HDR Hiring for Group Finance Assistant Job at London, England Full Time

About Us

At HDR, we specialize in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. While we are most well-known for adding beauty and structure to communities through high-performance buildings and smart infrastructure, we provide much more than that. We create an unshakable foundation for progress because our multidisciplinary teams also include scientists, economists, builders, analysts and artists. That’s why we believe diversity is our greatest strength. HDR is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer.

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We believe that the way we work can add meaning and value to the world. That ideas inspire positive change. That coloring outside the lines can illuminate fresh perspectives. And that small details yield important realizations. Above all, we believe that collaboration is the best way forward.

JOB HOLDER’S PRIMARY OBJECTIVES

To provide financial support HDR primarily covering sales invoicing and projects while also assisting with accounts payable and treasury.

To provide an effective, efficient and professional support service to all internal and external customers.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Project accounting

• Produce all draft invoices for all designated areas and distribute to Project Manager for review
• Ensure responses are collated and actioned in a timely manner
• Liaise with other team members to ensure resolution of all queries
• Ensure invoices are sent to clients and relevant cut-off deadlines are met
• Process PIFs and set-up all new projects within EBS in line within agreed timeframes
• Ensure all contract variances and changes to revenue are reflected within approved forecasts on EBS in a timely basis
• Work with Project Managers and team members to ensure forecast costs to completion are up-to-date
• Raising of project related purchase requisitions and tracking purchase orders
• Ensure all timesheets are completed accurately and in a timely fashion
• Assisting project managers with financial and accounting issues
• Assist Project Accountants and the wider finance team on an ad-hoc basis

Accounts payable

• Assistant the Accounts Payable Supervisor for the Group
• Provide support with reconciliation of contingent worker invoices and payments;

Accounting

• Assist with production of month end accounts, mainly around journal entries and ensuring overheads are correctly accounted for
• Review, reconcile and post credit card statements;
• Ensure direct debits are correctly accounted for;
• Perform bank reconciliation,;
• Ad hoc support for financial accounting

Required Qualifications

• Strong work ethic and attention to detail.
• A good communicator and collaborate effectively with a broad range of non -financial staff.
• Able to work as part as a team and collaboratively and co-operatively.
• Competency in MS Office, Excel, SharePoint.
• Desire to work towards a recognised accountancy qualification preferred.
• Structured and organised in their approach, and strongly analytical.
• A self-starter and the ability to complete tasks autonomously.
• Experience gained in project accounting and/or professional services consultancy/multi location/multi entity firm desirable.

Why HDR

At HDR, we know work isn’t only about who you work for it’s also about what you do and how you do it. Led by the strength of our values and a culture shaped by employee ownership, we network with each other, build on each other’s contributions, and collaborate together to make great things possible. When you join HDR, we give you license to do the same. We help you take charge of your career, giving you multiple growth opportunities along the way.