Entry Level Administrator

This is an exciting opportunity to join a local Shared Service Centre operating for a Global Japanese trading company. This position predominately provides a back office shared services support to all offices in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

This is a trainee first entry position with opportunities to learn and progress throughout the company based in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex.

Main Responsibilities:

- This is a fast paced, high volume processing environment

- You will be providing an excellent service and building relationships with colleagues across the region

- You will be processing monthly reports and administrative tasks, mainly in the area of risk management

- Checking of internal credit line applications for Risk Management division of the parent company and processing queries

- Assist in checking and approving of bank payments to business partners

- Reviewing and updating process manuals

- Other administrative duties

Required Skills:

- Education requirement is a minimum of GCSE A*-C in Maths and English or equivalent

- Advanced (preferable) or intermediate skills in MS Office package, especially Excel

- Essential requirement for high level of accuracy with figures and currencies

- Effective problem-solving skills to assess issues, ask questions, brainstorm for options and search for solutions

Desired skills:

- Accounting experience - partial AAT or equivalent, ideally studying or willing to study with experience

Hours of work are non-peak Monday to Friday 8am - 4.30pm, peak (last working day and First 4 working days of the month) Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm

Benefits include:

- Holidays minimum of 30 days per annum including bank holidays

- Life Assurance - 4 times annual salary

- Free car parking within the town centre

- Pre-agreed 12 hours of flexible working per annum available

- Hybrid Working once eligible

Overtime is expected at peak periods but not guaranteed.