Business Support Assistant - 6-month FTC
Our Peterborough office is seeking an ambitious individual to join our Business Support Team to provide a high standard of professional and flexible administrative support to Executive Assistants, Personal Assistants and fee-earners across the business.
The role
Our Business Support Assistants provide a wide range of administrative support services to the office.
The responsibilities
Reporting to the Office Manager, responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):
- Copying, printing and scanning
- Dealing with both incoming and outgoing post, i.e., courier, packages, and special post.
- Assisting with the preparation of various types of documents and correspondence.
- Assisting with new client onboarding including AML, Letters of Engagement, client checks and proactive follow-up with the relevant teams as required.
- Maintaining client database.
- Providing support on event organisation both internal and external and related administrative tasks.
- Support other members of the team and provide cover as and when necessary to ensure that work is completed to a high standard and meets required deadlines.
- Managing meeting room preparation and clearing.
- Meeting and greeting external visitors.
- Preparing and submitting expense claim forms for fee-earners, if requested.
- Ad hoc administrative tasks as and when required.
The team
This role will be part of the wider Business Support Team which consists of the Office Manager, Executive Assistants, Personal Assistants and Business Support.
You
We are looking for someone who is hard working, that shows initiative and is self-motivated with the following skills, knowledge and experience:
- the ability to organise and manage their own workload within a busy, fast paced environment.
- A flexible, professional approach and have the confidence and ability to communicate effectively.
- A natural team player with a positive and enthusiastic attitude and an excellent eye for detail.
- Excellent communication, organisation and administrative skills.
- Strong time management and prioritisation skills.
- Attention to detail: proof-reading all work and checking formatting, spelling and grammar.
- Effective user of Microsoft software and takes responsibility for undertaking any training required to improve relevant skills to meet the needs of the business.
- Proactive approach and enthusiasm to work independently and as part of a team.
- Should be flexible in approach to working flexibly when required.
- Good English language and grammar skills.
- Good level of numeracy.
- Administration experience in a busy corporate environment is desirable.
Reward and benefits
- A 35-hour working week with a hybrid working policy with the flexibility to work from home for up to three days per week (our core hours are 10-4)
- Excellent benefits including; contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave, Life Assurance cover and great flexible benefits and family friendly policies,
- Eligibility for the firm’s Profit-Sharing Plan. Paid in December.
About us
Saffery LLP is an adviser to individuals and businesses across a range of sectors, providing market-leading accountancy, audit, business advisory, tax and VAT services. Founded in 1855, we are the UK’s 15th largest accountancy firm.
When you work with us at Saffery, you work with people who know your name, not just a job title. We’re a place shaped by friendly, intelligent people who are individually excellent and collectively exceptional. We’re committed to our clients, but also to our greatest asset – our people.
As a proud member of Nexia, a leading, international network of independent accounting and consulting firms, we’ve got access to local insight on a global scale.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Equality, diversity and inclusion is a top priority for us. With our ED&I strategy, Everyone Belongs, we are building on our positive work culture and implementing initiatives to improve diversity and strengthen our equitable culture of inclusion, led from the top.
We hope you will apply to us, whatever your background, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, disability or neurodivergence, because individual differences equal collective strength.Built on values of excellence, integrity, collaborative, progressive and responsible, Saffery is where Potential meets Personal.