Assistant Cost Manager (Finance) - 12 months fixed term

Company Description

Who is Turner & Townsend?

All over the world people are using buildings, infrastructure, and assets we helped to deliver. It could be the hospital they work in, the railway they travel on every day, the fuel that powers their car or the data centre they depend on at work. For more than 75 years we’ve been helping to deliver transformational programmes across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors, making a difference to people’s lives and ensuring a return on investment for our clients and their investors.

Our values:

Love a challenge: We love a challenge and we work hard to make change happen and see things through. We don’t stand still, challenging ourselves and others to do better every day. And we are trusted to do the right thing, raising standards all the time.

Stronger together: We’re stronger together by connecting people in diverse teams, so that we can all collaborate to deliver our best work. We focus on what matters and use our influence to build a better world for everyone.

Bring out the best in everyone: We bring out the best in everyone. We help each other to make the most of our potential, always learning from our experience. We treat each other with care and respect and make time to give everyone a voice

Job Description

• Liaise with Project Team Members about project matters such as commits and invoicing.
• Partner with Corporate Service (CS) operation and procurement team in supporting the sustaining construction projects to ensure adherence to standardized business policies. 
• Assist in pre-construction & post-construction finance activities such as cost reporting, claim review & validation, budget validation and data retrieval from finance tool (SAP, CPM), package preparation based on inputs received from various parties including but not limited to ops partners, cost consultants, cost estimators, procurement, accounting etc.
• Assist to prepare project cost report, analyzing variances and trend
• Assist in monthly claim validation and reporting & ensure timeliness and accuracy in PO issuance.
• This position required active participation and assistance to CS capital finance engaged in driving competitive spending through cost reduction initiatives and strategy optimization.
• Assist in project management including but not limited to change management activities based on budget available and inputs on validity from cost estimator/cost consultants, inputs on monthly reporting, cash flow implications based on updated developments and related adhoc analysis.
• Effective communication to customers on financial implications and opportunities based on strategic initiatives.
• Assist in/identify process improvements, standardization, data analysis and reporting.
• Attend to adhoc as required

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of accounting and finance. Knowledge of construction industry will be an added advantage.
• Building strong partnership across multiple function teams – Project Manager, Procurement, Finance Shared Service Centre, Estimator, QS etc.
• Detail-oriented and excellent analytical skills.
• Minimum 2-4 years finance analysis experience. 
• Good in Microsoft Office especially Excel (pivot, formula etc).
• Experience in SAP is an advantage.
• Able to work under pressure, independently and have good time management
• Good in written and verbal communication skills. 

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. 

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review. 

Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: 

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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. 

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.