Commercial Assistant
We are seeking a proactive and enthusiastic Commercial Assistant to support the Building Surveying Team in a dynamic and fast-paced role.Key Responsibilities
- Establishing and building effective working relationships with clients, suppliers, other FCG teams and our subsidiary companies.
- Provide effective communication and key support to the Commercial Manager and Profit Centre Managers (PCMs).
- Assist in maintaining current spreadsheets, i.e. monthly invoicing, sub-contractor forecasts, sub-contractor approvals.
- Project set up and maintenance.
- Setting up project folders and collating project documents.
- Logging incoming POs / raising POs and preparing financial documentation.
- Assist with invoicing and carrying out debt chasingAssist with issuing of invoices to clients with supporting documentation.
- Uploading of invoices to client portals.
- Updating pipeline weekly and reflecting this in Revenue Forecast as instructed/reviewed by the Commercial Manager.
- Creating and profiling jobs in Workbench following instruction from the Commercial Manager.
- Forecasting revenue for single and multi-disciplinary projects.
- Raising purchase orders directly on to Workbench following instruction from Commercial Manager.
- Completing client applications for payments.
- Drafting invoices from the revenue forecast on workbench.
- Carrying out the company client pledge.
- Carrying out and updating debt management through workbench.
- Answering/taking calls and responding to emails.
Essential Qualifications and Experience
- Good general education to O’Level/GCSE (A-C) level in English and Maths is essential.
- Previous financial experience is essential.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Word, and Excel is a must.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, competent spelling and grammar.
- Excellent knowledge of numeracy and computer literate.
- Self-motivated.
- Experience within a busy office/admin environment is essential to the role.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
- A professional manner.
- Good all-rounder with ability to work well under pressure.
- Flexible, reliable and hardworking.
- Excellent timekeeping and attendance record.
- Highly motivated self-starter – ability to use own initiative and take responsibility.
Benefits & Initiatives
Frankham offer excellent benefits and initiatives, including:
- Incentive Scheme.
- Car Benefit Scheme.
- Work From Home.
- Health Insurance – cash plan.
- Flexible working scheme.
- Long service award.
- Frankham Friday.
- Cycle-to-work scheme.
- Life assurance.
- Annual leave inc. sell, buy & carry-over.
- Annual season ticket loan.
- Generous maternity & paternity pay.
- Employee introduction awards.
- Professional qualification support.
