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Personal Assistant - Maternity Cover

Cartwrights
Posted 19 hours ago, valid for 21 days
Location

Barnet, Hertfordshire EN5 5TN

Salary

£36,000 - £40,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Personal Assistant to join a firm of Chartered Accountants as maternity cover starting from the end of January 2025 for a 12-month contract.
  • The salary for this role ranges from £36,000 to £40,000, depending on experience.
  • The successful candidate will work closely with a Senior Partner in a collaborative and friendly team environment located in High Barnet, with the option to work from home one day a week.
  • Candidates should have strong PA and secretarial skills, previous experience in a secretarial or administrative role, and ideally experience in an accountancy or law firm.
  • A minimum of GCSE/O level English and Mathematics (grade C or above) is required, along with accurate typing skills of at least 55 wpm.

PA to Senior Partner

Maternity Cover - from the end of Jan 25. c.12-month contract

£36,000 - £40,000 dependent upon experience

Barnet

Full Time, Permanent

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Personal Assistant to join this established and successful firm of Chartered Accountants as maternity cover. The successful candidate will benefit from working closely with a Senior Partner in a very collaborative and friendly team. The offices are located in High Barnet with the opportunity to work from home one day a week.

The role is dynamic and varied.

The Role

  • Providing all round PA and secretarial and administrative functions to a Senior Partner
  • Periodic and ad hoc billing of clients under Partner guidance
  • Diary management, organising internal and external meetings
  • Answering the telephone promptly as part of the 4-person support team
  • Liaising with clients throughout the UK, both by email and telephone
  • Credit control
  • Chasing clients for our accounting records
  • Company secretarial responsibilities for clients, including filing documents at Companies House
  • Maintaining client databases using the firm’s software packages
  • Audio typing and electronic filing services to a Senior Partner
  • Some bookkeeping experience would be beneficial but is not essential

The Person

  • Strong PA and secretarial skills, including audio typing and experience using Word and Excel
  • Good organisational and administration skills
  • Strong IT skills
  • GCSE/O level English and Mathematics (grade C or above) or equivalent
  • Accurate typing skills of at least 55 wpm
  • Smart, professional but friendly appearance
  • Team player in respect of shared duties
  • Proactive and flexible approach to work, able to work on own initiative and to deadlines
  • Previous experience in secretarial and administrative role
  • Previous experience in accountancy or law firm preferred

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