Operations Administrator

2 months ago


Knutsford, United Kingdom The Veterinary Defence Society Ltd Full time

Job Advert

The Veterinary Defence Society are offering a great opportunity to join our Claims and Membership Operational Team on Fixed Term Contract as an Operational Administrator. The role is working Monday to Wednesday, on a Fixed Term Contract, ideally starting 25th March 2024 for 12 months.

You would report into the Operations Manager and act as the first point of contact for VDS members seeking Claims Advice, or support during the lifecycle of a claim, new business enquiries, mid-term adjustments, renewals and support on any policy related activity.

This is a great opportunity to gain experience learning about financial services, customer service (including communicating professionally with veterinary surgeons, veterinary nurses and practices). You will also be interacting and learning from our other departments such as Finance, IT, our veterinary Claims team and the Underwriting group.

**What are we offering?**
- A competitive salary
- Great working team environment
- 10% Non-Contributory Company Pension
- Private Medical Insurance
- Simplyhealth Cashplan
- Life Insurance
- 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Purchase additional holidays
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Benefits portal with
- health and finance wellbeing advice,
- retail discounts,
- gym discounts
- and much more
- Parking space (if working in the office)

And finally, a great place to have a fulfilling and stimulating career.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Creating and maintaining cases on key IT systems, to follow the latest credit control process, and to use a variety of sources, including Sales ledger, Tableau, and Sage to minimise levels of outstanding debt, whilst remaining sensitive to any difficulties faced by VDS members in paying their premium
- Identifying, reporting, and where appropriate taking action to improve or change processes which restrict the team’s ability to deliver the best possible service to members
- Delivering the best possible service to veterinary Large Employer Groups by providing clear invoicing, personnel information, and response to queries in a timely manner
- Identifying, reporting, and where appropriate taking action to mitigate any risks to the Operations team, or the VDS as a whole
- Liaising with our accounts department in relation to claims payments
- Sharing knowledge of key tasks and activities with other members of the Operations and Change team to support a flexible resourcing model
- Demonstrating willingness to take on any task required to deliver the best possible service to members
- Ensuring that all complaints and positive feedback received from members are recorded promptly and accurately, with appropriate actions taken, in order that VDS can fulfil its obligations of reporting such events to the regulatory authorities
Contributing to the successful delivery of VDS internal projects by participating in requirements gathering, testing, training, and implementation activities
- Maintaining the department’s filing system by ensuring that all relevant correspondence is filed appropriately

**Requirements**:
You will:

- Possess excellent organisation skills and a good attention to detail
- Have solid, well-developed IT skills
- Have an ability to remain calm under pressure and be a good team player
- Be able to communicate effectively with a wide variety of people within and external to the Society
- Be a dependable, honest and fun work colleague

**If you hold the above criteria, this could be the opportunity for you**

At The Veterinary Defence Society and VDS Training, we are committed to equality and diversity. We ensure that job standards are relevant to the successful undertaking of the job. We do not indirectly disadvantage any persons on the grounds of gender, age, disability, race, ethnic origin, religious belief, sexual orientation, any other protected characteristic, or social status.

As part the recruitment process, The Veterinary Defence Society and VDS- Training collects and processes personal data relating to applicants. We are committed to being transparent about how we collect and use that data and to meeting our data protection obligations.

**No external agencies please.



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