Assistant Accountant
Bamber Bridge, Preston
Maternity cover – 18 months

The Company:
ScanTech Offshore Ltd provide an impressive range of rental equipment, including air compressors, steam generators and rig cooling services, as well as designing, installing and commissioning bespoke heat suppression safety systems.

The Role:
The role of the Assistant Accountant will be to ensure the underlying financial records are accurate and reported to senior management and group within agreed timescales. They will also be responsible for the timely production of period end reporting and supporting the audit process, as well as maintaining the fixed asset register and supporting preparation of budgets and forecasts.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist in preparation of monthly management accounts for the companies within the Scantech Group including comparison of actual costs to budget and forecast.
• Preparation of month end journals including accruals, prepayments & fixed asset depreciation.
• Maintain fixed asset register including comparison to budget and prepare reports for Group and perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Upload key data and complete all forms to be filled in for month end reporting to the Group via Cognos system.
• Assist with completion of interim and year end results for the Scantech Group to PLC.
• Assist with preparation of the taxation pack and also with the preparation of the annual PSA data and P11D forms.
• Completion of Government statistical returns.
• Assist with preparation of the Statutory accounts for Scantech Offshore Ltd and in the preparation of budgets, forecasts and cash flow forecasts.
• Assist in preparation of schedules and information as requested by the Auditors.

You will also be required to complete ad-hoc project work as requested by the Senior Management Accountant and the Financial controller.

Qualifications/Skills/Experience required:
Can be qualified by experience but AAT qualified or working towards CIMA/ACCA/ACA would be preferred.
Proficient Excel skills (VLookups, SUMIFS, pivot tables).
ERP/IFS knowledge ideal but not essential

You will need excellent attention to detail with good communication skills and good time management.

Due to the volume of applications that we receive for our vacancies, on occasion applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

At Scantech Offshore our remit extends to the provision of qualified and competent personnel for the operating, servicing and maintaining all rental equipment, affording clients the highest standards of quality and safety for operations. ScanTech Offshore products are delivered worldwide from our key locations in the UK (Aberdeen and Great Yarmouth) and Western Australia (Perth).

As a market leader in the field of well test support, we are committed to providing enhanced value to our customers by tailoring our specialist skills and engineering capabilities to their precise requirements. ScanTech Offshore is a pioneer in designing innovative and technical solutions that meet or exceed regulatory, quality and safety standards.

James Fisher & Sons are committed to taking positive action on diversity and we strongly encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and as a Disability Confident employer we are committed to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.