Our Client, an Oil and Gas Company has a requirement for a Finance Analyst to join their team in Aberdeen ASAP until 18th December 2026. This will be an office based contract (PAYE) role with a hybrid working arrangement.

To work within the FR&A team to deliver the Annual Plan process, performance reporting & analysis. The role requires regular interaction with the business to ensure forecasts are robust & delivered on time. The candidate will therefore need to be proactive & have the ability to engage widely across the business.

• Compilation of the Financial Plan and monthly LV’s along with insightful performance reporting and analysis.
• Support the Forecasting & Reporting Manager on delivery of Shareholder reporting & utilising key systems (currently BPC Planning);
• Reporting and delivery of timely management reporting for both Actuals and Forecast, utilising key systems (currently ERP, BW & BPC Consolidation, BPC Planning & Power BI);
• Assist with driving continuous improvement in systems, forecasting & reporting and driving change, which meets finance and business stakeholders requirements.

Key Deliverables & Responsibilities:

• Prepare forecasts in a robust and timely manner, including but not limited to the Plan, and LVs, for the current year plus five further years, with inputs sourced from the FP, Tax & Treasury and FO;
• Prepare updated cost forecasts for the business (Lifting Costs, Overheads, Exploration Costs, Abex and Capex) with inputs sourced from the FP, Tax & Treasury and FO;
• Deliver & Co-ordinate all forecast inputs in accordance with the corporate calendar and engage with key stakeholders to ensure delivery.
• Drive completeness and consistency in all aspects of the forecast and be responsive to changing management priorities where appropriate;
• Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders in Finance; Have the business and finance knowledge to efficiently facilitate interchange and relationships between FP, Tax & Treasury and FO, and within FBP;
• Proactively maintains their technical and interpersonal skills and competencies, ensuring capabilities are up to date and in line with industry/functional best practice and that behaviours are in line with Spirit’s core Values. Understand the skills, competencies and behaviours required for their role.
• Collaborates effectively, adapting their behaviour and communication as needed to get the best from others. Effectively promotes ideas and opinions and is able to influence others in a constructive way. Maintains good relationships across all organisation levels.
• Presents and articulates ideas and arguments effectively, projects credibility and conviction, handles objection and incorporates others’ ideas as appropriate. Makes / proposes informed decisions having consulted widely.
• Is familiar with and adheres to the Client’s people policies and procedures.
• Is accountable for their performance and delivery against objectives. Agrees their objectives in a timely fashion, assertively expresses what they need from others to be successful, takes on feedback and learns from their failures.
• Lives the Values and is a strong advocate of the the Client’s culture - understands and role models the behaviours expected.
• Provides clear, honest and constructive feedback, both positive and developmental, to colleagues, team members and others when requested. Be open to feedback received and incorporate into their development.
• Owns their development plan and discusses it regularly with their manager and L&D. Strives for continuous learning and development of their competencies, skills and behaviours.
• Embeds the Client’s Values and associated behaviours into their everyday work and interactions, continuously learning and developing associated competencies and behaviours.
• Great communication skills that informs/shares knowledge clearly and unambiguously and also implements and embeds change. Builds rapport and is able to influence in a constructive way / skilled at influencing decision makers on complex topics.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively, within their team and across the organisation and externally as required.
• Networks effectively internally and externally, creating an immediate, positive and credible impression on others. Leads other parties in conversations on the important issues and use persuasive contributions to influence change and action.

• Data Analytics & Financial tools: ability to use relevant financial tools (e.g. SAP, BW, BPC and excel) and to maintain, extract and analyse data.
• Critical Thinking: ability to make decisions based on sound logic and to challenge assumptions.
• Delivering Process Excellence through Automation & Efficiency: ability to identify opportunities to optimisation of Finance processes.
• Collaboration: the ability to build effective working relationships across the team and wider organisation.
• Driving Delivery: driving success by taking personal accountability for own goals.

Qualifications and Experience

Accounting Qualification preferred (ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW, ICAS)

Previous commercial and analytical finance experience

Track record of creating robust forecasts and budgets as well as underpinning materials prepared with sound financial accounting knowledge

Experience of varied systems including BW and BPC, and highly proficient with delivering controlled Excel spreadsheets

Working knowledge of Upstream taxation