Contracts Assistant

I am currently working with a leading construction business who are based in Barnsley. Due to expansion they're looking for a Contracts Assistant to join their team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate, the right candidate will be a self starter who ideally has previous experience reviewing contracts within the constriction industry. To be considered for the role you will be an driven, motivated and confident individual who has fantastic attention to detail.

On offer is a competitive salary of up to £35,000 and you would be only required to go into the office 2 days per week.

The role:

Completing full contract reviews to propose and negotiate amendments.
Identifying commercial risk and adhering to authorisation/escalation protocol.
Hosting/attending/supporting customer-facing and internal meetings.
Reviewing and signing customer meeting minutes.
Liaising and working closely with internal departments (such as sales and finance).
Interacting directly with customers and internal teams (via telephone and email).
Preparing cover letters and processing documents for signature.
Maintaining accurate records (electronic systems, spreadsheets, and hardcopy filing).
Manage and generate reports from the contract database.
Manage the team email inbox to acknowledge, action or direct queries accordingly.
Provide input to the weekly team call on progress and tasks.
Drafting and processing contractual notices.
Delivery of in-house staff training.
Other ad hoc duties.Experience required:

Excellent attention to detail.
Ability to read and digest a high volume of documentation efficiently and accurately.
Strong organisational skills to manage your own workload and meet strict deadlines.
Prior experience with contracts in the construction industry (JCT is highly beneficial)A reliable team player who displays a positive and flexible attitude.
A confident communicator able to interact at all levels and adapt to different customers.
Able to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
Computer literate (such as Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook).Benefits:

Competitive salary.
Hybrid working.
Free parking. To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions