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Your new company Hays are recruiting for a temporary project administrator. This role is for 6 months and based in Oldham within the engineering sector, for a growing technical and project team. The role provides administrative and financial coordination across project lifecycle activities and involves regular interaction with internal finance staff, project managers, clients, vendors, and subcontractors. This position suits a detail-oriented candidate with strong organisational skills, flexibility, and the ability to manage priorities. Your new role Provide project administration and support to Project Managers. Set up projects by extracting relevant information from client contracts or proposals and accurately entering data into the accounting system (e.g., contract values, budgets, scope, fee types, payment terms). Verify or update project rate schedules and ensure mark-ups and invoice templates align with contract requirements. Review employee expense reports in a timely manner. Assist with electronic time-sheet administration. Support billing cycles by generating pre-bills, facilitating edits, finalising invoices, and submitting invoices in line with contractual instructions. Track accounts receivable and accounts payable for project needs. Assess project revenue by identifying variances, updating budgets, and making necessary transactional adjustments according to monthly closing schedules. Generate project financial reports as required. Assist with accounts payable processes, including vendor onboarding, PO creation, invoice processing, reconciliations, supplier queries, and reporting. Support debtor management through email and telephone follow-up Provide ad-hoc administrative support to project teams and finance functions as needed. What you'll need to succeed Previous experience working within a project administration or administration role in a professional services environment, such as engineering or environmental sectors. Accurate data entry capabilities. Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment while managing multiple concurrent tasks. What you'll get in return This role is for a minimum of 6 months, paying up to £14.99 per hour plus holiday pay. Immediate starting role. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Assistant Management Accountant - Birmingham or Peterborough Pay: £14.86 per hour 37 hours per week Temporary (until March 2026 initially) We are looking for a motivated Assistant Management Accountant to join a busy finance team with our Public Sector client, based in Birmingham. This is a great opportunity for someone with strong finance or data processing experience who is looking to gain valuable skills and contribute to the delivery of important public services. The role: You'll play a key part in supporting the accurate and timely processing of financial transactions, ensuring project data is maintained to a high standard. This role is heavily administration-based, with a focus on manual processing and data entry, as well as providing support across finance activities. Key responsibilities include: Carrying out finance transactions such as project setup, salary recharges, accruals, and cost transfers. Supporting financial month-end routines and data checks. Maintaining accurate project financial data within internal systems (Oracle and Excel). Assisting with reporting and data cleansing activities. Responding to internal finance queries clearly and efficiently. Contributing to continuous improvement of processes and systems. About you: Experience in Strong Finance Transactional Data Processing. Strong attention to detail with excellent organisation skills. Confident using Microsoft Excel (basic formulas essential). Familiarity with finance systems such as Oracle (or similar ERP). Able to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines. Strong communication skills with a collaborative, customer-focused approach. AAT Level 3 (or equivalent experience) desirable. Details: Location: Birmingham or Peterborough (office-based). Hours: Full-time, 37 per week. Duration: Temporary contract until March 2026 (extension possible). Pay: £14.86 per hour. This role offers a chance to develop your finance skills in a supportive team environment while making a real contribution to the work of government. Apply online today to be considered for this opportunity. Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer. Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest?and state the role that you are interested in.?We are?committed to engaging with you.? In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.