Reconciliation Assessor

6 - Month Contract - Government Role
- $44 Per Hour + Super
- Newcastle Location

APG is currently seeking an experienced Reconciliation Assessor for a 6 Month contract within a Newcastle Government Sector.
- **$44 Per Hour + Super**:

- **6 Month Contract with high possibility of extension**:

- **Flexible WFH options - 3 days WFH per week**:

- **Newcastle**

**Primary purpose of the role**
- Work with electronic documentation
- Learn and use contractors' software platforms for data retrieval and interrogation (Aconex)
- Have a basic understanding of the demolition process
- Have a basic understanding of how site constraints can influence demolition strategies
- Have a basic understanding of plant hire cost, time required to undertake excavation tasks
- Have a basic understanding of how asbestos contaminated materials are handled based on the extent of contamination
- Have a basic understanding of logistics of transportation of debris, including traffic management
- Experience working in the building & construction industry and/or project management environment (highly desirable but not essential)
- Role will be high volume reconciliation of contractor claim, including investigation and follow up of discrepancies.

**Duties include but are not limited**:

- Download information from contractor's database
- Interpret/interrogate documented scope of work in relation to the actual work items claimed. What is required to be done, should this work have been done.
- Make comparisons analysis on invoice data for trends or error identification, to resolve if price is reasonable
- Review PWA site audit information for comparison to contractor's actual claim
- Query anomalies in claim with contractor and either have contractor reissue claim or satisfactorily justify claim
- From actions above, determine if the claim is reasonable for the works undertaken and recommend payment
- Update database from reconciled/agreed pricing

**Essential Criteria**
- Government experience is highly desirable
- Will be assisting with the Flood Recovery Program in Northern Rivers area
- Must have outstanding Microsoft skills
- Training will be provided on internal systems
- Accounts experience including reconciliation
- Investigation of discrepancies including follow up and close out of queries
- Experience with high volume data processing
- High attention to detail
- Strong analytical skills
- Self-motivated

If you have experience working within a similar role, please APPLY
**NOW