Admin Assistant

Colas Ltd; Lewes; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Colas Ltd is seeking a full-time and part-time Administration Assistant in Lewes. The role involves supporting data entry, invoicing, and payroll tasks. Ideal candidates should have administrative experience and be proficient in Word and Excel. Flexible hours available.

Benefits

Salary of £24,000 to £26,000 per annum pro rata

Colas Pension Scheme with up to 10% contributions

Life Assurance Scheme (x4 basic salary)

25 days annual leave + Public Holidays

Holiday Purchase & Selling Scheme

Hybrid Working Scheme

Opportunities for fully funded Professional Qualification

Ongoing personal/professional development

Discounts on various services through employee benefits portal

Qualifications

• Experience in a varied administrative environment.
• Confident, driven, and flexible approach.

Responsibilities

• Support Admin Supervisor with data entry and invoicing.
• Assist with payroll data entry and meet weekly deadlines.
• Use computer systems to place orders and collate data.

Skills

Administration

Data Entry

Word

Excel

Job description

Colas Ltd are a UK subsidiary of the global Colas Group, which operates in over 50 countries worldwide and employs over 55,000 people including over 1500 in the UK across multiple sites. We are specialists in highways construction and have been involved in large-scale UK and international construction projects within the highways, airfields, and marine sectors as well as offering highways maintenance services and manufacturing our own innovative surfacing products. We hold a 'Gold Investor in People' award for continuously developing and rewarding our employees, offering excellent career potential.

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Purpose of the Role

We currently have a permanent full time and part time Administration Assistant role to work in our support services function based in Lewes. The role is varied and involves supporting the Admin Supervisor with data entry of work orders from technicians and inputting sales invoices. The hours for the part time role are flexible to suit the worker.

Main Responsibilities

As Accounts Administrator Assistant you will report into the Admin Supervisor, working in a varied role where you will be using our computer systems to place orders on behalf of others, inputting sales invoices, collating data for reporting purposes and completing job cards. The role also involves assisting with payroll data entry and ensuring the weekly deadline is met. Full training will be provided in this role.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have worked within a varied administrative environment and be conversant with Word and Excel. You must be confident, driven, and flexible in your approach to this role. As part of this team, you will be expected to work under your own initiative and prioritise your own workload.

Package Details

Here at Colas, we offer a great total compensation package, including:

• A salary of £24,000 to £26,000 per annum pro rata
• Our Colas Pension Scheme has combined contributions of up to 10%
• Life Assurance Scheme which is x4 basic salary
• 25 days annual leave per year + Public Holidays
• Holiday Purchase & Selling Scheme
• Hybrid Working Scheme (dependent on the role)
• Opportunities to study towards a fully funded Professional Qualification
• Ongoing personal/professional development
• Discounts on car leasing, holidays, cinema tickets, restaurants and much more through our online employee benefits portal
  
  

Note To Recruitment Agencies

In line with our Company Policy, Colas Ltd has a preference for direct hiring and we will reach out to our PSL (Preferred Suppliers List) agencies if the role is eligible for release. We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. If a speculative CV is sent, no fee will be applicable.

As a business, we hold three core values Caring, Sharing and Daring.

We are committed to Caring for our colleagues, promoting, equality and diversity, and maintaining a culture of fairness, transparency, and respect for all employees, clients, communities, suppliers, contractors, and other stakeholders.

We harness a productive environment where talents are being fully utilised and organisational goals are met, Sharing our knowledge and expertise with colleagues to progress and expand on new ideas, promoting trust, responsibility, and solidarity.

Our culture is built on an innovative and pioneering mindset, Daring to welcome new ideas and approaches. We are driven to invest in our employees and encourage them to participate in innovation, moving forward and striving to provide sustainable infrastructure solutions.