Commercial Contracts Assistant

We are delighted to be working with an established business based near Barnsley, who have an opportunity for a Commercial Contracts Assistant to join their dynamic team

Duties:

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.Candidate requirements:

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).Benefits:

Hybrid working.
Flexible working hours.
30 days annual leave.
On site parking.
If this role sounds of interest, or you would like any further information, please don't hesitate to get in touch!

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