Finance / Developer Assistant

Job description / Role

Faithful+Gould is one of the world’s leading consultancies providing integrated project and programme management services for construction and engineering projects, with a turnover in excess of £200 million.

Faithful+Gould worldwide has access to 2,300 consultants, of whom 400 are located in the Middle East across six offices. We have successfully delivered commercial advice and management support for over 65 years to clients in Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, UK, and North America. We are a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Atkins Group, the design and engineering company.

Active in the Middle East for 18 years, Faithful+Gould combines in-depth knowledge of the region with the ability to draw on our global resource and constructive expertise, to deliver the most challenging of projects. With registered companies in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait, this makes us one of the strongest international construction consultancies in the region.

Faithful+Gould are currently looking for an experienced Finance / Developer Assistant to form part of our Project Management Consultant (PMC) project team based on a large mixed use Development in Riyadh. The main objective of the PMC is to implement and manage the overall Development Programme, which includes infrastructure enhancement works, as well as retail mall and hospitality new build and refurbishment elements.

The team shall be expected to assist the client in any way possible to ensure the Development is completed to the required timescales and within their stated budgets. The project is expected to last for up to 3 years for Phase 1, with an option for Phase 2 lasting a further 2-3 years also.

Responsibilities:

Commercial:
- Preparation of monthly invoices (following invoicing terms of the FSA contract) and monitoring of unsuccessful applications, if any;
- Full understanding of the actual project cost and expenses to be able provide accurate costs to project controls team for its ETC;
- Understanding of the PSR and its direct relation to CVR of EA to be able to reasonably respond to queries raise by the controls team and package managers;
- Prepare the internal cost reconciliation of proposed Change Fees and forward to Commercial Manager for his further review of the cost vs fee;
- Monthly periodic review of sub contractor accounts in addition to JDE reported costs;
- Help to resolve ongoing finance issues that could impact the project commercial success.

Finance:
- JDE import of RM timesheets from various units;
- Responsible for the monthly sub contractor accruals;
- Coding of supplier invoices online;
- Monthly review of JDE time and expense to review anomalies; mis-postings, if any;
- Assist Central Finance team on any queries regarding RM3;
- Help to resolve issues regarding reconciliation of project costs and expenses.

Admin:
- Maintain the timesheet system that serves as the project’s database for manpower resource and man hours and the administration of project deliverable strings;
- Upkeep of some registers saved in Project Wise.

Requirements

- Degree qualified: Bachelor Degree or equivalent in a related field;
- Working knowledge of JDE
- Project accounting and taxation
- Understanding of PSR / Enterprise Advantage
- Knowledge of advance excel, pivots, etc
- Highly analytical with a good crack in numbers
- Fast learner and able to work in fast-paced environment with minimum supervision

We offer an excellent package which includes:
- A competitive salary;
- Accommodation allowance;
- Transportation allowance;
- 26 calendar days annual leave;
- Medical and life insurance cover;
- Company gratuity scheme;
- Discretionary bonus scheme;
- Annual flight allowance to point of origin
- Employee Well-Being Programme – 24 hour free advice on financial, legal and family care specialists and also access to personal health, fitness and nutrition consultants

About the Company

Atkins is one of the leading providers of professional, technology based consultancy and support services to the industry, commerce and governments in all of the worlds major economies. With over 17,000 staff operating in Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas, Atkins has a broad range of skills and resources and provides Clients with a comprehensive service throughout the entire life cycle of the projects in the built environment.

We aim to be the international first choice supplier of technical and integrated services. Shaped by our customers' needs, our vision is to:

• focus on quality
• seek world class design and excellence
• strive to add value
• be flexible to the evolving needs of a changing society

Atkins first carried out design and supervision commissions in the Gulf area in 1967. From its regional head office in Dubai, U.A.E. Atkins Middle East now employs over 2000 staff located in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Oman (Muscat ), Qatar (Doha) Bahrain (Manama), Kuwait (Kuwait City) and India (Bangalore).