Should you wish to submit your CV for consideration of a shore-based position,
please send CV and covering letter to
[email protected]
PARALEGAL - SHIP FINANCE Hide
The successful candidate will assist the Ship Finance Department and Head of Legal (Finance) with day to day transaction management and administration for new and existing ship finance transactions.
Primary deliverable include:
- Day to day transaction management of new and existing ship finance transactions - including drafting, reviewing and amending documentation, collation of documents and organisation of files.
- Direct contact with counterparties, shipping and corporate registries and legal counsel.
- Organising as well as maintaining transaction files.
- Preparation of corporate authorities.
- Instructing overseas legal counsel to prepare legal opinions and review documentation.
- Assisting with the collation of KYC documentation requests from counterparties.
- Preparation of documentation (side letters, bespoke agreements with third parties etc.) to deal with various issues which may arise from time to time in the Group.
- Legal research.
Qualification and Experience:
- Outstanding academic credentials.
- English law legal degree or legal conversion course graduate.
- Proven experience as a paralegal or junior lawyer in a similar legal role in a shipping environment with a well-regarded law firm ir in-house legal team at a bank or relevant shipping company.
Knowledge
and / or Skills
- Strong transactional experience, assisting with the running and completion of financing transactions.
- Sound understanding of corporate structures/corporate approvals processes.
- Excellent organisational, planning and administrative skills.
- Strong technical understanding of relevant legal concepts and practices under loan and security documentation and compnay and contract law as regards corporate authorities and registration of security.
- Proven legal analytical skills together with the ability to support decisions with sound reasoning and judgement.
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to focus and hone in on relevant information.
- Strong IT skills.
General
Attributes
- Demonstrate
strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate transaction detail to all levels of management and across different departments.
- Team player.
- Intellectual curiosity and versatility.
- Strong learning ethic.
- Ability to multi-task and prioritise
- Ability to perform well under pressure.
Immediate start preferred
Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK.
QHSE OFFICER - TANKERS Hide
We have an immediate opening for:
QHSE OFFICER - TANKERS
Job Description:
The successful candidate will be responsible for actively promoting and enforcing the company safety culture and standards aboard all vessels and offices.
Primary responsibilities, include but are not limited to:
- Identify and support on safety initiatives and improvements to enhance fleet safety.
- Provide creditable advice to all relevant departments and management.
- Ensure assigned vessels are compliant with maritime legislation, Flag State requirements and quality and safety standards of the vessel owners.
- Review and address safety related matters in vessels including SQSE meetings, accident and incident reports and near miss reporting.
- Formulate and distribute safety information and updates to fleets, departments, Class and Flag States.
- Provide support in the reviewing and monitoring of internal audits, internal navigational audits and third party external audits providing close actions where necessary.
- Analyse accident and incident reports, identify all high levels of risk and assist with the preparation of fleet circulations, incident letters and monthly safety bulletins as required.
- Maintain accurate records of safety & environmental data, produce quantifiable results of the company's safety and environmental impacts and maintain data for key performance indicators.
- Assist with briefing, training and familiarisation of ship staff; Masters, Chief Officers, C/O and 1/E.
- Support the emergency / crisis management team.
- Remain updated on the forefront of QHSE legislation, requirements and best practice both strategically and practically.
- Represent the company at external forums and meetings as appropriate.
Skills, Qualifications and Experience Required:
- Seafaring experience on Tankers or a shipping related degree is a requirement for this role.
- Previous onshore experience within QHSE.
- Lead Auditor Qualification would be advantageous.
- Familiarisation with applicable ISM and ISO standards and codes.
- Demonstrated knowledge and use of ECDIS.
- Passionate and sincere interest in safety management.
- Strong IT skills and advanced knowledge and proven ability in the use of Microsoft Office.
- Strong analytical skills together with the ability to make and support decisions with sound reasoning and judgement.
- Excellent attention to detail and the ability to identify and focus on relevant information.
Candidates must have the right to work and live in the UK.
To Apply: Please send CV and covering letter to [email protected]
FINANCE ACCOUNTANT - UK COMPANIES Hide
The successful candidate will be responsible for all aspects of the accounting for Zodiac Maritime Ltd
(vessel management company) and for the statutory accounts of the UK entities
in the vessel ownership structure. This role will work closely with the financial reporting
team and various business areas and support functions
MAIN
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ZODIAC MARITIME LTD (ZML)
- Record expenditure
invoices, obtain the necessary approvals and process invoices for payment
- Generate, record
and issue external and intercompany sales invoices
- Perform the credit
control function for external income
- Arrange the
funding of overseas offices
- Perform month-end
processes such as accruals and prepayments and depreciation journals
- Perform regular
reconciliations for banks, vendors & customers, staff receivables, VAT,
intercompany, fixed assets and intercompany accounts, and other balance sheet
account reconciliations
- Maintain ledgers
and the accounting system, including updating the chart of accounts and vendor
and customer details
- Prepare annual
tax, NI, income tax and P11D returns
- Run an annual
budget cycle and obtain regular updates on expected expenditure by department
- Prepare monthly
management accounts including explanations of variances to budget
- Oversee and
consolidate the accounting for three branches / subsidiaries of ZML
- Account for and
report on the costs of ongoing projects ¿ in particular the new system
implementation project
- Perform ad hoc
analysis of income and expenditure as requested
- Seek to make
continuous improvements in the content and timing of management reporting and
in the underlying processes
System change
- Input into specifying the requirements for the UK entities in the new Finance ERP accounting system, and testing the system during the implementation phase. This would include establishing the chart of accounts and the regular reports for the UK entities.
Other
Assistance in
control of petty cash floats and reconciliations
Process staff
expenses and maintain petty cash book for Zodiac
Collaborate with
the financial reporting team on any ongoing initiatives
- Other duties as
required
FOR ZML AND
THE UK ENTITIES IN THE VESSEL OWNERSHIP STRUCTURES
- Prepare statutory
accounts for the UK entities based on extracts and data manipulation in Excel
as necessary
- Maintenance of VAT
group and preparation and submission of monthly VAT returns
- Prepare annual tax
returns
- Maintain ledgers
and system configurations
- Prepare National
Statistics Office returns
- Prepare audit
files and any additional information requested by external auditors
- Liaise closely
with external auditors to ensure a smooth audit process
- Seek to leverage
the new system to automate, simplify and improve the timeliness of the
statutory reporting process
Skills, qualifications and experience required:
- Excellent current knowledge of UK accounting ad tax law regulations
- Be computer literate with experience in running and specifying systems reports and manipulating data in Excel
- Strong ability to adapt to new system environments
- Good knowledge of Word, experience with Powerpoint would be an advantage
- Experience of producing procedure documentation for accounting and reporting processes
- Able to quickly assimilate the requirements of the role during handover discussions and to "hit the ground running" in the performance of the role.
- Ability to take responsibility and work Independently
- Detail oriented and reliable / trustworthy
- Willing and able to adapt to new reporting requirements and to perform ad hoc tasks and analysis and provide cover, workin closely with the Financial reporting team
- Recognised accountancy qualification and A-Level Maths or equivalent
- Experience of accounting for UK companies and preparing VAT returns
- Experience of using complex accounting system and generating / developing the required reports for statutory and management reporting
- Experience of system change and / or of Microsoft Dynamics an advantage
