Administration Support Assistant - FTC

Avencia Consulting Services; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits at a growing company in Leeds, where you can join a highly respected team as an Underwriting Administration Support Assistant. This role involves crucial clerical and administrative tasks for various underwriting policies across multiple sectors. You'll play a key role in ensuring exceptional service to brokers while working in a dynamic environment that offers a blend of office and remote work. If you thrive in a professional services setting and possess strong communication and organizational skills, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Previous administrative experience in a professional services environment.
• Exceptional written and spoken communication skills.
• High level of accuracy in all tasks.

Responsibilities

• Accurately enter insurance information onto in-house systems.
• Electronically file documentation into the document management system.
• Support underwriters with various administrative tasks.

Skills

Administrative Experience

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

IT Proficiency (MS Office)

Organizational Skills

Adaptability

Job description

About us:

Avencia consulting is partnered with a leading insurer and Fortune 500 company who are looking to hire an Underwriting Administration Support Assistant in their Leeds office.

The opportunity:

It's an exciting time to join this growing company. The team recently moved into brand-new, innovative offices in Leeds city centre, right next to the train station, and there is currently a new opportunity for an Underwriting Administration Support Assistant to join a highly respected team in Leeds (3 days in the office / 2 days working from home) on an initial 1-year fixed-term contract.

The role sits within the administration department, handling clerical and administrative tasks for a wide variety of underwriting policies across Care, Charity, Construction, Professional and Management Risk, Biomedical, and Life Science sectors. You'll work alongside other departments to provide administrative support and help deliver exceptional service to brokers.

What you'll be doing:

• Accurately enter insurance information onto in-house systems, adhering to defined standards of accuracy and timelines

• Electronically file documentation into the document management system

• Log daily work received for the underwriting team into an in-house database

• Issue policy documentation to relevant parties

• Request and review survey reports, and issue risk requirements to brokers

• Manage diary items and follow up on responses

• Support underwriters with various administrative tasks

• Assist the team and wider business with ad hoc requests and projects

Our must haves:

• Previous administrative experience in a professional services environment - ideally insurance or financial services

• Exceptional communication skills: Excellent written and spoken communication, ensuring clear interactions with colleagues and clients

• Attention to detail: High level of accuracy in all tasks, ensuring information is correctly entered and managed

• Proficiency in IT: Strong skills in MS Office to handle a range of administrative tasks efficiently

• Organisational excellence: Excellent organisational and time management skills to prioritise effectively and meet deadlines

• Adaptability: Flexible in managing priorities and performing varied tasks, adapting to the changing needs of the business