Finance Analyst - Aberdeen

This position is the financial analyst for our Energy business, working closely with the management team. The role is managing the timesheet process and preparing the information for multiple applications. This role will be office based, and the location is in Aberdeen.

Responsibilities

• Support the team in managing the financial performance of the business, and accurately supporting the preparation and review of the Contract Leaders' Report (CLR).
• Contract Accounting - integrity of costs, revenue ledgers and transaction processing.
• Maintain monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations.
• Maintain accurate records of all hours worked by all directly employed labour by setting up and maintaining appropriate systems and procedures, ensuring accurate timesheet generation and cost allocation on a weekly basis.
• Financial control, governance, segregation of duties & process flows in line with Group guidelines.
• Demonstrate robust communication and leadership skills.
• Ensure that all cash book, accounts receivable, accounts payable and general ledger books of entry and processes are administered in an accurate and timely manner.
• Finance point of contact for internal, external and client audits.
• Manage the Accounts Receivable process and debtor's control.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role.
• Qualified accountant with a recognised professional body or well on the way to qualification.
• Excellent communication skills, able to relate in a confident manner to people at all levels, both verbal and written.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and an ethical approach to data including respecting the confidential nature of information and the associated decision making.
• Hands on capability to use Microsoft Office suite of software with expertise of Excel.

About Us

Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.