Office Manager

First Recruitment Services; Uckfield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable professional services firm in Uckfield is seeking an Office Manager. The role includes providing secretarial support, managing diaries, and assisting with admin tasks. The ideal candidate must have excellent audio typing skills and a strong communication ability. This full-time position offers competitive salary and benefits, and is office-based from Monday to Friday.

Qualifications

• Excellent audio typing experience required.
• Strong computer skills are essential.
• Great communication skills are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide secretarial support to directors.
• Manage electronic diaries for directors.
• Assist with basic account duties.

Skills

Audio typing skills

Good typing skills

Computer skills

Communication skills

Ability to work under tight deadlines

Job description

• Position: Office Manager
• Salary: £30,000 – £35,000 per year plus good all round company benefits
• Location: Uckfield, East Sussex
• Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5:00pm – office based role
• Role based in Uckfield. There is no parking available at the office but there is a free public car park five minute walk from the office.

We are delighted to be working on a sole agency basis with a very established professional services organisation who is seeking to recruit an Office Manager reporting to the Directors on a permanent and full time basis.

My client is very highly thought of within their sector and offers an excellent environment and team in which to work. This role is full time (Monday-Friday 08:30am-5:00pm) and is office based. This is a rare opportunity to join an established and very reputable company within their field.

It is essential to have strong audio typing experience for this role.

Role – Office Manager – reporting to Directors

To provide key secretarial and office management services to the Directors of a busy and established professional services based firm.

Duties will include:

• PA duties to three directors.
• QA Administrator undertaking bi-monthly audits and preparation for annual QA Audit, including minuting all team meetings.
• Social Media Posting.
• Accounts Filing for Directors.
• Making reservations for Directors.
• Organising meetings for Directors.
• Screening calls for Directors.Arranging staff Christmas party and other team building days.
• Assist with basic accounts duties when required.
• Typing of all project related documents.
• Reception duties, answering phones, forwarding messages.
• Electronic diary management for Directors.
• Issue outlook invitations for meetings.
• Involvement in general health and safety, office facilities duties.

Experience, competencies and knowledge required:

• Must have good audio typing skills / experience.
• Good and accurate typing skills.
• Strong all round computer skills.
• Great communication skills – great telephone manner.
• Enjoy working in a busy environment and able to produce accurate work whilst working to tight deadlines.

This is an exceptional opportunity to use your all round skills and experience gained within a Office Manager / Senior secretarial / PA to Directors role.

For more information regarding this new and exciting Office Manager opportunity, please apply now! Short‑listing will take place soon – don’t miss out!

Wild Recruitment Ltd T/A First Recruitment Services is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person’s gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.