Assistant Cost Analyst
- Caterham, Surrey
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
- Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
- Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
- 2 Volunteering days per annum
- Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
- Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
- Share save and share incentive schemes
- Employee rewards portal with many more benefits…
- Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality
- Strong GCSE/A-levels or equivalent
- Experience processing purchase orders and invoices on accounting software (E.g. COINS)
- Experience of financial reporting and analysis processes
- Good level of Excel ability
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to ensure flexibility when required
- Strong attention to detail
- Good communications skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to work in a team and works well with others to achieve positive results
- Education to Degree level
- Part-qualified accountancy qualification
- Experience preparing and maintaining financial models in Microsoft Excel
- Knowledge of accounting principles
- Process purchase orders and invoices in accordance with the group protocols and payment timetables, ensuring the necessary supporting information is provided and approvals obtained.
- Set up new supplier accounts and ensure key supplier documentation (e.g. insurances) are accurately recorded on COINS.
- Prepare supporting information for cost recharges and ensure invoices are issued to third parties.
- Run and issue monthly cost reports from COINS.
- Assist with production and monitoring of budgets and forecasts.
- Assist Budget Owners with queries on completing monthly updates to budgets and appraisals.
- Tracking completion of monthly budget submissions. Checking and locking budget submissions.
- Investigate and report variances against approved budgets and forecasts.
- Ensure monthly cost and income data is accurately recorded in budgets and appraisals.
- Update budget files with the latest indices data.
- Assist in the production of monthly appraisals and budget updates with special note being made regarding variances in cost/profitability.
- Undertake ad hoc analysis as guided by the Financial Analysis Director.
- Assist in the production of financial reports and analysis, including reports for Board approval and the monthly development appraisal review meetings.
- Prepare the monthly WIP/cashflow report.
- Any other responsibilities as desired by Line Manager.