Commercial Assistant

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.
• Work From Home.
• Health Insurance – cash plan.
• Long service award.
• Frankham Friday.
• Life assurance.
• Annual leave inc. sell, buy & carry-over.

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