Current Vacancies

Insurance Administrator

Local company with international connections require an Insurance Administrator and they will ideally be looking for a graduate seeking an opportunity to develop their career.

Main duties: Data Entry, Daily Banking, Currency changes, Debit / Credit administration and you will also be issuing insurance contracts on a regular basis, handling new risks and general administration. You will be liaising with their London office on a regular daily basis confirming contracts and procedures. 

The ideal candidate must have excellent communication skills, a real eye for detail, be organised and able to prioritise. In return the company will also provide sponsorship for professional insurance qualifications as the role develops. 

Sales Support Manager

We are currently seeking a Sales Support Manager to an independent company based in Edgware.

This company is full of energy and enthusiasm and requires a Sales Support Manager to match. We need someone who will rise to any challenge and be self motivated/ act on own initiative. This role requires a Sales Support Manager  with a mature approach.

Duties Include:-

*Over seeing a team of inside Sales Administrators
*Carrying out all aspects of the Sales Administrator position as well as managing the team.
*Dealing with queries and problems as they arise due to escalation
*Responsible for implementing sales processes and administrative routines for Sales Administrators
*Develop and manage departmental budgets
*Presentations and demonstrations
*Ensure companies practices and goals are strategically maintained
*Organising the teams workload
*Liaising with internal departments
*Organising team incentives
*Good spoken and written communication

You will require at least 5 years inside sales administration experience, people orientated management experience and have led a small team of sales co-ordinators.

Sales Administrator

We are currently seeking two Sales Administrator to an independent company based in Edgware.

This company is full of energy and enthusiasm and requires a steadfast and confident sales administrator in this newly developed role.

The sales administrator will be responsible for all of the administration for the field sales team and duties include:-

*Diary management of the sales team
*Stock management
*Pre-screening clients
*Administrative support in the form of preparing correspondence, emails, powerpoint presentations
*After sales support
*Quotations
*Regular customer contact and liaisons dealing with al incoming enquiries
*Daily management of leads
*Liaising with sales team/ sales coordinate

Skills required
*Good organisation and prioritising skills
*Focussed under pressure
*Excellent IT Skills
*Confident telephone manner

You must have at least 3 YEARS relevant experience in a Sales Administrator position.

Personality is key too as you must be unafraid of new ideas, situations and ways of working.

This is an exciting and challenging new role for a the right candidate.

PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF nYOU HAVE SOLID ADMIN EXPERIENCE

Property Accounts

This local property company are looking for an experienced accounts assistant.

Duties include

• To ensure accurate and timely accounting information is supplied
• Checking invoices for correct period and scheme
• Maintaining nominal ledgers
• Adjusting year-end accounts and applying accruals and prepayments
• Reconcile bank account, debtors and creditors.
• Preparation of annual financial statements and audit pack for presentation to auditors.
• Preparation of adjustments
• Liaising with auditors to resolve queries.
• Write, where necessary, to Resident Directors, forwarding final accounts for approval.
• Analysing financial data.
• Down loading data from the ledger and manipulating as required.
• Looking into queries

Archiving finalised accounts

Required Qualifications

Accountancy Qualification- PQ AAT/CIMA/ACCA
Numeracy
Ms Excel Skills
Computer literacy

Purchase Ledger Administrator

In response to an increase in workload our client is now recruiting for an experienced accounts payable administrator.

This is an exciting business with an enviable period of growth and an exciting future.

You will be working as part of a team to deliver critical business information to key users in an effective & timely manner.
Key tasks include:
• Processing of all invoices , ensuring all company procedures are adhered to.
• To ensure that all invoices are authorised in accordance with delegated authority before input.
• Coding and inputting of invoices received directly in head office.
• Dealing with queries from divisions.
• Dealing with queries from operations managers and other ad-hoc queries.
• Dealing with queries from suppliers.
• Various ad-hoc reporting for the Accounts Payable Manager.
• Monitoring invoices held report and chasing operational management for return of invoices.
• Opening weekly returns and distributing contents as required.
• Maintenance of an efficient filing system and any other general clerical tasks as required.
• Ensure that period end timetable is met, contacting divisions at period end to achieve correct cut-off.
• Perform supplier account reconciliation’s as agreed.
• Allocating supplier payments as agreed.

