Galliford Try
UK-based construction group delivering building, infrastructure and specialist services across public and private sectors.
Office Manager
Support commercial and finance operations, handling invoices, compliance, training and process improvement for infrastructure projects.
Job Highlights
About the Role
The role is Office Manager – Infrastructure, based in the North of England, supporting the Commercial and Finance operations of the Local Authority North business unit. The successful candidate will handle invoices, monitor compliance, support site teams with training and onboarding, manage workflows and drive process improvements while working closely with the Senior Commercial Manager and the wider commercial team. • Review daily and monthly Prompt Payment Code statistics and pinpoint improvement areas. • Manage invoice queries, authorisations, supplier credits and reconcile aged debt and accruals. • Develop WBS coding structures and workflows with site teams, ensuring goods receipt notes are submitted. • Support training, onboarding and process awareness for new starters and site teams. • Liaise with the Shared Services Centre to identify and implement process improvements. • Maintain and update project key members, workflow approvers and related reports (e.g., plant rental). • Assist with cost administration best practices and ensure site compliance. • Provide ad‑hoc support to the Head of Commercial and BU Finance Director.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸invoice management
- ▸payment review
- ▸wbs coding
- ▸process improvement
- ▸training support
- ▸reporting
What You Bring
A full driver’s licence is essential as the role involves regular travel across the Yorkshire region and the M62 corridor. Working locations are flexible and hybrid working is available. The ideal candidate has strong communication and interpersonal skills, excellent IT proficiency (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, internet research) and is detail‑oriented, logical and able to meet deadlines. Reliability, inquisitiveness and a proactive problem‑solving attitude are required, as is cost‑administration experience; an administrative qualification is desirable. • Travel across Yorkshire and the M62 corridor as required, using a full driver’s licence.
Requirements
- ▸driver’s licence
- ▸excel
- ▸powerpoint
- ▸outlook
- ▸cost administration
- ▸administrative qualification
Benefits
Galliford Try offers a stable environment with an order book exceeding £4.1 billion, providing opportunities to work on high‑profile projects and develop your career. We invest in wellbeing through the ‘Be Well’ programme, deliver high‑quality training, career‑path initiatives and an Agile Working programme that gives flexibility over when, where and how you work. Our benefits package includes generous holiday entitlement that increases with service, the ability to purchase additional holidays, corporate discounts, Cycle‑to‑Work schemes and a comprehensive pension plan. We also provide a competitive family‑leave policy, a Save‑as‑You‑Earn share purchase scheme, private medical options, 24/7 employee assistance, and paid membership of a relevant professional association. Galliford Try welcomes full‑time, part‑time and flexible working arrangements and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, even if they do not meet every requirement. As a Disability Confident employer we will arrange interviews and reasonable adjustments for candidates with long‑term health conditions or disabilities. For further information, contact Jenny Reid at [email protected].
Work Environment
Hybrid