Facilities Assistant
Job Introduction
We currently have an opportunity for a Facilities Assistant to join our team. This is a great opportunity for a customer focused individual to join a world leading food and facilities management company, which can offer unrivalled opportunities for career progression.
Role Responsibility
- Proactively informs Facilities Manager if unable to meet agreed timescales on jobs
- Purchase Orders, Goods Receipting, Invoice Coding & Processing, Budget Tracking, Accruals, Financial Reporting, Cross Charging, Misc FM Data to a highly efficient standard and introduces the appropriate processes to facilitate this.
- Processes all departmental invoices and ensure that they are checked for accuracy, recorded on the invoice tracking database and presented to the Facilities Manager for authorisation to meet required timescales
- Provides detailed financial reports that support to the Facilities Manager in tracking and monitoring the monthly budget spend and produces monthly budget forecasts and accruals
- Proactively monitors Supplier’s invoices to ensure that payment terms are met
- Produces financial statistics and analysis as required in a timely manner
- Provides Contract and Asset Management administrative support including the maintenance of up to date spreadsheets/databases
- Taking and producing meeting minutes / actions.
- Producing documents and project plans and associated information for the client team.
- Provides routine and adhoc administrative support for various activities including, Energy Statistics, Design input on Documents, etc
- Take an active role in certain projects across all areas of the Facilities function to support the management team
- Support a wider Facilities team as required to meet the requirements of the residents and guests the Leatherhead sites under the direction of the Facilities Management Team.
- Comply with all Company policies/procedures and client site rules and regulations
The Ideal Candidate
Essential
- Excellent Excel knowledge and understanding
- Knowledge of financial systems, including accounting systems and budgetary control
- Competent on Microsoft Excel, Word & PowerPoint.
- Excellent organisational and communication skills
- Able to maintain complete confidentiality at all times
- Must have the ability to prioritise tasks and work using own initiative.
- Ability to work individually and as part of a large team.
- Organised and able to manage various projects simultaneously
- Previous experience in writing detailed reports and collating detailed accurate information accordingly.
Desirable
- Accounting and/or bookkeeping training or qualifications
- Knowledge of Sodexo systems including Eprofit and SAP.
Package Description
Working in a busy reception area. First point of contact for all enquiries, requests and comments regarding facilities services from tenants, clients and Sodexo colleagues. Log, prioritise and communicate reactive maintenance tasks. .
Working closely with the accommodation and facilities teams providing a one stop seamless service to all tenants, visitors and staff.
To obtain a thorough working knowledge of the campus, layout, services, policies and procedures and key pesonnel
Deal with enquiries, producing reports as and when requred
Provide information and work sheets for the facilities team
Deal with mail sorting and distribution
Attend emergency fire alarms (after training) and first aid (after training)
Conduct property inspections throughout the year
Good team worker and effective communicator
About the Company
Sodexo is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland (Scotland).
In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors.
With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.