Senior Accountant

Role Overview

Senior Accountant at McDermott, positioned as a digitally enabled finance professional combining strong accounting foundations with advanced data analytics skills to transform large volumes of financial and operational data into meaningful insights for executive leadership.

Role Purpose

To deliver accurate, timely, and decision-focused reporting that supports operational excellence and strategic growth by leveraging expert-level proficiency in Excel, Power BI, and AI tools while managing multiple priorities under tight deadlines with strong stakeholder management and influencing capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Executive Finance Support

• Provide financial support to the Qatar Location Vice President and Operations Head.
• Prepare executive-level financial presentations, dashboards, and board-ready summaries.
• Support operational reviews, business planning, forecasting, and performance monitoring.
• Develop insights on project cash flows, collections, disbursements, profitability, and working capital.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or related discipline.
• Professional qualification preferred (CA or equivalent).
• Minimum 8–12 years of progressive accounting and finance experience.
• Experience supporting senior leadership and operational management teams.
• Experience within EPC, Oil & Gas, Construction, Energy, or Project-based environments preferred.

Skills & Competencies

Expert-Level Microsoft Excel

• Financial modelling.
• Power Query and Power Pivot.
• Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts.
• Advanced formulas including XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, SUMPRODUCT, LET, and LAMBDA.
• Macros and automated reporting solutions.
• Dashboard development.

Expert-Level Power BI

• Data modelling.
• Advanced DAX measures and calculations.
• Dashboard and KPI development.
• Forecasting and trend analysis.
• Data integration from Oracle and multiple data sources.
• Power BI Service administration and governance.

AI & Digital Skills

• Microsoft Copilot Premium for Excel, Power BI, and PowerPoint.
• AI-assisted financial analysis and reporting.
• Prompt engineering for finance use cases.
• Data visualization and storytelling using AI tools.
• Automation and productivity enhancement using AI-enabled solutions.

Additional Information

• Expert-level Microsoft Excel capability is a non-negotiable requirement.
• Role requires ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills required.