Finance Assistant

Randstad Cpe London; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A project management firm in the UK is seeking an individual to monitor and analyze project-related costs. Responsibilities include collating cost data, assisting with invoices, and maintaining strong supplier relationships. While no specific qualifications are required, strong analytical skills and the ability to collaborate effectively are essential. This role offers opportunities to assist in ad hoc projects and support the project accountant.

Qualifications

• Able to monitor and review project costs effectively.
• Strong analytical skills to assist in reporting on cost codes and trends.

Responsibilities

• Monitor commitments including GRNs and orders.
• Assist in analysing and reporting on cost codes and trends.
• Input purchase invoices into the accounting system.
• Match invoices to purchase orders and delivery tickets.
• Build relationships with suppliers to resolve queries.
• Work closely with site office managers for inputting delivery tickets.
• Collaborate with the procurement team to resolve order queries.
• Prepare monthly payment runs.
• Assist the project accountant with other projects.

Job description

Monitoring, reviewing, analysing and controlling all costs for projects carried out within the business stream.

Daily collation, monitoring, review of all project related costs including: labour costs, sub-contractor costs, plant costs and material costs.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitoring and review of all commitments including GRN’s and orders.
• To assist in analysing and reporting on cost codes, trends and allocations.
• Inputting purchase invoices onto the accounting system COINS.
• Matching invoices to purchase orders and delivery tickets.
• Building strong relationship with suppliers to resolve queries.
• Working closely with the site office managers to ensure delivery tickets are input onto the system to enable matching to the invoice.
• Working with the procurement team to resolve order queries etc.
• Preparing monthly payment runs.
• Assisting the project accountant with ad hoc projects and providing cover of some duties while s/he is on annual leave.

Required Qualifications

No specific qualifications are required for this role.