Operations Cost Control Support

0804 Chubb Fire & Security Ltd; Chalfont St. Peter; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to £35,500

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Employee Referral Scheme (£1000)

Company Pension Scheme (5% matched)

Life Assurance (4 x Basic Salary)

Employee Scholarship Scheme

Central Benefits Platform discounts

Same day Online GP Health & Wellbeing

Job summary

Frontline Security Solutions is seeking an Operations Cost Control Support based at the Chalfont St Peter office. You will provide analytical and administrative assistance to the Cost Control Lead, with a focus on finance support and job costing.

The role involves collecting cost data, updating budgets, generating reports, and identifying cost-saving opportunities across service and installation projects. A detail-oriented, Excel-savvy communicator is ideal.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in operations support, cost administration, finance support, or data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Collect and validate cost data (engineer timesheets, materials, invoices, travel).
• Update job budgets, forecasts, and cost-to-complete values.
• Ensure invoices are accurate and timely for payment.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and support operational efficiencies.
• Track profitability of service contracts, warranty work, and installations.
• Collaborate with Service Managers, Project Managers, Procurement and Commercial teams.
• Maintain cost-control procedures and reports.
• Support financial tracking of projects from initiation to completion.

Skills

Operations cost control

Finance support

Data analysis

Excel/Sheets

ERP/Job-costing platforms

Tools

ERP/Job-costing system

Job description

We're looking to add a Operations Cost Control Support to our team here at Frontline Security Solutions. Based out of our Chalfont St Peter office, this role provides analytical, administrative, and operational assistance to the Operations Cost Control Lead. The ideal candidate will have experience in finance support and job costing, whilst possessing a high level of attention to detail.

About Us, Our Culture & What We Can Offer You At Frontline Security Solutions, you will join a leading Enterprise Security Integrator operating in 67 countries. We have been protecting communities and assets for over 25 years. As part of the Chubb family, we have an exciting future ahead filled with lots of opportunities for you to grow and develop. Together with your help and desire, we can grow together and make the world a safer place.

• SALARY: Up to £35,500.00
• DoE 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Employee Referral Scheme (£1000)
• Company Pension Scheme (5% matched)
• Life Assurance (4 x Basic Salary)
• Employee Scholarship Scheme
• A Central Benefits Platform offering a wide variety discounts
• Same day Online GP Health & Wellbeing Resources

Working hours: 8am – 430pm Monday – Friday – office based

What You’ll be Doing as a Operations Cost Control Support

• Collect and validate cost data including engineer timesheets, materials, subcontractor invoices, equipment hire, and travel expenses.
• Assist with updating job budgets, forecasts, and cost-to-complete values.
• Ensuring all invoices are produced correctly, in time and to the customer requirements to ensure swift payment
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and support implementation of operational efficiencies.
• Assist with tracking profitability of service contracts, warranty work, maintenance agreements, and installation projects.
• Work closely with Service Managers, Program Mangers, Project Managers, Procurement, and Commercial teams to provide financial guidance.
• Ensure teams follow cost-control procedures (job costing, material booking, procurement compliance)
• Prepare weekly and monthly cost reports for review with the Cost Control Lead.
• Support financial tracking of installation projects and service engagements from initiation to completion.

What We Would Like You To Bring

• Proven experience in operations support, cost administration, finance support, or data analysis.
• Experience within installation, engineering, service delivery, construction, or electronic security environments is beneficial.
• Familiarity with ERP/job-costing or field service management platforms, portals etc
• High attention to detail and accuracy in data handling.
• Proficient in Excel/Sheets (formulas, pivot tables, data cleaning).
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple cost inputs and deadlines.
• Analytical mindset with ability to spot errors or trends in data.
• Clear communicator who can work effectively with operations, finance, and field teams.
• Comfortable learning technical systems and understanding installation/service workflows.
• Intermediate level MS Excel skills and computer literate with experience of MS Word and MS PowerPoint.

Chubb Fire and Security is an equal opportunities employer. Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) ensures all employees and applicants feel valued, respected, and supported. At Chubb, individuality is celebrated, and our strength lies in the diversity of our team. By fostering an equitable environment, we empower individuals to contribute their unique perspectives, driving innovation and excellence at every level.

#LI-CO1 Additional Information About Us, Our Culture & What We Can Offer You At Frontline Security Solutions, you will join a leading Enterprise Security Integrator operating in 67 countries. We have been protecting communities and assets for over 25 years. As part of the Chubb family, we have an exciting future ahead filled with lots of opportunities for you to grow and develop. Together with your help and desire, we can grow together and make the world a safer place. People are at the heart of everything we do, and your well-being is important to us. That’s why we protect people first and are committed to keeping you safe, secure, and happy in your career.

#BR-FT When you join Chubb, you join a business that has been providing fire safety and security solutions and services for more than 200 years. This heritage inspires us to be innovative; we’ve become experts at adapting to new technologies and now work for organisations of all sizes and sectors around the world. We do this without ever losing our human touch. Our localised, personal service is delivered through an expansive global network that includes 12,000+ experts, each one focused on protecting, securing and optimising facilities and operations.