Administrative Assistant

Administrative Assistant

Department: Administration

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Leeds

The Role

• Dealing with incoming and outgoing mail, meeting daily deadlines as required
• Meeting and greeting clients, colleagues, suppliers and visitors, making them feel comfortable and providing refreshments pre, during and post meetings
• Answering incoming calls throughout the day
• Database management on a daily basis
• Setting up meeting rooms prior to meetings, including providing refreshments and ordering breakfasts / lunches etc
• Stocktaking of consumables required for the meeting rooms and ordering supplies when required
• Completing any other additional administrative tasks as and when required

The Candidate

• Exemplary communication skills, both written and verbal
• Great timekeeping ability
• Experience of using IT systems, and be competent with using standard Microsoft Packages (Microsoft Teams, Word and Excel etc)
• Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
• Previous office / administrative working experience
• A friendly manner when liaising with any colleague / visitor / client and ensuring they are made to feel comfortable when visiting Armstrong Watson premises

The Benefits

• Salary Sacrifice Employer Contribution Pension Scheme including Life Cover (4x salary) and Income Protection
• Competitive Annual Leave entitlement & Annual Leave Purchase Scheme allowing you to buy up to 5 additional days annual leave each year
• Smart Working Policy, giving you the ability to balance home and remote working
• Health Shield Cash Plan (cash back on a range of Health benefits and discounts on holidays, fashion and entertainment)
• Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 confidential support for wellbeing and health)
• Paid flu jabs and eye tests
• Introductory Commission Scheme (financial reward if you refer a new client)
• Employee Referral Scheme (financial reward if you refer new AW colleagues) enabling you to claim up to £2,500 for each referral
• Investment towards Continuous Professional Development (CPD), which includes access to comprehensive training courses and materials
• Paid professional membership fees