Secretary

1 week ago

St Albans, United Kingdom Davies Resourcing Full time

Are you super organised? Would you love working for a progressive top professional services business? Tired of the City commute and want to travel into a local office? Then this could be a great fit for you

Davies Resourcing Group are working with a London based professional services business, currently just outside the top UK top 10 professional services businesses, with ambitions to grow and achieve a spot in the top 10 within the next year.

Within one of their acquired offices based in St Albans, they are seeking an experienced Secretary to deliver professional secretarial support to Partners and Managers across the St Albans Office. This role will closely support approximately 30 people in the General Practice team, where you shall be part of a wider secretarial team of three people.

**Responsibilities**:

- Diary Management for the Partners and meeting room bookings.
- Preparing and formatting proposals/ first draft letters/presentations.
- Client creation/anti-Money Laundering procedures - preparing of Letters of Engagement, forms 64-8, client set-up forms etc.
- Ad-hoc administrative work on accounting and/or tax software maybe required from time to time. Full training will be provided.
- Filing signed documents/accounts as instructed/required on audit files and worksite
- Scanning and filing client records/files, archiving where necessary.
- Postal duties
- Paying cheques into client accounts and the office account.
- Updating CRM database with contracts, change of client details
- Assisting with client breakfasts and lunches.
- Arrange client meetings/refreshments/rooms etc.
- Managing the Reception duties and general office matters, which are managed on a rota within the secretarial team
- Assisting with arrangements for on-site audit teams (e.g. hotel bookings), as required from time to time

**Requirements**:

- Experience in a similar role.
- Strong communication skills, both written and orally
- Advanced level knowledge of MS Office packages including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
- Educated, with a minimum Grade B in English at GCSE.
- Have a professional telephone manner.
- Minimum of 50 wpm typing speed.
- Familiar with typing and formatting reports - including tables, spreadsheets and PowerPoint.
- Effective organisational skills and ability to manage own workload.
- A desire to take an interest in the clients and business.
- Flexible and adaptable approach to work.
- Pro-active and ability to work on own initiative.
- Experience of working within a Professional Services organisation, ideally within an Audit Department is desirable, but not essential.
- Strong team player but also able to work independently and use initiative.

**Benefits**:

- Generous annual leave
- Option to Buy/Sell holidays
- Hybrid Working
- Life cover (Death in service)
- Critical Illness cover
- Permanent Health Insurance
- Group Income Protection
- Pension Scheme
- Access to Dental
- Cycle to work
- Interest free Season ticket loan
- Salary reviews
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme
- Perkbox
- Eye Tests

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £28,000.00-£34,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

Ability to commute/relocate:

- St Albans: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: INDPER

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