Murphy is recruiting for a Record to Report Associate  to work within their Finanace Shared service Team in Stone Cross ( Wigan - WA3 3JD) 

Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and the USA, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation, water, power and natural resources. So that our teams out on projects can run smoothly it is vital that we have robust support functions in place.

We are committed to fostering an engaging and collaborative work environment in which each person’s career is nurtured and developed. We focus on employee development, providing a culture of innovation and positive work-life balance.

A day in the life of a Murphy, Record to Report Associate

• Conducting accounting activities relating to the maintenance of complete and accurate general ledger and management accounts.
• Processing information within the RTR area in line with Group Timetable and SSC SLAs.
• Delivering timely and accurate information to RTR Senior Accountant and RTR Team Leads
• Performing other assigned General Ledger tasks of a routine nature under the direction of the RTR Senior Accountant
• This role will be responsible for all Business Units (which will contain Join Ventures) and Functional areas in the UK.
• Prepares and maintains Journals and associated supporting documents, schedules, and reports, and analyses as appropriate
• Maintains a complete, accurate and up to date fixed asset register
• Reconciles Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss and Bank accounts as per the Balance Sheet Reconciliation process including Intercompany and Related Parties
• Performs allocated tasks for the month end process
• Raises Inter-company charges/invoices as required
• Prepares regular and ad-hoc allocation of costs to business units, functions or group companies
• Supports RTR Senior Accountant in routine and special requests for reports or analysis for internal groups, external auditors, end of project/completion audits by customers, affiliated companies and regulatory agencies
• Applies appropriate financial control and governance by adhering to the group accounting manual, policies and control framework, to support successful external audit outcomes.
• Apply accounting principles to existing processes and dispute the status quo
• Develops and sustains good working relationships with key stakeholders and colleagues.
• Uses D365 to support the RTR function
• Seeks ways to improve efficiency, effectiveness and processes in the RTR area
• Ensures compliance with accounting principles and standards and the SSC’s SLAs
• Recognises and convey potential issues/risks
• Completes ad-hoc tasks as required
• Supports RTR Innovation projects as required

Still interested, does this sound like you ?

• AAT qualified
• Must have strong academic record and experience of working in Finance in a commercial business
• Must have some working experience of working within a Shared Service Centre environment
• Good knowledge of General Ledger processes
• Practical working knowledge of Project Accounting – depending the role/tasks
• Worked in a large organisation of a similar size and structure
• Excellent/Good bookkeeping and reconciliation skills– depending on the  role/tasks
• Would be beneficial if :Part Qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA, Project Accounting Experience, experience of using Power BI and data warehouses and exposure to VAT returns, PSA returns