Expenses Administrator

JAM Recruitment Ltd; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an Expenses Administrator for a hybrid role based in Preston, UK. This position involves tasks such as investigating employee expense accounts, reconciling financial data, and producing KPIs. The ideal candidate should possess strong customer service experience, excellent communication skills, and proficiency in MS Excel. This is a 6-month contract with an hourly rate of £20.15 Umbrella or £15.13 PAYE Inside IR35.

Qualifications

• Essential customer service experience for interacting with clients.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey information.
• Ability to think around problems and suggest solutions.
• Experience in expense processing and dealing with financial systems.
• Proficiency in keyboard and data entry skills.

Responsibilities

• Complete mandated training to support learning.
• Investigate and reconcile employee expense accounts.
• Recover money owed to the business.
• Learn multiple ERP systems.
• Report on creditors and debtors.
• Produce KPIs as required.
• Complete weekly tasks and delegate as needed.
• Ensure financial controls are maintained.

Skills

Customer service experience

Strong communication (verbal and written)

Problem-solving ability

Team player

Task-focused

Accurate keyboard and data entry skills

Numerate with good IT skills

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Expenses Administrator

Hybrid (2-3 days per week) based in Preston.

£20.15 an hour Umbrella OR £15.13 an hour PAYE Inside IR35, 6‑month contract.

This is a great opportunity to work within one of the UK's leading Defence organisations.

Core Duties

• Complete mandated training and reading to support learning and understanding of process and tasks.
• Investigation and reconciliation of employee expense accounts.
• Working to recover any money owed to the business.
• Learn multiple ERP systems.
• Creditor and debtor reporting.
• Producing KPI's.
• Complete tasks as per the weekly task list/schedule of events.
• Complete tasks delegated by team leader and/or manager.
• Ensure defined financial controls are observed and report any fails to team leader and/or manager.
• Attend customer surgeries and meetings as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Qualifications

• Customer service experience is essential.
• Strong communicator (verbally and written).
• Ability to investigate, think around a problem and solutionise.
• Competent in dealing with customers, but recognises when an issue should be escalated.
• Knowledge of expense processing and financial systems.
• Works well with others, is a strong team player.
• Task focused, can successfully and comfortably work to deadlines.
• Accurate keyboard and data entry skills.
• Numerate with good IT skills (must be comfortable with MS Excel).

For more information please contact Lauren Morley at JAM Recruitment or click apply.