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Cammach Recruitment
Cammach are currently recruiting a Principal Accountant on behalf of our Aberdeen-based client. This is a maternity cover contract, running until June 2027, and presents an excellent opportunity to join an established organisation within its finance team.
Role
Responsible for the successful delivery of all month-end, interim, and year-end financial close processes including impairment and decommissioning; support Corporate Accounting processes in the preparation and delivery of statutory accounts, ensuring compliance with relevant standards (e.g., IFRS, GAAP) and oversee and maintain controlled SAP master data changes and enhancements (e.g., WBS structures, hierarchies, profit and cost centres)
Responsibilities
Financial Close & Reporting Accountability
- Lead and deliver the successful completion of all month-end, interim, and year-end deliverables.
Audit Delivery & External Relationships
- Deliver clear and efficient year-end and interim audits.
- Support Corporate Accounting in preparing the statutory accounts in line with relevant requirements (IFRS and GAAP).
- Build and manage relationships with external auditors.
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SAP Master Data Oversight
- Oversee relevant and controlled SAP master data changes (e.g., WBS, hierarchies, profit/cost centres) to support business operations.
Accounting Process Improvement
- Lead continual improvements in key accounting processes, including Impairment, Annual Decommissioning Reviews, and Revenue Accounting.
- Work with the Controls function to implement findings from internal and external audits.
Advisory on Significant Accounting Matters
- Act as an advisor on significant or one-off accounting and reporting matters (e.g., acquisitions, disposals, legal entity changes), ensuring they are reflected correctly in systems and processes are completed to conclusion.
Financial Systems & Data Management
- Participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for system changes
Specialized Financial Processes
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- Lead the impairment assessment process (half-year and year-end), including
- Provide economic assumptions and data inputs
- Build and run valuation models (asset values and goodwill)
- Collaborate with Tax to ensure accurate portfolio tax modelling
- Review and challenge key assumptions and inputs
- Prepare analysis and supporting audit requirements
- Support the annual Decommissioning Review process
- Any other associated duties as reasonably required
Requirements
Technical Skills
- Strong all-round financial and technical accounting skills & knowledge.
- Strong Excel capability – experience of building/improving models.
- Strong SAP ERP, BW & BPC knowledge.
- Critical thinking and analytical skills to provide check and challenge to the business in their decision making in an effective and constructive manner.
- Excellent coaching and knowledge transfer skills – can deliver through others
Qualifications
- Qualified accountant (ACA, CA, ACCA, CIMA);
- Relevant University degree
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