Budget Accountant

Job Title: Budget Accountant

Department: Finance

Directly Reports to: Country Finance Manager

Job Summary

The role is responsible for overseeing the company’s financial operations, ensuring accurate reporting, effective cash‑flow management, and strong internal controls. The postholder leads the budgeting, forecasting, and financial close processes, ensuring compliance with all statutory requirements and the timely delivery of financial information to senior management. In addition, the role supports continuous improvement of accounting systems and processes and ensures that joint‑venture and SubCom financial activities are properly funded, fully reconciled, and ready for performance reporting.

Key Responsibilities

1. Monitor Cash Call requests against Cash Call receipts to ensure all JV activities are fully and properly funded.
2. Prepare weekly and monthly cash‑flow forecasts.
3. Recommend updates and improvements to accounting systems, including payroll and invoicing.
4. Ensure all financial transactions are accurately recorded, filed, and reported.
5. Develop budgets and financial plans aligned with the work program and budget activity.
6. Provide timely and accurate financial information to the GM Finance.
7. Review all financial reports and data to identify and resolve discrepancies.
8. Lead and motivate finance team members by clarifying roles and providing constructive feedback.
9. Prepare monthly and annual reports highlighting results, trends, and financial forecasts.
10. Coordinate the month‑end and year‑end close processes, including general ledger, balance‑sheet accounts, and overhead cost allocations.
11. Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
12. Ensure compliance with State and Federal requirements across all financial functions.
13. Oversee timely submission of all internal and external financial reports.
14. Perform other duties as assigned by senior management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years’ relevant industry experience, including at least 5 years in a similar role.

Core Competencies

Financial & Budgeting Expertise

Demonstrates strong capability in budgeting, forecasting, pricing structures, cost analysis, and financial reporting standards. Able to interpret financial data and support decisions based on sound financial principles.

1. Analytical Rigor & Validation Skills

Applies disciplined analytical thinking to validate pricing models (independently or with Sourcing), test assumptions, analyze variances, and ensure budgets are accurate, defensible, and strategically aligned.

1. Collaboration & Stakeholder Management
   Effectively engages multiple departments, gathers inputs, challenges assumptions constructively, and drives alignment during budgeting cycles. Skilled at managing complex stakeholder relationships, including upward management with senior leadership.
2. Communication & Business Influence
   Communicates financial insights clearly and confidently. Able to translate pricing impacts, financial risks, and budget implications for leadership and non‑financial partners, enabling informed decision‑making.
3. Integrity & Internal Control Orientation
   Maintains strong internal controls, ensures compliance, and upholds high ethical standards. Approaches the role as a control and assurance function, not just data gathering or reporting, and reinforces governance throughout financial processes.

At HEOSL we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.