Reporting Accountant

Cammach are currently recruiting an experienced Reporting Accountant for our Aberdeen-based client. This is an ongoing contract role, initially running until June 2027, with scope for extension subject to business requirements.

ROLE

• The Reporting Accountant will play a key role in supporting both financial and management reporting activities for the UK business. The role is responsible for delivering accurate, timely, and high-quality reporting, analysis, and insight to support business performance and decision-making.
• The role requires strong analytical capability, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate financial information clearly to stakeholders across the organisation, including Beijing HQ and UK leadership teams.
• A continuous improvement mindset is essential, with a focus on enhancing reporting processes, controls, and systems.
• This is a broad reporting role providing exposure to both financial and management reporting within a dynamic and international working environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepare accurate and timely financial and management reporting outputs, including monthly reports, analysis, and supporting schedules
• Support the month-end and quarter-end close processes, ensuring completeness and adherence to deadlines
• Perform variance analysis and provide clear commentary on business performance
• Prepare and contribute to reports and presentations for senior management and Beijing HQ
• Perform balance sheet analysis and investigate variances to ensure data integrity
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and outlook processes
• Work closely with the Financial Reporting Accountant to ensure deliverables are review-ready and of a high standard
• Build effective relationships with stakeholders across finance, operations, and international teams
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes, controls, and efficiency
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and SOX requirements
• Provide support to the wider team, including cover, ad-hoc analysis, and project work as required
• Take ownership of assigned deliverables, ensuring outputs are accurate, complete, and ready for review

REQUIREMENTS

• Detail-focused with a strong commitment to accuracy, quality, and control
• Analytical and inquisitive, with the ability to interpret financial results and identify key drivers and risks
• Proactive and self-motivated, able to take ownership of deliverables and see tasks through to completion
• A clear and confident communicator, capable of explaining financial information to a range of stakeholders
• Well organised, able to manage multiple priorities and deliver to tight reporting deadlines
• A collaborative team player who works effectively across finance teams, functions, and geographies
• Comfortable working with a degree of autonomy, while engaging constructively with review and guidance from senior colleagues
• Open to challenge and continuous improvement, with a mindset to enhance processes, controls, and reporting quality
• Adaptable and resilient, able to operate effectively in a fast-paced and evolving environment
• Committed to ongoing professional development and building expertise in both financial and management reporting

At a minimum, you have:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Part-qualified or studying towards a professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or similar)
• Demonstrable experience in a reporting or financial accounting environment
• Strong Excel skills; experience with SAP or BI tools advantageous
• Fluency in Mandarin Chinese (written and spoken) would be advantageous