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Business Support and administration

  • Location: Croydon
  • Salary: Competitive
  • Job Type:Permanent
  • Sector: Office Support
  • Contact: Andy Yiannakou
  • Contact Email: a.Yiannakou@Select.co.uk
  • Contact Phone: 07956 097787
  • Job Ref: SF62838
Business Support & Administrator - Croydon

Our client is a highly successful and fast-growing business that operate in the financial services sector, providing a wrap-around set of support functions across executive management, consultancy, finance, compliance, and IT.

The business support & administrator role is a crucial position within the company, providing comprehensive, high-quality secretarial and administrative support to the Management Team to leverage their time and allow them to manage and fulfil organisational objectives. Requiring a proactive, organised, and efficient approach, the successful candidate will be capable of working across different business functions in a high-pressured, fast-paced environment, delivering a broad range of tasks to ensure the smooth running of the business.

Responsibilities and duties:
  • Provide full diary management for internal and external meetings, including coordinating schedules, meetings, and appointments, preparation of agendas, documents, and materials.
  • Support general admin duties and also be the facilities rep for the Croydon office - review process documentation, support the Group Technical Services Director, the Financial Controller with audit coordination, and other managers, as needed.
  • Report and presentation production - prepare and format information for internal and external communication incl. prepare memos, letters, invoices, statements, and other documents.
  • Primary cover for the CEO's PA when on leave (will need to be able to work in the London office periodically).
  • Facilities Management Representative.
  • Front of House.
  • Supplier Management.
The ideal candidate would have an interest in business and/or the insurance sector. Must have great attention to detail and be able to coordinate across teams.

Essential skills, knowledge, and experience
  • Strong written and spoken communication skills to enable communication at all levels.
  • Highly organised and efficient.
  • Ability to handle a varied workload and competing priorities.
  • Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Willingness to work extended hours, as required.
Required competencies and behaviours
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Ability to support success and timely delivery in a complex, multi-disciplinary environment.
  • Personal drive and resilience in established and new/changing situations.
  • A team player with strong interest in the performance of the business as a whole.
  • Bright, energetic and positive with a can do' attitude and a focus on getting things done.
If you are an ambitious and driven individual looking for an opportunity to pursue a career within the business / insurance sector contact me now to find out more.