Senior Financial Accountant (Offshore Business)
Imagine a future where you play a key role in powering our offshore wind operations with world‑class financial insight.
Join us in this role where you’ll play an active role in providing financial insight to our Operations & Asset Management functions in offshore wind. The Generation Accounting & Operations team’s work is varied and includes both monthly reporting and annual forecasting as well as working closely with JV partners and internal stakeholders.
Welcome to Orsted Business Services
You’ll be part of Generation Accounting & Operations KUL where you, together with your colleagues, will be part of a global Finance team working with the Operations & Asset Management team. You will be responsible for overseeing the financial data of our Generation assets & Hubs, ensuring accurate tracking and reporting of costs, performing hub cost recharges, performing MEC related activities including accruals and reclass, prepare financial reports, prepare and update annual and rolling budgets, manage Joint Venture costs and reporting as well as providing ad-hoc financial advice and guidance to and guidance to Asset & Hub. As a team, we collaborate very closely with our colleagues in Operations and Asset Management, share knowledge, learnings and support each other to succeed together.
You’ll play an important role in:
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- performing month-end and year-end accounting activities for assigned areas of responsibility including accruals, hub central cost recharges, intercompany invoices, reconciliation of actuals, cost allocations, and maintaining cost object structures, ensuring all necessary accounting entries are recorded as per signed agreement
- partnering directly with Finance Business Partners and stakeholders from Operations and Asset Management to understand performance drivers (monthly and against budgets), including Opex analysis and insurance costs allocations, as well as being the finance focal point for non-operated assets, receiving data and reports from Joint Venture partners and to analyze, investigate and approve data received
- preparing internal & external (Joint Venture) budgets and periodic re-forecasting for Generation business for both assets and hubs.
- preparing monthly internal reporting for the business (e.g. EBITDA reports) including insights and commentaries, periodic JV reporting in line with contractual obligations, and supporting cash management activities such as cash flow forecasting
- ensuring compliance with internal accounting policies and external regulatory requirements related to Generation Finance, maintaining detailed financial records and documentation for auditing purposes, and preparing SOPs, work instructions, and process maps
- supporting ad-hoc requests, accounting and reporting standardization initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts to enhance efficiency and controls.
To succeed in the role, you:
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- have a bachelor’s degree in accounting, or similar (CPA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified), and possess strong experience with cost accounting, controlling, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and financial analysis
- are proficient in Microsoft Office software, SAP, and demonstrate knowledge in Power BI, BPC, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
- have strong problem-solving and communication skills, and comfortable dealing with ad-hoc queries with strong attention to detail and analytical skills
- have a mindset geared towards process improvement and standardization
- are flexible in supporting EU stakeholders, especially during peak closing and budgeting periods.
- can thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced, growth-oriented international organization.
Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.
Shape the future with us
Send your application to us as soon as possible. We’ll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we’ve found the right candidate.
As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via accommodation@orsted.com.
Please note that for your application to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country. We don't take applications or inquiries from external recruiters or agencies into account for this position.
Kuala Lumpur, MY