employees and contractors work a standard two-week work period (10 days) over a compressed period of 9 working days i.e. employees contracted to work 37.5 hours per week will work 75 hours over 9 days (instead of 10 days). The 10th day in the second week of the CWW period is known as 'Flex Friday', a non-working day.

BASIC PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Support the Corporate Accounting team by assisting across a range of aspects of corporate reporting and statutory compliance for the Company.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Corporate:

• Update daily and monthly trackers with key information such as production volumes, prices, payment quantities, hydrocarbon lifts etc.
• Finance focal point for revenue accounting - responsible for all hydrocarbon sale billings, including raising invoices & checking payments, preparation of revenue accruals, PQ monitor updates, liaising with key Commercial contacts regarding sales agreements, etc
• Responsible for all intercompany activities such as billings, processing journals, liaising with other subsidiaries, quarterly intercompany confirmations, settlements etc.
• Responsible for preparing and posting a number of key monthly corporate journal entries
• Assist with monthly reporting cycle – preparation of various monthly reporting packs for review and presentation to local senior finance team and ultimately submission to Group.
• Assist with preparation of PRT1/2 workbooks required for semi-annual tax returns.
• Responsible for a number of Corporate monthly & quarterly balance sheet reconciliations and collation of overall reconciliation issues list for Finance
• Run various corporate reports to ensure suite of data is available each month.
• Monitor and maintain the shared mailbox
• Assist with clearing out of Logistics suspense account on a monthly basis
• Key contact with external auditors facilitating their quarterly & statutory audit reviews
• Other ad hoc tasks as required

Planning:

• As required support the Planning team in co-ordinating and preparing quarterly business plan updates. Interaction with the wider business including Commercial, Wells, Subsurface, Engineering, Decommissioning and Operations teams.

Inventory:

• Month end recording of transactions to ensure Oracle and Maximo systems are in sync
• Work with Materials Management team within Supply Chain to enhance and streamline inventory accounting
• Monthly/Quarterly/Annual forecasting and budgeting
• Quarterly reconciliations
• Provision of data/analysis to satisfy inventory related ad-hoc requests

QUALIFICATIONS/TRAINING

Essential

• National 5 qualification or equivalent in Mathematics

Preferred

• Educated to University degree level or equivalent in finance/accountancy or related subject

EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

Essential

• A sound understanding of accounting.
• Confidence and ability to interrogate TAQA accounting systems in order to carry out key responsibilities.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships and to achieve a high level of professional and personal credibility.
• Strong attention to detail
• Good team player and ability to work individually

Preferred

• Oracle experience

ADDITIONAL SKILLS/REQUIREMENTS

• Enthusiastic approach
• Strong communication skills
• High attention to detail
• Good planning and organisational skills

INTERACTIONS

INTERNAL INTERACTIONS

• Finance Department management and Finance team members
• Key contacts across functional departments

EXTERNAL INTERACTIONS

• External auditors