Commercial Assistant

Toro Recruitment represent a large Utilities company based in Warrington urgently searching for a Commercial Assistant. This is a Temp vacancy with the possibility of going permanent.

The successful candidate will hold the following responsibilities:
• Monitor, report and the provision of project financial performance information.
• Undertake small scale accounts activity with subcontractors, including management of invoices, weekly statements, and preparation of payments for sign off by the Quantity Surveyor.
• Maximise cash flow and minimize debt by generating and reviewing customer billing and account reconciliations/exceptions with Project Managers, providing weekly updates and trend profiles to the Quantity Surveyor.
• Administer and manage credit memos for review by the Quantity Surveyor.
• Minimise debt through the preparation, analysis and submission of Construction Approval Status Reports Assist the Quantity Surveyor with the management, resolution and reduction of aged debt disputes.
• Analyse, investigate and report project trends where margin has been eroded providing feedback to Business Development Managers, Designers and Project Managers.
• Assist with the monitoring and analysis of productivity through the accurate collation of operational time/track sheet data, providing timely reports to the Quantity Surveyor, Regional Manager, and the Management Accountant.
• Assist the Quantity Surveyor with the management of project closures to ensure accurate information and data is available for financial analysis.
• Collate all relevant data to assist the Quantity Surveyor with Percentage Complete and CVR inputs.
• Produce Construction Variations including logging, monitoring and updating Project Manager’s reports.

In order to be suitable for this role, the requirements that must be met are as follows:
• Minimum NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification(s)
• Minimum of 3 years’
• Experience in a similar role
• IT literate with advanced experience of E in both Excel and Word and a working knowledge of other software including databases
• High level of numeracy and experience of producing commercial reports.
• Ability to collate, analyse and present data from various different sources

Please note: Candidates that do not meet the mentioned requirements will unfortunately not be considered for this role.