Commercial Assistant

J Murphy & Sons; Leeds; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and construction company in Leeds is seeking a Commercial Administrator to handle administrative tasks and support financial processes. The ideal candidate will have strong MS skills and previous experience managing large volumes of data in a fast-paced environment. This role offers an opportunity to grow a career in commercial construction.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working with high volumes of data.
• Construction experience in a commercial administrator role would be good.
• Happy to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Collate support documents for final accounts.
• Check site agents' weekly plant and labour lists.
• Process subcontract invoices and ensure they are saved in relevant folders.
• General administrative duties as required.
• Maintain accurate paper and computer-based records.

Skills

Strong knowledge of MS packages

Ability to work with high volumes of data

Strong administrator skills

Job description

Overview

Murphy is a leading international, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 with a purpose to improve life by delivering world-class infrastructure. Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and America, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; energy and water. Headquartered in London, Murphy has a number of related businesses – Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Murphy Process Engineering; Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services. Murphy is a specialist in delivering pipelines, design, structural steel, tunnelling, fabrication, bridges and piling, and has a substantial holding of plant, equipment and facilities. Murphy employs around 4,000 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, they work as ‘One Murphy’.

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Responsibilities

• Collation and copying of support documents for final accounts
• Checking of site agents weekly plant and weekly labour lists against actual costs
• Processing Subcontract invoices and ensuring that these are saved in the relevant folders
• Collecting Material Invoices and ensuring that these are saved in the relevant folders
• General Administrative duties from time to time
• Resolve internal and external customer enquiries, referring those that you are unable to resolve to the correct recipient
• Maintain accurate paper and computer-based records
• Produce correspondence, documents and presentations to specification using a variety of media
• Maintain established paper and computer-based filing systems
• Conduct financial duties, for example, processing invoices or tracking costs
• Recording of staff time sheet data on to tracking spreadsheet

Qualifications

• Previous experience working with high volumes of data
• Strong knowledge of MS packages
• Construction experience in a commercial administrator role would be good
• Strong administrator, good with figures and happy to work in a fast paced environment
• Looking for a career in commercial construction
• Based in Leeds
• Cross Green, must be able to drive