Purpose: Responsible for assisting in the preparation of financial information for management and shareholders
Key Result Areas:
- Principally responsible for the monthly recording and reconciliation of aircraft acquisitions and disposals across the group. Responsibility will also include maintenance of the fixed asset register, reconciliation of any gain/ loss on disposal of aircraft to the RM (recommendation memo) and SG&A review of legal invoices.
- Assist in the preparation of the monthly consolidated management accounts. The management accounts are prepared in USD and in accordance with IFRS.
- Assist in maintaining the books of each legal entity within Oracle Financials. This involves monthly account reconciliations, analysis and reviews to ensure the accuracy of each entity's books and the integrity of the consolidated accounts.
- Assist in the preparation of reports and analysis for DAE's Board of Directors.
- Provide support to the other functions within the Finance Department and throughout the Company, including project related work and/or providing information for Treasury, Tax, Financial Planning, Legal, Technical Asset Management, Investment Strategy and Commercial.
- Additional operational areas, including Acquisitions, Data conversion, Accounting issues and tasks that arise from the monthly reporting and on an ad hoc basis.
- Assist with internal and external audit queries.
Skills & Experience:
- Qualified Accountant
- Forward thinking attitude towards improvements is essential.
- Prior experience of managing complex Excel models is essential.
- Experience with Oracle Financials is essential (or an equivalent accounting system such as SAP / Peoplesoft).
- Experience in preparing Financial statements and underlying analysis. Leasing Industry experience preferred but not essential.
- An excellent understanding of Accounting standards and ability to apply them in practice.
- Experience of reviewing legal documentation to capture details necessary to record accounting transactions an advantage.
