Solutions Recruitment - North East Recruitment

Ref: 23827
Location: Hebburn, Tyne & Wear
Salary: £Depending upon Experience
Closing Date: 27/02/12

Job Description:

Our client is looking to appoint a Cost Accountant for an 8 week project.

　

Reporting and Relationships:

The role will be to work closely with the Estimating, Purchasing, Project Managers, Planning and other members of the team on each project to ensure that the agreed targets are achieved both in time and cost.

　

Purpose of Role:

The role is to provide commercial support to projects from contract award to completion.

* To produce estimates for all projects based on labour hours, materials and subcontractor values from specifications and drawings in relationship to additional and/or emergent work.

* To evaluate the commercial value and technical compliance of subcontractor quotations.

* To provide the best possible service to other departments of the company and also the customers and suppliers.

* To maintain customer and sub contractor accounts during repairs and if necessary afterwards through to final settlement also to monitor, maintain and report the financial status of the project to the company.

* To promote change and improvement within the department to provide the best possible service to other departments of the company and also to our customers and suppliers.

　

Responsibilities, Key Activities and Main Duties:

Responsibilities will include;

* Project contract administration

* Sub contract administration

* Cost control and reporting

* Insurance claims and contractual disputes

* Risk management

　

Key Activities;

* Commercial and contractual aspects of negotiating, awarding and managing all sub contracts and major purchase orders.

* Maintaining effective and accurate project costs in accordance with company procedures and systems including risks and opportunities.

* Providing commercial and contractual advice to project management teams.

* Liaison with project manager leading to preparation, negotiation and execution of all variation orders with client and sub contractor.

* Compilation and preparation of invoices to client and management of the process ensuring timely payments.

Main Duties Include;

* Producing cost estimates against the customers specification, including bills of quantities.

* Evaluation of customer's specification and drawings for subcontract content.

* Analysis of competitive quotations for selection of sub contractors.

* Customer visits for clarification of requirements.

* Compilation of material take-off from specifications and drawings.

* Utilisation of estimating system for producing estimates and tender documentation.

* Producing detailed responses to customers specification with qualification and / or reservations.

* Assisting the project manager and purchasing with the evaluation and awarding of sub contracts.

* Performing risk and value management and cost control.

* Maintaining customer accounts / invoices during projects.

* Negotiation and agreement of contract variations with the client, suppliers and sub contractors.

* Producing daily work lists for the project team detailing variations to contract.

* Producing accurate regular (every other day) account updates for the customer/s.

* Agreement with the project manager for suppliers of material and sub contract services.

* Contract evaluation of suppliers to ensure compliance with company policies.

* Clearing of invoices to ensure payment to suppliers.

* Ensuring that the projects targets are achieved.

* Preparing financial information by project for the weekly contract review meetings.

* Ensure timely payment requests are made to customers to maintain company cash flow.

Unfortunately, due to the high volume of candidates currently responding to our advertisements, we are not always able to provide feedback regarding your application. If you have not heard from us in 5 working days, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.  We are an equal opportunities employer.

Contract Length: 8 weeks

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