Knowledge, skills and experience required
• Experience of working in high volume, automated accounts payable department.
• Good keyboard and numeracy skills.-good excel knowledge required.•
Good communication skills and telephone manner; able to communicate with managers
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and to tight deadlines

This is a temp to perm vacancy so ideally you will be available immediately or on a short notice period

International Finance Accountant

A dynamic and fast growing organisation based in Edgware with international presence is now seeking an International Management Accountant reporting to the Group Financial Controller

Job Purpose/Role Definition:

*Producing timely monthly management accounts up to Trial Balance for most European countries 

*Responsible for monthly payroll collation and year end returns.

*Coordination and preparation of audit work and statutory financial statements. Cash management and bi weekly payments.

*Assisting with the preparation of annual budgets and ad-hoc work as required. Regular liaison with the non Financial Managers in European.Some European travel may be necessary.

Main Accountabilities:

1. Preparation of timely monthly management accounts with variance analysis to budget and forecast.

2. Collate and send monthly payroll information for the UK Holding company to the payroll bureau for processing.

3. Ensure all receipts are obtained for company credit cards and are processed accordingly.

4. Management of cash flow forecast

5. Bi-weekly payments to the subsidiaries

6. Bank reconciliations, VAT returns, monthly accruals, prepayments and depreciation.

7. Processing of employee expenses

8. Operate and improve financial control systems within the overseas Financial Operations.

9. Assist in the preparation of interim and annual financial reports and statutory statements.

Dimensions/Scope: Working in a small accounts team based in the Head Offices in Edgware providing support to operational teams across the company. The jobholder must keep abreast of legislation/regulatory requirements and implement consequent changes to company accounting procedures. Jobholder has access to Company confidential information and must therefore be seen to operate with integrity and trust.

Preferred Qualifications, Experience and Competences: - Professional accountancy qualified or equivalent. Minimum 5 years relevant  small/medium size company experience. 

Previous hands on experience of preparing small company accounts to TB level.-

Confident oral presentation and communication skills to influence, persuade, negotiate, motivate and agree commitments with colleagues- Approachable and able to coach and assist colleagues with accounting problems / issues.- Numerate and articulate in handling statistics and interpreting information for communication to all levels within the business- Commercially astute in understanding detailed cost/price issues, budgets and revenue/profitability issues-Flexible, well organised with lots of initiative, energy and personal motivation- Results oriented and determined in resolving issues and achieving objectives.

European languages would be advantageous.

IT Sales/ Account Manager

St Albans company require an IT sales/account manager to join their team.You will be responsible for selling IT solutions plus maintenance contracts and you will be working with established clients as well as building new client contacts from fresh lead.

The role involves networking, handling incoming enquires and queries, orders and quotations, visiting clients in and around the London and Home Counties area.

The ideal candidate must have at least 2 years experience in the IT environment with a proven sales background, friendly and confident , a capable and professional individual.
You will be working with a friendly and outgoing company which has grown very comfortably offering  excellent career opportunities. The company are offering a structured bonus system plus a car mileage allowance.

Accounts Assistant

Due to an excellent period of growth a new role has arisen in an interesting and exciting service based industry in St Albans.

We are seeking a either a p/q  ACCA, CIMA or AAT with 2+ years experience within an accounting environment

OR a candidate qualified by experience.

You will be a good all rounder who is prepared to "roll up sleeves" and do the basics as well as wanting broader accounting responsibility.

You will understand double entry and how to reconcile accounts,  be scrupulously accurate with an eye for detail.  In the future this role will include project accounting as well as management accounting

The role includes:
General Ledgers
Bought and Sales
Petty Cash
Expenses
Credit Control
Bank reconciliations
Trial Balance

The above list is not exhaustive and as the company grows the role will expand in line with this.

We are looking for outstanding communication skills both verbal and written together with good experience using Sage to work in this lively exciting industry.

