Commercial Assistant - South
Homebased with travel as required
We are looking for a Commercial Assistant to come and join the Property and Assets team. You’ll provide support to our quantity surveying team across repairs, investment, and compliance workstreams within Property and Assets. You will play a crucial role in supporting financial forecasting, budget management, and maintaining accurate records.
Other responsibilities include:
Assisting in the production of financial forecasting and budget management.
Ensuring correct processing of valuations and contract instructions, and maintaining up-to-date records.
Supporting the production of monthly financial analysis, including PPP exclusions.
Understanding bespoke and industry-wide schedules of rates and assisting the Quantity Surveyor and Commercial Manager in responding to related queries.
Assisting with pricing work from first principles and benchmarking costs with market data.
Assisting with the development of commercial and contract processes.
Supporting the reporting infrastructure to effectively manage commercial and contract arrangements.
Identifying potential cost savings from each contract and collaborate to realise the savings.
Assisting with drafting and issuing commercial and contract notices.
Preparing monthly financial forecasting and exclusions analysis by contract.
Supporting the preparation of cost value reconciliations for contracts, identifying commercial risks and opportunities to ensure correct contract management and pricing.
About You
To be successful in this role you’ll have/be;
Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience.
Construction/Quantity Surveying related HNC/HND (desirable).
Experience in coordinating requirements and administering detailed solutions within a large organization.
Knowledge of NHF schedule of rates (desirable).
Experience in the social housing maintenance and planned investment sector or construction, on either the contractor or client side.
Ability to interpret and coordinate complex commercial and operational data.
Anchor – a great place to work
Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.
We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.
A rewarding environment
From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.
Health & happiness
Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
Mental health support
Flexible working options
Access to online GP appointments
Finance
Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
Quick and easy pension transfer service
Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more
Career
Ongoing personal and professional development programme
Leadership Pathways online learning resources
Career progression and promotion opportunities
