Acteon

Offshore energy equipment and services provider

Junior Project Controller

Cost & Management AccountingPosted on Nov 11

Full-timeAberdeen, UK£30k - £40k

About the Job

Requirements

Preferred 1–2 years of project control or accounting experience.
Preferred oil and gas industry experience.
Thorough understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and knowledge of statutory accounting principles.
Intermediate knowledge of major accounting software packages for general ledger and statutory accounting.

Responsibilities

Assist the Project Controller with preparing customer invoices.
Liaise with the Project Controller and Centre of Excellence Accounts Receivable team to ensure timely invoice submission, reconcile and monitor variances, and liaise with client representatives about discrepancies or additional supporting documentation.
Assist with project-cost reconciliations; forecast project revenue, costs, and cash flow; perform revenue-recognition calculations; and prepare supporting schedules for monthly general ledger close.
Assist with project closeout reports at contract completion and provide the commercial team with feedback about variances that should be addressed in future work.
Monitor, report, and estimate project costs by updating budgets as costs are incurred, alerting the Project Controller to cost overruns, and reconciling actual costs against project budgets.
Coordinate with Finance Centre of Excellence and supply chain teams on departmental services and support for relevant worksites to maximize cost performance and efficiency.
Assist with creating and maintaining project resources and objects in the Navision accounting system.
Record and reconcile project activity in the accounting system.
Assist with monthly and ongoing calculation and estimation of project revenue.
Ensure deliverables comply with regulatory guidance and professional standards.
Assist with external audits and other examinations.
Provide general support across accounting functions as necessary.

Junior Project Controller

Acteon · Aberdeen, United Kingdom (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-11-11

Salary: GBP 30,000–40,000

Workplace: hybrid

Department: Finance

Description

UTEC, part of Acteon Geo Services, is one of the world's largest independent offshore and onshore survey providers. We provide a wide range of survey, positioning and data management services using the most advanced equipment and techniques. The data we generate provides our clients with the information they need to make critical, well informed, business decisions.

The Junior Project Controller is required to assist the Project Controller with the analysis of project costs and revenue while working closely with the operations and finance teams.

Location: Aberdeen (hybrid working)

Role Description

Assist project controller with the preparation of customer invoices
Liaise with project controller and the COE (Centre of Excellence) Accounts Receivable team to ensure invoices are submitted timely; reconciling and monitoring any variances; liaising with client rep on any discrepancies or additional backup required
Assist with project costs reconciliations, forecasting project revenue, cost and cash flow, revenue recognition calculations, and any necessary supporting schedules for monthly general ledger close.
Assist project controller with preparing project closeout reports at the end of the contracts and provide relevant feedback to the commercial team, regarding any variances that need to addressed for future work.
Monitor, issue reports, and estimate project costs – includes updating budgets as costs are incurred; alerting Project Controller to cost overruns; reconciling actual costs to project budget
Interface with finance COE (Center of Excellence) and supply chain, including coordination of all departmental services and support for relevant worksites to maximize cost performance and efficiency.
Assist with the creation & maintenance of project resources/objects within the accounting system (Navision)
Record and reconcile project activity in accounting system
Assist with the calculation and estimation of project revenue on a monthly and on-going basis
Ensure that all deliverables comply with regulatory guidance and professional standards.
Provide assistance with external audit and any other examinations.
General support across all accounting functions, as necessary

Requirements

Preferred 1-2 years project control or accounting experience
Preferred Oil & Gas Industry experience
Thorough understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Knowledge of Statutory accounting principles.
Intermediate knowledge of major accounting software packages for both general ledger and statutory accounting.

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About the Company

Acteon

Offshore energy equipment and services provider

Acteon provides equipment and services for offshore energy projects across the full field lifecycle, from foundations and moorings to surveys and ongoing maintenance, via a globally integrated group of specialist companies. It grows by acquiring firms with complementary skills to build an end-to-end offering, using its fleet, survey and support capabilities, and engineering expertise to handle projects. The company stands out by delivering a single, multi-disciplinary service across a wide geographic footprint rather than a single-product vendor. Its goal is to become a stable, leading offshore energy provider by expanding capabilities and footprint through selective acquisitions and private-equity backing.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Norwich, United Kingdom
Founded: 1989

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