Qualititive Executive

To work with established clients, delivering their qual needs. Ideal candidate will have:
• Graduated in Retail Marketing, Market Research, Marketing or Business Studies with strong academic history and evidence of good numeracy and literacy.
• Strong analytical skills
• Minimum two year’s experience in retailing or in market research.
• Interest in retailing and knowledge of key high street trends.
• Has experience of delivering authoritative presentations
• Has at least eighteen months experience of qualitative research (has moderated focus groups or carried out depth interviews)
• Has established and maintained good customer relationships in previous roles
• Confident to present information to others both verbally and in writing
• Sets high personal standards of achievement
• Drives to achieve goals and learn new things
• Can work effectively within a small team

What we can offer:
-  Working with a team of committed and bright professionals
-  Excitement, speed and change
-  Exposure to blue chip clients with challenging strategic problems
-  Cutting edge projects
-  Active involvement at all stages of the project cycle
-  Challenge, support and funding to develop your skills further
-  Investment in new technology and new methodology

Package:
- Competitive salaries, St Albans base in spacious offices 20 minutes from St Pancras. Performance related bonus (has paid out consistently over last 5 years at c 10% of salary). 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays. Paid overtime to recognise any anti social hours working. Sponsored professional development. Free lunch, drinks and generous subsidy for employee run social activities

Associate Director

High profile blue chip retail clients require a skilled and confident AD to manage and deliver their research needs, ranging from strategic to tactical. With minimal supervision and the support of a small team of 4, you will be responsible for a small portfolio of clients, delivering at all stages of the research project cycle. Research solutions could be qual or quant.

What we are looking for:
- Skilled communicator with proven client handling to manage a small portfolio of high profile blue chip clients and build the client partnership 
- Food or fashion research experience or specialism
- Proven ability to deliver quality insights on strategic and more tactical projects
- Pace in a fast moving agency environment
- Well honed research skills, ability to deliver projects to high quality and tight deadlines ( including proposals, project set up, questionnaire and discussion guide design, fieldwork, analysis, write up and presentation
- Ability to coach and support more junior team members and ensure high quality team outputs that satisfy clients’ needs.
- Ability to juggle multiple projects, being self motivated and proactive
- Strong academic credentials and creative mind

What we can offer:

- Accountability to maintain and develop the client/agency partnership
- Working with a team of committed and bright professionals
- Exposure to blue chip clients with challenging strategic problems
- Cutting edge projects
- Active involvement at all stages of the project cycle
- Challenge, support and funding to develop your skills further

Package:
Competitive salaries, St Albans base in spacious offices 20 minutes from St Pancras
Performance related bonus (has paid out consistently over last 5 years at c 10% of salary).
25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays.
Paid overtime to recognise any anti social hours working.
Sponsored professional development.
Free lunch, drinks and generous subsidy for employee run social activities

Qual/Quant Research Manager

Our ambition would be for this recruit to be managing their own retail projects within the first 6 months. The bespoke research team , manages a number of leading edge projects, that are truly qual/quant blends.Suitable candidate will show a keen interest in UK retailing. Quant experience and the ability to analyse quant data and develop insights and recommendations for the client is key.

Candidate requirements:
• Graduate in Retail Marketing, Market Research, Marketing or Business Studies with strong academic history and evidence of good numeracy and literacy.
• Strong analytical skills
• Minimum two year’s experience in retailing or in market research.
• Interest in retailing and knowledge of key high street trends.
• Has experience of delivering authoritative presentations
• Has at least one year’s experience of qualitative research (has moderated focus groups or carried out depth interviews)
• Has established and maintained good customer relationships in previous roles
• Confident to present information to others both verbally and in writing
• Sets high personal standards of achievement
• Drives to achieve goals and learn new things
• Can work effectively within a small team

What we can offer:

-  Working with a team of committed and bright professionals
-  Excitement, speed and change
-  Exposure to blue chip clients with challenging strategic problems
-  Cutting edge projects
-  Active involvement at all stages of the project cycle
-  Challenge, support and funding to develop your skills further
-  Investment in new technology and new methodology
Package:
- Competitive salaries, St Albans base in spacious offices 20 minutes from St Pancras. Performance related bonus (has paid out consistently over last 5 years at c 10% of salary). 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays. Paid overtime to recognise any anti social hours working. Sponsored professional development. Free lunch, drinks and generous  subsidy for employee run social activities

Quantitative Researcher

This pivotal role will work with the bespoke research team to add value through the project cycle on our key quant projects, ensuring quality standards are met. It will also help review and clarify our approach to quant, ensuring that it is innovative and relevant for our clients.

