Finance Administrator - Sheffield, United Kingdom - Fragomen

Fragomen

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Sheffield, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Finance Administrator

About us:
Fragomen is the world's leading exclusive provider of immigration services. With more than 50 offices worldwide, we provide immigration services in more than 170 countries.

For over 60 years, we have provided strategic immigration advice to a diverse range of clients from individuals to the world's leading multinational corporations.

With over 4,500 employees in more than 50 offices, you will be joining a truly global firm where providing exceptional client service is at the core of what we do.

Fragomen's professionals are respected thought leaders in the immigration field providing expertise to governments across the world including the US Congress, the UK Parliament, the European Union and the United Nations.

A career at Fragomen will provide you with the opportunity to work in an exciting environment for a broad range of clients, where no two days will be the same.

You will face interesting challenges and you will work with dedicated, friendly and ambitious people. We are extremely proud of our diverse workforce at Fragomen and we are fully committed to providing equal opportunities. We believe that our differences make us stronger.

About the team:

The Disbursements team based in Sheffield manage the recovery and processes of all third-party costs incurred by the firm in the EMEA region.

About the role:
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our Finance department supporting the UK Office in an administrative capacity. Primary role is to support the team with the audit and return of all UK disbursement refunds.

Other key responsibilities will include:

Assist with the intake of the daily refunds
Review historic refunds and allocate accordingly
Use internal systems to monitor the recovery of disbursements, whilst working closely with all stakeholders
Resolve detailed disbursement queries
Creation of internal audit documentation
Be involved in identifying and improving internal processes to improve disbursement recovery
Work collaboratively to achieve results and process improvement
Any other general administration and ad hoc reporting

About you:

Ideally you will have a background in a similar role and have excellent organisational skills and high attention to detail.

You must have good IT skills with a strong understanding and evidence of using Excel.

Also required:

Where required, acts as a point of contact to communicate with internal teams in a timely and professional manner to obtain information
Good eye for detail with ability to analyse root causes of issues
Can work under pressure and to tight deadlines
Able to act under instruction with limited management
Generates clear, wellorganized written workproduct internally
Uses communication skills to influence and achieve objectives
Plays a key role within the team to promote an efficient and effective team culture
Liaises with the Manager on workload and suggests improvements / solutions

Fragomen in Sheffield:

Our Sheffield office is based in the city centre with the added bonus of free on-site parking, as well as several public transport links close by.

The office has approximately 350 people working collaboratively and creating a dynamic, positive environment with over 20 different languages being spoken.

The Firm has recently transitioned to a hybrid working model, which incorporates a blend of in-person attendance as well as working from home - our aim being to fully leverage our remote working technology and provide a balance for our people in the way that they work.

Whether in the office or working remotely, we are proud of our team spirit and we like to reflect this in the way that we work and everything we do.

Our Responsible Business Strategy (RBS) prioritises Fragomen's social responsibility through one cross-cutting theme and five focus areas. These focus areas include Wellbeing, Diversity and Inclusion, Charity & Pro bono work, Social and Environmental & Sustainability.

The RBS initiative offers great opportunities for everyone at Fragomen to get involved and help steer a variety of initiatives and activities at the Firm.

These range from social events and activities to regular wellbeing newsletters and diversity discussions.

Fragomen is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity for all employees and applicants, regardless of race, ethnicity, heritage, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex status._