Job Details
Job Title: Commercial Department Co-ordinator
Division: FI Construction
Location: Chorley, Lancashire
Reporting to: Head of Commercial
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Permanent
Role Overview
Reporting directly to the Head of Commercial and working as part of a small team our ideal candidate will have a strong construction accounts background and previous experience in a construction workplace to deliver high standards of Construction Commercial operations on a day-to-day basis.
You will be an engaging communicator who has a real passion for building relationships with others and can act quickly to provide the best solutions for department and company. In return this role will provide an excellent opportunity for self-development for the successful candidate.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities include:
- Collect, collate and report on documents required for Commercial payments and back up (eg delivery evidence, payment notices etc)
- Produce and manage tracking documents for the payment process from the production of purchase orders, due dates and processed payments in a pro active manner
- Monitor and audit the workflow payment process with the QS team
- Attend formal weekly commercial/accounts meet and present tracker status
- Support the Buying department specifically with workflow and payment flow
- Providing any ad-hoc administration duties.
- Continuous improvement of process and procedures.
- Support Head of Commercial and project commercial teams
- In addition to the tasks mentioned above, other activities and responsibilities may be individually defined
- Full time Head office presence and support to other areas such as Finance.
Qualifications & Experience
- Excellent Microsoft Office skills, specifically in Excel (intermediate) – essential
- Previous experience of a medium to large scale construction workplace – essential
- A thorough understanding of construction commercial payment process – essential
- Strong administrative skills with experience of using an accounting system. Specifically we use Yardi so experience in that system would be preferred
- Previous experience in working within a commercial team
- Shows a genuine passion when engaging with members and team members
- Able to demonstrate strong listening and collaboration skills
- Numerate with good IT skills, detail conscious and well-organised
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships with others
Personal requirements
- Planning & organising – takes a structured approach, prioritises, manages own time, and works to high quality standards.
- Teamwork – gains trust and respect within the team by sharing in success and learning together.
- Problem solving – takes action to avoid problems or resolves with solutions that best fit the customer and company.
- Self-development – maintains a high standard of professionalism and performance by identifying and creating self-development opportunities with the willingness to learn.
The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your role within the organisation.