Commercial Assistant

Annual salary: up to £28,000.00

Commercial Assistant

Location: Rainham, London & Thurrock

Position Type: Full Time, Permanent Up to £28,000 per annum. 42.5hrs per week, Monday – Friday 8:00am-5:00pm.

We are the largest provider of repairs and maintenance, and regeneration services across the UK. Mears provide tailored rapid-response and planned maintenance services through partnering arrangements with more than 70 local authorities, Arm’s Length Management Organisations and Housing Associations.

About the Role:

As a Commercial Assistant you will be responsible for reporting against contractual terms and key performance indicators, day to day commercial operations and producing the management accounts. In this role you will provide administrative support to the team, running reports, processing adjustments and interrogating financial data to identify discrepancies.

• Ensuring accuracy of work order pricing by the review and quality checking of work orders, including sub contractor data submissions, enabling the progression of completed jobs to invoicing stage so cash collection targets can be maximised and unbilled work minimised.
• Liaison with sub contractors to resolve any queries or disputes with completion and report any discrepancies or trends in pricing to Commercial Manager to ensure codes claimed are correct, within the job specification and that all costs can be recovered and will not cause any issue or delay to payment.
• Monitor overheads & cost control of the contract, including vehicles, equipment, tools, stock and petty cash.
• Provide coding advice to Planning Team when required to ensure jobs are raised or varied correctly.
• Work with team members to ensure a commercially competent service is delivered to service users and client and in support of the attainment and maintenance of high levels of satisfaction with performance delivery according to agreed
• standard operating / contractual procedures and targets.
• Ensure the customer experience is central to all activities by adopting a professional manner when communicating with all stakeholders This includes but is not limited to appearance, company ID, maintaining a high standard of Health & Safety
• requirements, and keep all supplied company assets in a good condition in line with the company policies.
• Provide assistance with any other tasks that may arise commercially.
• Attend informal and formal company & client meetings and training sessions as required.

Role Criteria:

• AAT Advanced Level in Accounting – Level 2 qualified would be highly advantageous
• Experience within a commercial environment or finance position.
• IT Literate – confident in using excel
• Social housing environment experience or knowledge is desirable.
• Having an operational background is not essential but desirable.

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

Benefits we can offer you

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
• Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
• Family friendly policies
• Company Van, Fuel Card and Uniform

To apply, follow the link below or to discuss your application further; contact Jessica Lewis on [email protected]

Mears Group is a Disability Confident employer and recognises our people as our greatest asset, we hire individuality, recognising and valuing everyone is individual and ensuring equal access to opportunities for all regardless of social economic background or individual make up.

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant DBS/Security checks either before or upon commencement of employment. We are also a Forces Friendly employer and an ERS Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award holder.