General Administrator
Job Description
Job title: General Administrator
Company: Pertemps
Job description: Job Description
General Administrator
£30,000 – £35,000 (DOE)
Wallingford
My client is a UK company established over 40 years ago by a small group of former university scientists. The company consists of a small team specialising in the manufacture of a range of high voltage, high speed scientific instruments that are sold around the world. The customer base consists of universities, government research labs and defence labs, some of these are overseas, especially USA, Japan, France, and Germany. They are currently looking for a general administrator with some accounts experience to join our team.
Key responsibilities include:
- Dealing with enquiries through emails, letters and telephone
- Carrying out routine duties following company procedures, e.g.
- Processing incoming orders and outgoing shipments
- Processing customer and supplier invoices
- Reconciling invoices for credit card statements
- Carrying out monthly bank reconciliations o Preparing quarterly VAT return
- Working with the company’s accountants on monthly payroll
- Maintaining attendance, holiday and sickness records
- Packing and shipping, including import/export paperwork where required (typically 90 – 100 items p.a.)
Required skills and experience:
- Good written and verbal communication
- Excellent attention to detail with strong numeracy skills
- Able to organise and prioritise tasks
- Previous experience in an administration role
- Keen to learn and able to pick up new tasks quickly
- General proficiency in the use of IT, particularly Microsoft Office
- Experience of Xero accounting software, or similar, would also be advantageous
Expected salary: £35000 per year
Location: Wallingford, Oxfordshire
