office manager Southwark, England
Job description
Office Manager
Based: Southwark, London
Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 + comprehensive benefits package
Lloyd Recruitment Services are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of one of our leading clients that seek an experienced Office Manager to join their team!
My client is a young, innovative but established finance company, aiming to support entrepreneurs and SMEs to access funds needed for growth.
They are one of the fastest growing financial institutions in the UK. Its growth has been fuelled by a dedication to providing business owners with the highest service quality. By providing flexible finance options, they empower companies to realise their potential – to grow, prosper and flourish.
This is a highly staff focused business, the office environment is very friendly, positive and supportive, as such they have an unbelievably low turnover of staff. They offer a comprehensive benefits package to run alongside the basic salary, which includes discretionary annual bonus (to 10%), 25 days holiday (plus an extra day for your birthday!), pension contributions, life insurance, private medical insurance (Bupa), subsidised gym members.
This is a fully office based position, Mon-Fri, 9-5pm.
My client seeks an experienced Office Manager to ensure the environment reflects their values and their ethos. This includes anything from birthday cards to staff gatherings. The job is ideal for someone who wants to bring an extra spark into the day to day and make people look forward to coming into the office.
The Office Manager role requires outstanding organisational skills, high levels of professionalism, multi-tasking and a great deal of initiative and creativity. No day is the same as an Office Manager and the successful candidate will need to embrace the diverse range of tasks and be able to juggle various priorities.
The Office Manager is at the centre of everything that is going on in the organisation and exposed to everyone from the board to new starters which requires both discretion and excellent communications skill.
Duties:
Duties including but not limited to:
- Maintenance, postage, bills, errands, shopping, supplies, equipment
- Meeting room management
- Facilities management e.g., confidential waste, air con
- Liaising with building maintenance for any issues and building works
- Ordering stationery and supplies, managing vendors
- Coordinating with tech & HR to assure new starters have everything they require
- General office organisation for stationery and equipment
- Schedule meetings and appointments
- Organising conferences
- Organising office and external professional events and socials
- Ad-hoc duties for the Board including travel booking, meeting room booking, diary management, expenses, holiday management
- Maintaining a strong company culture, sending birthday cards, Christmas gifts etc.
- Expenses reconciliation
Key Attributes
The successful candidate will possess:
- Strong problem-solving skills and common sense
- Excellent organisational and multitasking skills
- High levels of discretion and professionalism
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- A proactive, can-do attitude, with a willingness to take on a range of tasks
- Ability to work independently and under pressure
- Strong desire to take ownership of responsibilities and show initiative
Refer a friend and earn up to £500! If you know someone who is searching for a new opportunity, recommend Lloyd Recruitment Services and you will receive a retail voucher of your choice up the value of £500. Full details can be found on our website.
Unfortunately, due to high numbers of applications, we are only able to respond to shortlisted applicants. If you have not heard from us within 5 days, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
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Lloyd Recruitment Services are acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy and are an equal opportunities employer.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £30,000.00-£40,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: LO13206
