The posting
Job Description
Wood (trading locally as WOOD KSS LLP) is currently looking for Management Accountant (KZ nationals) to join our team in Atyrau, Kazakhstan
Responsibilities
- Manage and monitor overhead (SG&A) expenditure, ensuring accurate cost allocation and reporting
- Prepare and maintain monthly management accounts, including analysis of financial performance and key business drivers
- Assist in the preparation of annual budgets, periodic forecasts, and long-term financial plans
- Perform variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior periods, providing clear commentary and recommendations to management
- Deliver timely and accurate management reporting to support business decision-making
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with management reporting requirements
- Maintain cash books and support cash flow monitoring and forecasting activities
- Manage capital expenditure (CAPEX) processes, including tracking, reporting, and compliance with approval procedures
- Monitor company assets and liabilities, ensuring accurate balance sheet account reconciliations and timely resolution of outstanding items
- Ensure compliance with corporate policies, accounting standards, financial controls, and regulatory requirements
- Continuously review and improve accounting processes and procedures to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and cost-effectiveness
- Manage intercompany transactions, including processing, invoicing, reconciliation, and settlement of balances
- Prepare internal reports in accordance with Group policies and management requirements
- Support month-end and year-end closing activities, ensuring deadlines are met and reporting is accurate
- Act as a business partner to operational and functional teams by providing financial insights and guidance
- Assist with internal and external audits, providing supporting documentation and responding to audit queries
- Contribute to the development and implementation of financial controls, process improvements, and reporting enhancements
- Support ad hoc financial analysis, projects, and management requests as required
- Process and monitor intercompany transactions across multiple entities
- Prepare and issue intercompany invoices in line with Group policies
- Reconcile intercompany balances and investigate/resolvе differences on a timely basis
- Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end intercompany close activities
- Ensure compliance with Group accounting policies where applicable
Qualifications
- Higher (finance) education
- Work experience in the respective position no less than 3 year
- Proficient user of Excel
- People supervision and management skills
- Good commercial knowledge
- Good systems experience (e.g. Oracle, Hyperion, 1с, Excel Gep Smart, PowerBi)
About Us
Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies. www.woodgroup.com
Diversity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.



