Administrator - Ross-on-Wye, United Kingdom - EC Drummond Group

Description

Job Advert - Administrator
The EC Drummond Group is a diverse and growing agricultural business based near Ross on Wye, Herefordshire.

We are looking for an Administrator with strong organisational and administrative skills to join the team on a full-time permanent basis.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding group of agricultural businesses which values its people and offers exciting development opportunities.

Above all, we value keenness to learn and an eye for detail, so a qualification such as Business Administration is not essential but would be an advantage.

We would also offer and fund further training as required.

The role is centred around processing purchase invoices, managing payments, account reconciliation, and data input for VAT and other returns.

Daily interaction is essential with farm and other managers and staff based all over the UK.

Applicants should have passion for customer service, keenness to learn, an eye for detail, and experience in the use of the Microsoft Office packages.

Salary & Benefits:

Hours of work are 37.5 per week with some flexibility on start/end time

Work days are Monday to Friday

Holidays are 23 days per year + 8 bank holidays (pro-rata based on hours)

Salary is competitive


Job Description - Accounts Assistant
The Administrator has several daily and weekly deadlines to work to.

The role works closely with, and reports to the accountant responsible for the same business since complete, accurate and timely administration is fundamental to a good set of accounts.

Responsibilities:

• Processing supplier invoices through to payment using finance software
• Sales order processing, and raising sales invoices
• Dealing with supplier and customer queries
• Account reconciliation, journal posting, and reporting to support the accountant in ad hoc tasks as well as month end accounts preparation

Personal Strengths:

• Multitasker who can switch between tasks whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Great communication and customer service skills professional and helpful builds strong working relationships
• Excellent organisational skills and knows the importance of efficient and effective processes and recordkeeping
• A willingness to learn new and changing systems, to perform to the best of one's ability and to be committed to continual professional development

Skills, Abilities and Experience:

• Experience of working in an office environment in an administrative or accounting capacity is
  essential
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is
  desirable
• A recognised qualification such as Business Administration is
  highly
  desirable
• Previous experience of working in an administrative role is also
  highly desirable
• Previous experience of working with an accounting software package such as Farmplan Business Manager, Sage, etc is
  desirable

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Salary:
From £22,500.00 per year


Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Onsite parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location:
One location

Application deadline: 03/01/2023


Reference ID:
ECD - Administration

Expected start date: 08/01/2024