Cost Clerk - Dungeness

If you are looking to work for a growing business who truly value and care for their employees, then look no further!

Aureos Highways are recruiting for a Cost Clerk to support them on their major highways project in Dungeness.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing cost control and support to the commercial lead and site team in contracts. Involving you to collect, analyse, summarise and evaluate costs to maximise the contract margins and cash collection in turn maximising the business profits.

Primary tasks and duties:
Checking and pre-approval of material and external plant invoices
Allocation and coding of all delivery tickets in line with the cost loaded and deliverables
Analysing of weekly material and plant schedules
Interrogation and evaluation of all staff and labour costs
Assist commercial lead with preparation of monthly reporting requirements and deliverables
Preparing all necessary cost transfers to ensure cost allocation is correct.
Provision of all supporting documentation to back up periodic applications as required
Reconciliation of cost reporting with financial reporting as required
Visits to other offices and site locations as required
Liaise with other departments and external companies as and when required
Support the commercial lead on any ad-hoc duties and special projects as required#CVL

Skills and experience:
Good communication skills both verbal and written
Good planning, time management and organisation skills
Proven ability to prioritise and ability to meet tight deadlines in a busy and demanding environment
Experienced MS office user, particularly Word, Excel and Outlook
Ability to work independently and within a multi-disciplinary team, whilst showing clear attention to detailIn return you will receive
Generous Salary
25 days Holiday with the option to buy more
Pension
Cycle to work scheme
Free parking
Health & wellbeing programme
Employee benefits portal.
On-site parking
Private medical insurance
Referral SchemeWhether you are looking for progression in your new role or for your forever job, we will happily welcome your application.

Equal Opportunities

Aureosare an equal opportunities employer, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable