Admin Assistant

**Admin Assistant**

**Kidderminster**

**12 Month Fixed Term Contract**

**40 hours per week**

**Monday to Friday 7am - 5pm**

**£26,945.00 per annum plus company pension and benefits**

We have an excellent opportunity for an Admin Assistant to join the North West Support team based at our Brewers Decorator Centre in Kidderminster to provide effective and efficient administrative support to the region focusing on credit control and other general administration duties, ensuring the highest standards of customer service and adherence to Company Policy are maintained.

Conveniently located on Greenhill Industrial estate, our Regional Office, which is inside our Kidderminster Brewers Decorator Centre, is well known in the local area and has been serving the local community for over 30 years. We are the largest Decorating Centre in Kidderminster, and we pride ourselves on being able to offer local tradespeople and retail customers the very best range of products and services possible. Our office is operational Monday to Friday between the hours of 7am - 5pm, more than likely 7am - 4pm.

**As an Admin Assistant with Brewers, some of your responsibilities will include**:

- Supporting the regional accounts function to chase and recover outstanding monies, arranging for outstanding funds to be chased
- Dealing with customer queries and complaints relating to their accounts
- Producing and circulating regional correspondence
- Maintaining, and checking all regional cashing-up summaries, banking slips & E-statements
- Responding to and investigating any banking queries and discrepancies
- Maintaining customer records
- Secure disposal of confidential documentation
- Producing reports as required
- General duties to support the region

**Who we are looking for to join our team**:

- You will have strong organisational skills with the confidence to effectively plan and prioritise your workload
- You will be confident working on your own initiative
- Knowledge of sales ledger and credit control would be beneficial
- Friendly and approachable manner with the ability to communicate with people at all levels
- Excellent telephone manners and communication skills
- An understanding of the importance of working well as part of a team and being able to positively contribute towards the team environment
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word and Excel to an intermediate level

**In return, we offer a comprehensive benefits package consisting of**:

- Competitive salary
- 31 days holiday including bank holidays increasing with service
- Free life assurance
- Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
- Employee Assistance Programme - accessible to colleagues, partner/spouse and dependents
- Virtual GP service for yourself and any dependent children to be able to access unlimited medical advice when you need it
- Medicash, an optional funded scheme where you can claim money back for routine healthcare treatments
- Brewers Colleague discounts giving you huge savings on home improvements
- Discounts and rewards with selected partners - major high street brands, supermarkets etc
- Additional financial assistance such as Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loans and Helping Hand Loan Scheme for times of crisis
- Staff uniform and uniform cleaning tax relief
- Comprehensive Induction Programme and ongoing development
- After a qualifying period, you will also be eligible for additional benefits such as profit related pay, enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay and a chance to use our Holiday Homes in Cornwall or the Lake District

Please note -this role may be removed from listings before the closing date if we are successful in finding an appointment.

Other job titles associated with this role include Accounts Assistant, Sales Ledger Assistant, Accounts Admin, Administrator, Admin Assistant, Credit Control Assistant