Finance Clerk

Licensed sponsor Peterborough Full-time Posted 2 hours ago

Job Description

The Anglian Water Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA) project currently involves the planning, design and construction of circa 320km of new strategic, large diameter, clean water interconnector pipelines and associated infrastructure across Anglian Water’s region. The SPA Alliance is also taking on responsibility for the future interconnector pipelines, a further 260km of strategic interconnector pipelines and associated infrastructure.

There are 2 key activities within this job and time will be split based on business requirements.

Purchase to Pay

Raising SAP purchase orders as requested. To facilitate the timely approval of purchase orders ensuring compliance with supply chain procedures and processes. To provide guidance & support to the wider business in terms of order management and the end-to-end purchase to pay process. Supporting the Finance Team in managing on time payment to SPA Ecosystem Partners and ensuring correct Governance is followed.

Supporting the Ecosystem Manager

Supporting the Ecosystem Managers to deliver their programme of work. This will involve learning/developing procurement skills – obtaining quotations, bid analysis, tender recommendations, SPA governance, and developing product knowledge for understanding site requirements.

The role will be hybrid and required to attend the Peterborough office 2-3 days per week, the rest can be working from home

Costain are working with Anglian Water on their new Reservoirs Programme to support progression of 2 huge new reservoirs through DCO (Govt Approval). We are primarily acting as Anglian Water's Principal Contractor under CDM for the extensive site investigation works and have fantastic opportunities for individuals looking to join our growing delivery team, working predominantly across Sleaford (Lincolnshire), Chatteris (Cambridgeshire) and Peterborough.

Responsibilities

Act as a gate keeper to ensure the quality of reqs converted to Purchase Order contain correct information including a link to a framework number, and a description which is easily understood to the supplier and for internal reporting.
Ensure all governance documentation is attached to PAL or NFP folder.
The receipt and conversion of requisitions to purchase orders consistent with defined policies, procedures, minimum standards and within defined levels of service.
The transmission of purchase orders to vendors
Processing New Vendor set up, and NFP signoffs as required.
Providing positive feedback to requisitioners to ensure best practice and quality of requisitions to enable first time conversion.
Invoice queries to be addressed promptly and in line with the in-dispute process where required
Identify any process improvements with your line manager
Proactively engage with the “purchase to pay” community to offer support and guidance on supply chain issues and promote the benefits of an efficient purchase to pay system including training of relevant staff and input into process guides.
Provide support and guidance to the wider business on matters such as supplier information, order processing, requisition status and other relevant purchase to pay matters.
Support delivery teams’ procurement requirements; obtain quotations and raise orders on PAL
Use reporting to improve supplier performance
Support the integration and compliance of supply chain partners
Support Ecosystem Manager with problem solving issues within the supply chain process
Identify areas to move to material master or SAP Ariba

Knowledge, Skills And Experience

The ability to maintain effective control systems.
Analytical skills.
Good communication skills
Ability to deal with a high-volume workload and meet strict deadlines
Good customer service and communication skills
Verbal and numerical reasoning skills
Skills in Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Strong communication skills
Strong self-organisational capabilities

Essential

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of relevant ERP systems and processes
Knowledge of the data elements of SAP MM and SRM (SAP access training will be provided on start-up)
Full driving licence

Desirable

CIPS level 3 or willingness to work towards
SAP Ariba
SAP S4HANA

About Us

Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company.

We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements.

We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

Costain appreciate the time and effort taken when applying for one of our positions but, due to the high volume of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback on candidates at application phase.

We do share individual feedback following an interview .

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