SAP Project Accountant

Our client, an independent oil & gas operator is currently seeking a SAP Project Accountant. Located in London, the role will be on a 12 month contract and offers a hybrid working arrangement.

ROLE:

• Provide hands-on support SAP Projects team across multiple workstreams.
• The role focuses on data and ledger reconciliations, contributing to testing activities to help ensure accurate, controlled, and timely delivery of SAP related changes and outputs.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support SAP implementation activities by assisting with process understanding, documentation, and translation of reporting requirements into practical deliverables
• Perform reconciliations between source data, sub-ledgers, general ledger, and reporting outputs
• Support testing cycles, including test execution, evidence capture, defect logging, analysis, tracking
• Assist with data validation activities (master data checks, migration reconciliation, completeness/accuracy checks)
• Produce clear working papers and audit-ready documentation for reconciliations, testing, and control activities

REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience preparing or supporting IFRS reporting and month-end close activities in a corporate or group finance environment
• Experience performing complex reconciliations across different systems, ledgers and data sources.
• Prior experience supporting SAP implementation projects in a finance capacity
• Testing capability in a system implementation setting
• Strong documentation standards and ability to produce clear working papers suitable for review