Contract Administrator

Job title:

Contract Administrator

Company

Thales

Job description

Location: Glasgow, United KingdomIn fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow’s possible.Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.Contract Administrator – 12 month fixed term contractGlasgowThe role of the Contracts Administrator is to support the achievement of Thales’ financial/strategic objectives by updating the ERP system with accurate and timely data to allow us to report accurate order intake, report out of the system and invoice our customers accurately.Including:Principal Relationships:Service Delivery ControllersProject FinanceProject ManagersContracts ManagersKey Responsibilities and Tasks:Assist businesses with completing various e-formse.g. contract data entrySet up new and replacement contracts and projects, liaising with the Project Controller to ensure tasks are added.Create contract amendments in Oracle.Understand and monitor choice of hedge deals in foreign currency projects.Create and maintain invoice events in Oracle as early as possible in the contract,Support and promote the use of Robotic Process Automation within the role.Accurate and timely generation of invoices. This will include invoicing on customer portals such as Exostar.Accurate and timely generate of credit notes, as required; following the Thales processSupport resolution of queriesUse Oracle reports to facilitate maintenance of the ERP system to ensure data is as up to date and accurate as possibleWith support, understand and enforce the UK process for use and management of Customer PortalsAny other duties as requiredSkills and Experience :An excellent team playerWell-developed communication skillsThe individual should be able to communicate well at most levelsAbility to plan logically and pro-actively manage the roleHappy to develop and change processes to reflect business developmentAbility to organise own workload and be able to work under pressureMicrosoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel)OracleGood numeracy skills, including the ability to pull together data from various sources and to prepare and present on Excel spread-sheetsGood team working skills essentialAbility to work across functionsBe able to approach and work with colleagues to achieve a common objectiveDisplay passion, drive and tenacity in achieving work-related goals under difficult circumstancesTake responsibility for work undertaken and follow through to completionPromote and be a role model for equity, diversity and inclusivityKeen to identify and promote improvements and changeRelevant experience in office based, transactional work with a strong element of investigation and supportWhat We Can OfferWe’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.FlexibilityYour health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant will undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the National Security Vetting (NSV) Agency –#LI-RD1In line with Thales’ Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact for mid to senior roles, or the for graduate and apprentice roles.Great journeys start here, apply now!

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Location

Glasgow

Job date

Sat, 15 Mar 2025 05:05:34 GMT

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