Assistant Accountant

At Aquaterra Energy we specialise in providing engineering solutions and equipment to the global offshore energy industry – helping clients drive efficient and sustainable offshore operations from drilling and field development, to decommissioning, carbon capture and storage, renewable, and hydrogen projects.

An overview of the role:

The Assistant  Accountant will report into the Financial Controller, ensuring that the month end management accounts are complete, whilst ensuring that the purchase ledger function complies with the monthly finance timetable.

This is a full-time role based at our head office in Norwich, with a flexible hybrid working option.

Confident communication approach

Excellent IT skills

Good team player

• Processing and inputting supplier invoices into accounting software, ensuring these are correct and match purchase orders
• Communicating with Project Engineers to ensure any issues with supplier invoices are solved in a timely manner, notifying suppliers of any discrepancies
• Ensuring that supplier invoices are approved to allow them to be included in the month end payment run
• Reconciliation and routine maintenance of all supplier accounts, assisting with the resolution of any issues relating to the supplier accounts
• Deal with invoice and payment queries from suppliers in a professional and courteous manner that maintains the established relationship
• Support the business in bringing in a new Purchase to Pay system
• Responsible to produce aspects of the monthly management and statutory accounts
• Prepare and post the monthly time-charges journal to support the preparation of the month end accounts
• Contribute to and support the annual external audit processes
• At Aquaterra Energy we believe that all employees have the opportunity to contribute positively to our sales targets be it through direct client interactions or the provision of their work internally. An understanding of the sales process and customer focus is an expectation for every employee and therefore appropriate training will be provided and must be attended by all.

What’s in it for you -

• Training and Development, CPD and Professional Development
• Private Health Insurance plus Employee Assistance Scheme
• Pension contribution
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Life cover x 4 basic salary
• 25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays, with option to purchase additional holidays
• Birthday leave after one years’ service.
• Discounted gym membership fees
• Long Service Awards
• Funded sports, social and charity events
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Electric Vehicle scheme
• Retail Discount Scheme

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their sex, religion, race, age, sexual orientation, marital status, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity status, disability or neurodivergent status. Our people are valued, respected and encouraged to be their unique selves. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone has an equal opportunity to reach their potential, to be heard, included and to inspire great new ideas, to help Aquaterra Energy build a fantastic place to work. We are committed to accelerating our efforts supporting inclusion and diversity in our workplaces and communities to drive change.

If you have the experience and you are looking to move to a company that will support you with your development and provide training, then I want to hear from you.

This role requires the unfettered right to work in the UK.

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