Commercial Finance and Project Coordinator

Amber Employment Services; Pirbright; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Amber Employment Services is seeking a Commercial Finance & Project Coordinator on a part‑time basis (20–24 hours/week). The role involves hands‑on finance administration, invoicing support and a broader perspective on project profitability and cost control.

You will work with the finance team and Project Managers to coordinate information, review timesheets, and help steer process improvements that boost efficiency and profitability while supporting resource planning.

Qualifications

• Previous finance, commercial, project or management accounting experience.
• Excellent Excel skills.
• Strong numerical and analytical ability.
• Understanding of project profitability, costs and revenue.
• Commercial awareness and confidence questioning information when appropriate.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively with several stakeholders and working styles.
• Proactive, resourceful approach beyond a narrow remit.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project information and support the invoicing process.
• Prepare client invoices, supported by consultant timesheets.
• Review timesheets and project data to ensure timely billing.
• Liaise with Project Managers and adapt to different projects.
• Monitor project costs, revenue and profitability.
• Identify opportunities to improve commercial performance and efficiencies.
• Support resource planning and forecasting for workloads.
• Assist with documentation and administrative requirements.
• Potentially participate in broader commercial and strategic business support.

Skills

Finance experience

Excel skills

Numerical/analytical ability

Project profitability awareness

Commercial awareness

Organisational skills

Stakeholder collaboration

Proactive mindset

Tools

Excel

Job description

Are you financially astute, commercially minded and naturally inclined to look beyond the numbers in front of you?

We're working with a growing specialist business looking for an experienced Commercial Finance & Project Coordinator to join them on a part-time basis.

20-24 hours per week Minimum 3 days per week

Office based initially, with some flexibility potentially available longer term

This isn't a traditional Accounts Assistant position.

There will certainly be hands‑on finance administration - particularly around timesheets, project billing and invoicing - but they're looking for someone capable of contributing much more than simply processing information.

You'll be encouraged to understand the projects behind the numbers, ask intelligent questions, spot opportunities and help the business operate more efficiently and profitably.

The role

Working closely with the finance team and several Project Managers, you'll take responsibility for coordinating project information and supporting the invoicing process.

This will include:

• Preparing client invoices, supported by consultant timesheets
• Reviewing timesheets and project information to ensure work is billed accurately and completely
• Liaising with Project Managers, adapting to different projects and ways of working
• Monitoring project costs, revenue and profitability
• Identifying opportunities to improve commercial performance and efficiencies
• Looking ahead at project workloads and supporting resource planning and forecasting
• Helping improve processes as the business continues to grow
• Providing wider organisational and project support
• Assisting with documentation and administrative requirements
• Potentially becoming involved in broader commercial and strategic business support as the role develops

The business has grown considerably, and this appointment is partly about creating additional structure around that growth. For the right person, there is plenty of scope to make the position their own and become involved well beyond the initial finance responsibilities.

Who are we looking for?

You'll need a good financial grounding, but we're equally interested in how you think.

You'll be someone who doesn't simply accept information at face value. You'll naturally want to understand what's behind the numbers, notice when something doesn't quite add up and think about how things could be done better.

You'll ideally bring:

• Previous finance, commercial, project or management accounting experience
• Excellent Excel skills
• Strong numerical and analytical ability
• An understanding of project profitability, costs and revenue
• Commercial awareness and confidence questioning information when appropriate
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• The ability to work effectively with several different stakeholders and working styles
• A proactive, resourceful approach and the confidence to work beyond a narrowly defined remit

You may have previously operated at a more senior level and now be looking for a genuinely interesting part‑time opportunity that allows you to use your experience without returning to a full‑time working week.

Equally, you may currently be working within finance or project support and feel ready for a broader role where your ideas and commercial thinking will be valued.

Hours

The position will be approximately 20-24 hours per week, ideally spread across shorter working days over at least three days per week. Four days could also work well.

The role will initially be predominantly office‑based, although some home working may become possible once you're established.

If you're looking for a part‑time position where you'll be encouraged to think, question, improve, and contribute, rather than simply work through a list of transactions, we'd be very interested in hearing from you.