Commercial Assistant

Purpose of the Role

To provide support to the commercial managers and senior commercial managers to ensure the successful delivery of the control period 6 (CP6) contract with a focus on actual cost accuracy and subcontract management.

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience of working within a commercial environment or experienced in a cost clerk or accounts Ledger role
• Experience in cost verification.
• Ability to work under own intuition and think of new ways to drive efficiencies.
• Ability to use range of IT packages including excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent organisation and time management skills.

 
Desirable

• Preferred construction industry experience.
• Preferred educated to degree standard or equivalent professional qualification in related subject.
• Preferred experience of working within a commercial environment.
• Awareness of industry issues

Key Responsibilities

• The formation of accurate and timely labour accruals to support period reporting.
• Validate subcontract timesheets against workplans / signing in records.
• The assessment of periodic subcontract applications for payment with a view to validate against AFC (cost capturing tool) and to issue payless notices if required.
• The approval of summit requisitions and invoices.
• Support the production team with the raising of subcontract requisitions.
• Assist in the formation of subcontract final accounts.
• Provide audit support as and when required.
• Proactively assist with instilling commercial awareness throughout Colas Rail Ltd.

What We Offer

• Competitive Salary 
• 26 days Annual Leave 
• Industry leading Life Assurance 
• Healthcare Cash Plan 
• Wellbeing Employee Assistant Programme 
• Pension Scheme 
• Eye Care Vouchers 
• Long Service Award 
• Season Ticket Loan 
• Occupational Health Service