Construction Finance & Admin Lead

Otium Construction; Reading; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Otium Construction seeks an experienced finance professional to manage day-to-day accounts, CIS records and VAT for multiple live projects. You will use Xero for bookkeeping, produce monthly reports, and liaise with project managers to keep costs accurate and invoices paid.

You should be highly organised, able to work independently, and comfortable coordinating with suppliers, subcontractors, clients and the project team to maintain robust financial controls across our builds.

Qualifications

• Experience in construction industry accounts and CIS handling.
• Proficient with Xero and construction invoicing.
• Strong Excel and MS Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Managing day-to-day company accounts using Xero.
• Bookkeeping and bank reconciliations.
• Processing supplier and subcontractor invoices.
• Managing CIS records and submissions.
• VAT preparation and returns.
• Payroll administration.
• Raising client invoices and monitoring payments.
• Credit control and chasing outstanding accounts.
• Managing supplier and subcontractor payments.
• Managing purchase orders and matching against invoices.
• Monitoring project expenditure and job costs.
• Producing monthly financial reports for directors.
• Maintaining records in the project management system.
• Ensuring project costs, PO and supplier data are up to date.
• Working with Project Managers and Contracts Managers to keep financial info accurate across live projects.
• Managing company expenses, credit cards and receipts.
• General office and business administration.
• Maintaining supplier, subcontractor and employee records.

Skills

Construction industry accounts

Xero accounting

Excel & MS Office

Project management software

Tools

Xero

MS Project / PM software

Excel

Job description

Otium Construction seeks an experienced finance professional to manage day-to-day accounts, CIS records and VAT for multiple live projects. You will use Xero for bookkeeping, produce monthly reports, and liaise with project managers to keep costs accurate and invoices paid.

You should be highly organised, able to work independently, and comfortable coordinating with suppliers, subcontractors, clients and the project team to maintain robust financial controls across our builds.