Senior Accountant

Saipem is a global leader in the engineering and construction of major projects for the energy and infrastructure sectors, both offshore and onshore. Saipem is One Company organized into business lines: Asset-Based Services, Drilling, Energy Carriers, Offshore Wind, Sustainable Infrastructures, Robotics & Industrialised Solutions. Always oriented towards technological innovation, the company's purpose is Engineering for a sustainable future. As such, Saipem is committed to supporting its clients on the energy transition pathway towards Net Zero, with increasingly digital means, technologies and processes geared for environmental sustainability. Listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, it is present in more than 50 countries around the world and employs about 30,000 people of over 130 nationalities.

How can you support us Here are below your responsibilities:

1. Manage full sets of accounts for EPC project/JV entities, with strong focus on Accounts Payable (AP) and accurate financial reporting.
2. Coordinate with Procurement, Expediting, Cost Control, Contract Administration, Treasury, and Tax teams to ensure compliance with project procedures and contractual requirements.
3. Review payment proposals and supporting documents, and support the Finance Manager in preparing and posting complex journal entries in SAP, including accruals, provisions, intercompany transactions, and FX gains/losses.
4. Monitor AP, AR, and other balance sheet reconciliations, investigate discrepancies, and ensure timely resolution of reconciling items.
5. Execute quarterly/monthly closing activities in accordance with the Group financial calendar and perform analytical review of Balance Sheet and P&L fluctuations.
6. Support preparation of statutory financial statements in accordance with applicable accounting standards and company policies.
7. Act as the primary contact for external/Big 4 auditors by preparing audit schedules, supporting documents, contracts, bank statements, and responding to audit queries.
8. Implement and maintain project internal controls, financial procedures, and Group accounting policies, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations.
9. Support tax, compliance, internal audit, and other finance-related activities as required.
10. Perform other finance and accounting assignments as directed by the Finance Manager.

What are we looking for

1. Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
2. Minimum 8–10 years of accounting experience, preferably in an MNC within the Construction, Oil & Gas, or EPC industry.
3. Experience in a Big 4 or reputable audit firm is highly preferred, ideally with 2–3 years of financial audit experience.
4. Professional accounting certification such as ACCA, CPA, or equivalent is strongly preferred.
5. Strong knowledge of full-set accounting, financial closing, reconciliation, and financial reporting.
6. Strong knowledge of IFRS, particularly IFRS 9, IFRS 15, IFRS 16, and IFRS 18.
7. Proficient in SAP and Microsoft Excel.
8. Good command of English, both written and spoken, with the ability to communicate effectively with local and international stakeholders.
9. Strong analytical, problem-solving, coordination, and attention-to-detail skills.
10. Able to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and meet strict reporting deadlines.

What can we offer you :

• An extendable 12 months contract-based employment
• A comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance that covers the employee and up to three dependent children.
• Our One Saipem Way soft skills model leverages on skills development, career growth, and opportunities to innovate through complex challenges by promoting communication and collaboration to achieve common goals.

Head Office Location: PT. Saipem Indonesia – Alamanda Tower, TB. Simatupang Kav 23-24, Cilandak Barat, South Jakarta, Indonesia.

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We embrace diversity! At Saipem, we believe that innovation thrives through diversity. Our culture is built on mutual respect, collaboration, inclusion and the belief that our differences drive our progress.

Safety and Sustainability matter to us! Operating in difficult and at times extreme situations, the focus is always on the health and safety of people and the preservation of the natural ecosystem.

One vision, many paths, limitless possibilities.

Saipem and its subsidiaries recruit their human resources through specific procedures, selecting and hiring candidates, adopting criteria of merit, ability and professionalism in all recruitment decisions and will never request payment of any kind. If you want to search for job opportunities in Saipem. Please refer to the careers area of the Saipem website of the official Saipem LinkedIn page and be careful about any other kind of unofficial requests.