Operations Assistant

Why Turner & Townsend?At Turner & Townsend our award-winning Controls & Performance team are focused on driving innovation, enhancing our client’s integrated controls capability, improving performance, and delivering better programme outcomes. We have a growing national team of over 600 Controls & Performance professionals. The breadth and scale of our team provides great opportunities to reach back and draw upon a vast pool of experience to enhance your knowledge and career. Our strong capability, discipline communities and varied client base, provides a great opportunity to drive your career, supported by our career pathways.Please find out more about us at: https://www.turnerandtownsend.com/en/about-us/our-purpose-and-values/ Job DescriptionWe are currently seeking a personable, enthusiastic, and energetic Operations Assistant to join our Natural Resources team, to support our continuing growth and to make the difference to both our business and our clients. The role is based out of our Edinburgh office where we practise flexible/agile working. You will be working in the Natural Resources team with a remit to help drive the operational performance of the team and underpin our growth with sound processes and control of Management Information (MI).The main purpose of the role is to:Support the finance and operations team, contributing to the smooth running of day-to-day finance and operations including WBS and invoicing. Provide assistance to the operational team through provision of timely and accurate reporting to support invoicing deadlines. Ensure that evidence provided with invoicing is compliant. Assist Cost Centre with adlib administration tasks – timesheets, expenses, etc. Assist with Security applications. Book travel for Senior Leadership team. Collate and analyse expenditure information to ensure maximum revenue is collected. Act as the first port of call for resources to request assistance across all live commissions and ensure the business keeps corporate and business systems updated. Work with the management team and other interfacing teams to ensure the smooth running of the business unit. Ensure the business accurately forecasts income and manages costsQualificationsDegree educated or with previous proven experience. Analytical mind, capable of distilling down data from corporate systems into beneficial MI and analysis to draw out business insightsA proactive and process driven mindset; someone who is able to meet deadlines, manage own workload with multiple deadlines. A team player with good communication skills to liaise with everyone in the business unit and present to senior management. A can-do attitude and problem solving mind-set to develop solutions to issues. An ability to keep a number of work streams moving and multi-task. Additional InformationOur inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: TwitterInstagramLinkedInIt is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.