Principal Accounting Consultant

Principal Accounting Consultant
 
Contract period: 31.05.2026 - 30.08.2027
Location: Stavanger, Oslo or Rotterdam(NL)

Main tasks:

• 1. Financial Close & Reporting:
• Execute and oversee day-to-day accounting activities  
• Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities  
• Prepare and analyse financial reporting, including variance analysis and tax calculations  
• Support preparation of annual financial statements and statutory reporting 
• 2. Entity Ownership & Control: 
• Take ownership of the accounting for one or more legal entities 
• Ensure completeness, accuracy, and quality of financial  
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations (including sub-ledgers, inter company, and suspense accounts)  
• Conduct accounting risk assessments and ensure proper documentation 
• 3. Technical Accounting: 
• Analyse and resolve non-standard or complex accounting transactions  
• Prepare clear and well-documented accounting memoranda  
• Apply and document accounting treatment under IFRS and Norwegian GAAP 
• 4. Oversight of Outsourced Delivery: 
• Collaborate with Accenture on standard accounting activities  
• Review, challenge, and quality assure outsourced work  
• Ensure alignment between onshore and offshore activities 
• 5. Stakeholder Interaction: 
• Act as a key contact for internal stakeholders  
• Explain financial results and resolve open accounting issues  
• Support internal and external audits 
• 6. Continuous Improvement: 
• Identify and drive process improvements  
• Contribute to digitalisation and optimisation initiatives 
• Strengthen efficiency and control environment 

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5+ years of hands-on accounting experience in a corporate environment  
• Strong experience with financial close and reporting processes  
• Proven ability to work independently and take ownership of deliverables  
• Solid knowledge of IFRS  
• Experience with Norwegian GAAP (practical application preferred)  
• Hands-on experience in SAP (preferably S/4HANA)  
• Experience in preparing statutory accounts  
• Ability to operate effectively in an international and multi-stakeholder environment
• Strong analytic and problem-solving skills  
• High degree of ownership and accountability  
• Ability to challenge and improve existing processes  
• Structured and quality-focused mindset  
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills 
• Able to quickly on-board and deliver value  
• Comfortable working with distributed teams  
• High level of professional integrity and compliance awareness  
• Proactive, solution-oriented approach  
• Nice-to-Have: 
• Experience working in a shared services or outsourcing model 
• Exposure to joint venture accounting 
• Experience with Power BI or Power Query 
• Experience within the energy sector 

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