Cost Administrator

Cost Administrator
Leeds City Centre
£28,000 - £35,000
Hybrid working

Your new role
As a key member of the Costing Analyst team, you will play an important role in supporting the finance function and ensuring contract information is accurately interpreted, maintained, and reported. This position involves working closely with internal stakeholders, clients, and third parties to ensure financial data is correct, compliant, and aligned with contractual obligations.
Key Responsibilities

• Invoice Review & Payment Support Review incoming invoices, validate accuracy, and provide guidance on payment approvals or queries.
• System Updates Update internal systems with accurate payment and cost information, ensuring data integrity and consistency.
• Contract & Legal Document Analysis Review and analyse provisions within client contracts and legal documents, checking the recoverability of costs and identifying obligations or variances.
• Data Analysis Interpret data from spreadsheets, documents, and external sources to identify cost variances, trends, and exceptions. Compile findings into clear reports.
• Cost Variance Identification Examine spreadsheets and financial documents to highlight discrepancies and report insights to the wider team.
• Third Party Coordination Request required data from third parties, raise queries, follow up on inconsistencies, and negotiate resolutions where necessary.
• Reporting & Communication Prepare and update schedules, produce financial reports, and communicate with clients via email, telephone, teams, and face to face meetings.
• Database Management Maintain accurate and up to date databases to support financial tracking and audit trails.
• Ad Hoc Support Carry out additional tasks as required to support the finance and contract management teams.