Our client is a privately owned company involved in commercial property investment and development. There are three subsidiary companies in the group and approximately 70 properties in the portfolio. The business is managed by a small team comprising the full time CEO, the Finance Director and a part time Management Accountant.
Hours: 9am-6pm, Monday to Friday
Location: London, W1
Salary: Dependent upon experience
Start Date: Mid-August
Interviewing: ASAP
Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Providing secretarial support such as phone answering, diary management, filing, general office errands (post office, bank, etc.)
- Providing full Office Facilities Management (including basic office maintenance);
- Ordering and monitoring stationery, subsistence and all other office supplies;
- Greeting guests and preparing the board room for meetings;
- Undertaking personal tasks for the CEO and, occasionally his family
- Organising lunches, Christmas parties, booking hotels and flights, Easter and Christmas cards & gifts
- Creating and updating Excel spreadsheets and Word reports as required;
- Assisting with bookkeeping tasks such as inputting of purchase invoices, bank receipts and payments (experience of working with SAGE software would be preferable but not essential);
- Reconciling petty cash and company credit card expenses
- Liaising with managing agents and overseeing the letting management of several residential properties;
- Liaising with the company’s external suppliers, e.g. IT support, cleaning and security alarm companies, Canon, electricity suppliers, etc.
Candidates must be / have:
- Able to manage changing priorities with ease, to multitask, problem solve and work pro-actively with the minimum of supervision;
- Discreet, dedicated, diligent and loyal individual with a solid work history and good interpersonal skills;
- Excellent telephone manner and command of the English language as well as confidence to communicate at all levels;
- IT literate with strong MS Word and MS Excel skills;
- A mature attitude with the capacity to rise to a challenge, learn new skills and to undertake quite basic and more significant tasks with equal willingness;
- Someone who takes great care in the presentation and accuracy of their work and pays attention to detail;
- Good numerical skills.
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