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Job Description
Job Summary
Turner & Townsend are seeking a Finance Assistant to support their delivery of works in Defence. The role sits within a fast-moving vibrant team that provide support to a range of projects and joint ventures. The individual will be a self-starter, who enjoys working with a range of stakeholders and brings financial administration experience and excel capability.

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE

• To carry out all financial administration related to Turner & Townsend Defence projects, in liaison with the Finance Manager
• Coordinate collation of timesheets, project deliverables and client approvals to support invoicing
• Chasing aged debts to ensure timely cash collection and reconciliation for all cash receipts
• Assisting with financial/project queries from the Client and Suppliers
• Supporting with Project creation, WIP, forecasting and project margin reviews
• Administer and analyse large volumes of sales invoices with acute attention to detail
• Filing and archiving financial documents
• Supporting the Defence finance team with Ad-hoc tasks

Finance Degree or QBE within an equivalent Finance role

• Immediate in Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Analytical skills with strong attention to detail
• Good organisation skills that promote prioritising and meeting deadlines
• Great problem-solving skills
• Experience in administrating large amounts of financial data
• Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 experience is a plu