Japanese speaking Team Secretary

Salary: £37K - £41K plus an annual flexible benefits allowance

Working hours: Monday to Friday 9:30am to 5:30pm *5 days in the office

Start date: ASAP

Japanese speaking Team Secretary - Responsibilities:

• Support Executive Assistant to MD as required in delivering support to Senior Management.
• Assist business entertainment and parties at Company House, involving set up, catering and administer drink list, stock management.
• Organise complex/ busy schedules for MD’s driver and processing related invoices
• Settle employee expenses through SAP/Concur System for Corporate and Business divisions.
• Settle payments through the system.
• Provide efficient administrative services including filing / scanning / dispatching documents, maintaining the customer lists.
• Provide efficient secretarial support and diary management to Managers when holiday cover is required.
• Carry out business trip and travel arrangements for Managers and incoming visitors (including air tickets, hotel bookings, preparation of application for expenses and other associated tasks)
• Produce and maintain orders and invoices, including allocation to Japan HQs, as necessary. Advising when invoices are due or overdue.
• Assist hosting Conferences/Meetings
• Liaise with PAs of external organisations, customers/ suppliers, and internal other departments e.g. Accounts, Treasury, ITS etc
• Cover the responsibilities of MDO colleagues during team member absences and peak work volumes Undertake local ad-hoc department specific work functions as may reasonably be required. (Such activities may include assisting with event organising and events etc)

Japanese speaking Team Secretary - Requirements:

• Confidential and discreet in handling sensitive information
• Familiar with Microsoft Office (Outlook/Word/Excel/PowerPoint)
• Previous secretary experience
• Business-level of English and Japanese in speaking ad writing,
• A strong communicator and establishes and effective working relationships with others - in immediate team and with stakeholders
• Multi-tasks and manages competing activities simultaneously and within deadlines
• Excellent time management and organisation skills
• Strong attention to detail with a high level of accuracy
• Knowledge of SAP not essential but desirable

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