At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive financial performance and provide insights for strategic decision-making.
- Company: Global oilfield services provider focused on technology-led growth.
- Benefits: Attractive salary, discretionary bonus, and a market-leading benefits package.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth in a multinational environment.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and make a real impact in the oil and gas industry.
- Qualifications: Senior operational finance experience and professional accounting qualification required.
The predicted salary is between 75600 - 92400 £ per year.
This organisation is a Middle East headquartered, international oilfield services provider delivering integrated upstream solutions across the full well lifecycle. It operates globally with a broad portfolio spanning drilling, completions, production, and reservoir services. Its strategy focuses on technology led growth and targeted acquisitions to expand capabilities, geographic reach, and move into higher value services. The company is now positioned as a fully integrated, technology driven player, offering end-to-end, higher margin solutions with strong global competitiveness.
Overview of the Role
This is a key position, based in Aberdeen. It has controllership oversight for group entities across multiple legal entities and jurisdictions, including forecasting & budgeting, variance analysis, CAPEX management and detailed business reviews. The role is responsible for providing business and financial support to the senior leadership team via an engaged business partnering approach to ensure effective profitability and free cash flow management. They will engage with operational organisations to provide business performance insights and forward looking analysis, facilitating business decision making.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive financial performance through use of business insight analytics
- Develop financial business plans and forecasts, ensuring that the goals are challenging but realistic relative to overall market expectations and available resources
- Implement action plans to address profitability issues and underperforming contracts
- Optimise cash flow, including key indicators like DSO, CAPEX, inventory
- Review and examine the financial impact of new and existing investment opportunities with a view to maximising the return on investment
- Maintain control over and maximise use of working capital
- Support the Tax organisation with tax audit inquiries requiring business input, and ensure correct legal entities used for operations (sales and purchases)
- Highlight business related risks and exposures on Balance Sheet Exposure report, engaging with Shared Service Centres as needed on AR, Inventory, Fixed Assets and key provisions
Background and Experience:
- Significant experience in a senior operational finance role within a multinational/multi-entity, oil and gas environment, reporting into an overseas parent company
- Professional accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA, CA, CPA)
- Strong hands on experience with consolidation close processes, analytics, Power BI, SAP Analytics Cloud
- Experience in oilfield services, manufacturing, product sales, projects or product service line environments is advantageous
- Strong IFRS knowledge, with practical application to revenue recognition, inventory, fixed assets, leases, provisions, impairment indicators and intercompany transactions
- Dashboard development, forecasting and predictive analytics, Real-time analytics from SAP S/4HANA and other data sources
- Advanced Excel / reporting capability and ability to convert data into concise management commentary
- High integrity, ownership mindset, accuracy and attention to detail
- Clear communicator able to influence senior stakeholders and challenge constructively
- Strong stakeholder management across Group Finance, local management, product service line teams, Tax, Treasury, SSC, auditors and advisors
- Ability to manage ambiguity, competing priorities, tight reporting deadlines and complex cross border issues
- Continuous improvement mindset with strong process discipline and commitment to sustainable controls
What’s on Offer:
- Attractive salary
- Discretionary Bonus
- A market leading range of benefits
Next Steps:
Operations Financial Controller employer: Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment
Cooper Parry is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic and supportive work environment in Aberdeen that fosters employee growth and collaboration. With a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and a comprehensive benefits package, including enhanced parental leave and a focus on wellbeing, employees are empowered to thrive both personally and professionally. Join our innovative team and be part of a company that values your contributions while providing opportunities to engage with the local community.
Contact Details:
Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment Recruitment Team
