Position: Reception Administrator
Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week over 5 days (typically 08:30 to 17:00 with a lunch break, flexible)
Salary: Competitive, with benefits including 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, pension (dependent on age), health cash plan, discretionary bonus, and Costco membership. On-site parking available.
Role Overview: We are seeking a highly organized and efficient Reception Administrator to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the reception area and core office administration duties, ensuring a welcoming and professional environment for all visitors and staff.
Key Responsibilities:
- Efficiently run the reception area, including answering incoming telephone calls promptly and directing them to the appropriate personnel.
- Greet all visitors and maintain the reception area as a welcoming and tidy space.
- Process invoices, manage calendars, file, archive, and handle goods-in and out paperwork.
- Assist with organizing travel arrangements during high work volumes or team absences.
- Raise purchase orders (POs) and order office supplies, ensuring all invoices are approved and sent to accounts for processing and recorded on budget sheets.
- Consolidate invoicing and expenditure information for year-end budget reviews, monitor expenditure throughout the financial year, and identify cost-saving opportunities.
- Administer training for employees, including raising quotes, sales orders, and issuing sales order acknowledgements. Generate and manage order/files in SharePoint, and close off and invoice sales orders.
- Book training for all employees, including medicals, survivals, and any HSE-required training.
- Assist with the organization and administration of local exhibitions and client hospitality events.
- Support internal and external audits and daily Health and Safety requirements, including booking and updating training requirements.
- Prepare training school course materials and documentation, ensuring the classroom is ready for each session and greeting delegates.
- Contribute to the continual development of administrative support by suggesting process improvements to increase efficiency and customer satisfaction.
- Record all goods out on the SharePoint log accurately for auditing purposes.
- Support other business functions to cover absences.
Benefits:
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Pension scheme (dependent on age)
- Health cash plan
- Discretionary bonus
- Costco membership
- On-site parking