Business Administrator | Bakewell | Full Time - Monday to Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm | £26,000 – £32,000 depending on experience
Archaeological Research Services Ltd is looking for a highly motivated Business Administrator to join their team!
We are a high-performing company with a professional yet friendly culture with many outstanding performers. We maintain a high commitment to staff development and training and look forward to supporting career development and developing people to be the best they can be. We have positions available for an immediate start.
The Business administrator will be responsible for carrying out operational support, secretarial, administrative, financial, clerical, purchasing, Human Resources duties, and general admin support and office management duties, including equipment calibration, administering health and safety documentation, and managing company vehicles including MOT’s, insurance, etc.
What can you Archaeological Research Services Ltd give to you?
Strong, positive corporate culture and Management Team
Competitive salary
Sector-leading commitment to training and career progression
Member of the Company’s health cash plan, which includes a wide range of health services and financial support
Discounts and rewards on health, fitness and entertainment
Attractive pension contribution
Life assurance cover
28 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays)
Additional annual leave accrued linked to length of service
A great scope for learning and development
The opportunity to work in a collaborative and friendly team
Are you the right person for the job?
Full UK driving licence
Educated to GCSE and A level standard
Experience working in a professional office environment and managing diverse commercial administration workloads, including invoicing, payroll, bookings, and dealing with initial enquiries
Experience supporting HR requirements, including maintaining records, preparing documentation, and handling business-related tasks (e.g., minutes, insurance, office landlords)
Excellent telephone manner
Excellent and unambiguous written English
Highly computer literate (Excel, Word, Outlook, ideally SAGE)
Knowledge of HR requirements, processes, documentation, and recording
Willing to work flexible hours to attend meetings and training and ensure documentation is completed on time
Able and willing to travel occasionally for meetings, training, etc.
Ambitious to assist in growing the company, staff development, and driving it forward
Excellent interpersonal skills
Attention to detail and highly disciplined in following systems
Exceptionally organised and able to maintain smooth systems under pressure
Willing to work as part of a motivated team, open to instructions, and a true team player
What will your role look like?
Work with the Business Administration team to deliver HR and business administration elements, ensuring compliance (including GDPR) and supporting ISO auditing
Secretarial duties such as telephone, reception, purchasing, post, filing, letters, minute-taking, keeping records, etc. Diarise and act upon routine administrative tasks such as insurance renewals, etc
Attend meetings and contribute, taking minutes, diary keeping and arranging meetings.
Invoicing, chasing invoices, and dealing with landlords and office leases
Provide a broad level of support and cover for the Business Administration, HR and finance officer
Work with the Finance Officer and HR to undertake payroll tasks and Company benefits (health cash plan, health insurance, life assurance, etc)
Manage operational portals and keep all up to date and compliant, including those for PQQ’s
Undertake an office management role including the Head Office and all other offices
Manage company vehicles, including booking MOT’s, services and coordinating repairs and maintenance
Be a Health and Safety ambassador, ensuring legal compliance in the Bakewell office with daily/monthly checks
Complete HR processes, including administration of documents and files, completing the full employee lifecycle from recruitment through to onboarding, training, and exit
Managing employee relations processes, including absence management and performance and conduct
Manage overheads in line with budget and help achieve KPI targets
Support with any HR issues and tasks
Maintaining Company diary including key dates such as: when property leases need to be renewed or let go, dates of managerial appointments
Producing Purchase Orders for procurement
Making inventories of equipment and dealing with Company insurances
Drive company vehicles when required. Assist with keeping the company vehicles up to date with tax, insurance, MOT and servicing and ensuring that they are roadworthy at all times. Notify manager of any faults, etc. so that they can be rectified
Occasional travel may be required, for example, to attend meetings with the bank, training and so forth
Inculcating, promoting and delivering the Vision, Mission and Culture of the Company
Actively follow and enforce all Company rules and procedures for yourself as well as other members of staff
Any other duties that may be allocated from time to time
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