Senior Administrator

This is a temporary senior administration role to start ASAP in a company just outside of Wokingham, Berkshire for a minimum of 6 weeks but for the right person it could lead to a permanent position paying up to £30,000

As Office Manager/Senior Administrator your responsibility is to oversee the administrative activities that facilitate the smooth running of the team. Your focus will be overseeing and managing the organisation of our people, material, information and resources.

You are responsible for:

• Team– Manage the office team & operation.
• Software – Use a range of software, including email, spreadsheets and databases, to ensure the efficient running of the office.
• Administration – Support with admin tasks when required, including planning, certification & guarantees, complaints etc.
• H&S – Support the H&S Director to review and update H&S policies and ensure they are observed.
• Accounts– Manage the accounts process for the business area, supporting the Contracts Production Manager with end of month figures, forecasting and developing management reports.
• Complaints– Manage the end-to-end complaints process, escalating any technical complaints to the Production Manager.

Skills & experience you will need:

• Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) and other commonly-used office packages.
• The ability to prioritise tasks and work under pressure
• Good people skills and the confidence to lead and motivate a team.
• The ability to manage your workload and supervise others concurrently.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, with the ability to converse at senior and Board level.
• Negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing workloads.
• A problem-solving approach to work.
• Project-management skills.