Engineering and Maintenance Accounting Manager

• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities for maintenance-related accounting across Vista operators
• Ensure appropriate accounting treatment for maintenance costs, accruals and prepayments, heavy and component maintenance, capitalisation, depreciation, provisions, and judgemental estimates
• Maintain governance over maintenance-related balance sheet accounts and ensure timely review and clearance of reconciliations
• Review and approve journals and accounting outputs prepared across the maintenance finance team
• Ensure accurate and well-supported maintenance accounting inputs into management and statutory reporting
• Act as the primary accounting point of contact for maintenance during internal and external audits
• Liaise with Group Accounting, Tax, and Finance teams on Group policies and IFRS requirements
• Partner with Finance Business Partners to ensure maintenance activity is appropriately reflected in financial reporting
• Promote consistent maintenance accounting practices across operators and jurisdictions
• Own and maintain the maintenance accounting control framework
• Drive improvements to processes, controls, and documentation
• Support finance transformation and system initiatives impacting maintenance accounting
• Lead and develop a team of two maintenance accountants
• Partner with Finance Business Partnering teams on governance and decision-making
• Engage with Maintenance, Engineering, Procurement, and Accounts Payable teams to ensure accurate financial records

Requirements

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
• 7+ years' post-qualification experience in financial accounting, controllership, or finance manager roles
• Maintenance Accounting experience required
• Demonstrated people leadership experience
• Strong technical accounting and audit knowledge
• Excellent communication skills, able to provide clear guidance and judgement
• Strong Excel skills
• ERP and aviation or engineering exposure advantageous

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in maintenance accounting, financial reporting, and governance, with a strong focus on process improvement and team leadership. Proficient in managing accounting treatments, reconciliations, and compliance with IFRS standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
• Maintenance Accounting Experience
• Strong Technical Accounting Knowledge
• People Leadership Experience
• Strong Excel Skills

ATS Optimization Keywords Hard Skills

• Financial Accounting
• Controllership
• Audit Knowledge
• Accruals and Prepayments
• Capitalisation
• Depreciation
• Provisions
• Judgemental Estimates
• Reconciliations
• Financial Reporting

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication Skills
• Clear Guidance

Certifications & Qualifications

• ACA
• ACCA
• CIMA

Industry Keywords

• Maintenance Accounting
• Aviation
• Engineering
• Governance
• IFRS Requirements

Tools & Technologies

• ERP Systems