Cost Administrator

Job description

Job Description

Role:                    Cost Administrator

Purpose of role:
A key role within Brand Communication, responsible for assisting the Cost Manager in the management of the Store Development & Marketing cost centres. Report building for teams and Finance Business Partner.            
Location: Dublin
Duration: Permanent

Key Responsibilities:
·  Build weekly, monthly and quarterly excel reporting on capital expenditure to Cost Manager.
·  Reports; review spend vs budgets, discrepancy and variance. Reports to be shared with Project Executives and Finance BP for discussion and review.
·  Strictly attentive to detail and gain in-depth knowledge of expenditure by project.
·  Creating store project timelines and priorities on weekly basis. 
·  Review asset coding with Finance BP, quantity surveyor, Project Executives and Suppliers.
·  Support in the growth and development of the Brand Comms department. Looking for opportunities and solutions to move processes forward with a flexible approach.
·  Develop strong working relationships with all key stakeholders that feed into the Finance process. Seek out effective ways of working, for all parties.
·  Attend relevant team meetings to review progress and identify future objectives for yourself and the department.
·  Carry out general administration, as required.
·  Responsible for raising Purchase Orders, working with the PIAT system to capture all necessary data.
·  Manage and maintain the cost report by documenting all information in regard to purchase orders. Valuable information for building reports. Key Interactions and engagement as part of role :
·  Cost Manager
·  Store Development Teams
·  Brand & Marketing Teams
·  Finance Business Partner
·  Suppliers
·  Accounts Payable Personal Attributes:
·  Highly organised, detail-oriented, possessing the ability to effectively prioritise projects and deliverables whilst meeting deadlines set by management.
·  3+ years experience in excel reporting or have a finance office background.
·  Excellent planning and organisation skills, ability to multi-task, plan and prioritise work schedule for self and team and work within agreed timescales.
·  Excellent attention to detail and an ability to analyse and interrogate high volumes of data as well as demonstrating an ability to focus on higher level overview.
·  Proven ability in managing sensitive matters whilst ensuring all Primark information remains confidential to the business.
·  Be a collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal/communication skills, while demonstrating high levels of emotional intelligence and possess the ability to push back with professionalism. Proven ability in developing effective working relationships across all levels of the organisation.
·  Operates with a high level of integrity, diplomacy, tact and professionalism.
·  Effective and persuasive presentation skills, including the ability to present complex information in an understandable manner to all areas of the business.
·  Ability to lead, influence and coach others
·  Sound judgement, unquestionable ethics and integrity with high degree of transparency and trust
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status

 
Req ID

69284BR
Function

Marketing & Brand
Location

Dublin
Country

Republic of Ireland
Job Type

Employee - Permanent
Job Profile

Administrator
Time Type

Full-Time