What we are looking for:

- Top class quant researcher with proven ability on continuous, ad hoc and on line work
- Well honed research skills, ability to deliver projects to high quality and tight deadlines ( including proposals, project set up, questionnaire and discussion guide design, fieldwork, analysis, write up and presentation
- Retail interest and experience
- Skilled communicator with proven client handling to manage a small portfolio of high profile blue chip clients
- Proven ability to deliver quality insights on strategic and more tactical projects
- Pace in a fast moving agency environment
- Ability to coach and support more junior team members and ensure high quality team outputs that satisfy clients’ needs.
- Ability to juggle multiple projects, being self motivated and proactive 
- Strong academic credentials and creative mind
- High levels of numeracy with advanced Excel and PowerPoint

What we can offer:

- Chance to influence the quant approach of a thriving agency
- Excitement, speed and change
- Cutting edge projects
-  Investment in new technology and new methodology
-  Working with a team of committed and bright professionals
-  Active involvement at all stages of the project cycle
-  Challenge, support and funding to develop your skills further
- A chance to coach and support more junior team members

Package:
- Competitive salaries, St Albans base in spacious offices 20 minutes from St Pancras. Performance related bonus (has paid out consistently over last 5 years at c 10% of salary).
25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays.
Paid overtime to recognise any anti social hours working.
Sponsored professional development.
Free lunch, drinks and generous subsidy for employee run social activities

Marketing Manager

We are currently seeking an Account Manager to join the team in the delivery of projects and the achievement of client and internal company targets.  You will be involved in concept development, production, implementation and profitability.

Key Responsibilities

Client Supplier focus
- Point of contact for client
- Strives to provide outstanding client service at all times
- Develops positive relationships with clients, demonstrating commitment, building trust and maintaining integrity
- Supports team members with any client service issues

Commercial and financial focus
- Communicates new business opportunities to the Account Director
- Supports the team in developing responses to briefs
- Controls all costs within own part of the project
- Provides accurate and timely financial reporting to the Account Director
- Ensures timely invoicing to clients
- Keeps up to date with industry news

Organising and delivering work
- Works as part of the team to deliver projects in line with both client and internal company targets
- Ensures the company procedures are adhered to at all times, producing status and other reports, as requested
- Works effectively to meet all deadlines to an agreed time table

Innovation
- Looks for new ways of working, recommending new systems and structures

Change and flexibility
- Responds positively to change
- Identifies and proposes positive changes wherever possible
- Finds other ways around obstacles when blocked

Team working
- Working as part of the team, ensuring flow of communication and information between departments
- Asks for and value others’ input to help make better decisions
- Working together with others in the team to achieve team goals
- Coordinates and prepare for weekly team meetings

Key Competencies
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Confident communicator
- Strong influencing ability
- Commercial and financial awareness
- Negotiation Skills

Experience/background/personal qualities
- Marketing knowledge and understanding
- Track record of delivering results on time and on budget
- A can do attitude
- Budgetary skills – development, maintenance reconciliation
- Computer skills in Word and Excel
- Confident in client meetings
Previous FMCG experience, SP or other marketing capabilities. Work in the field.

 This will initially be a 6 month contract to give both parties an opportunity to work together before committing long term

Transport Planner

We are currently recruiting for a Transport Planner.  You will be dealing with all aspects of vehicle and routing in the Uk only, you must have experience up to 40-50 vehicles a basic understanding of backloading, knowledge of digital and analogue, you will be communicating  with customers on  a daily basis.  This will consist of orders and emails and compiling some reports. 

In addition you will assist with the recruitment and induction of new drivers along with general supervision and the smooth running of the deliveries.  You will also participate in disciplinary hearings if ever they are required.

The ideal candidate must have at least two years solid relevant experience, the ability to work closely with a team, enthusiastic  attitude, with a friendly approachable personality. You will be organised and an excellent communicator and computer literate  with Excel to an intermediate level. 

 Hours : 6.00am until 4.00pm (early shift) or 10.00am until 8.00pm (Late shift)
And one in three Saturdays 8.00am – 12.00pm

Marketing Executive

We are looking for  an Account Executive to work across some of the agency’s largest accounts in the development and delivery of all key projects assigned to the team.

Project delivery
• Source and research venues for promotional activity and handle administration associated with promotional activity
• Obtain quotes and written briefs for suppliers to meet project requirements, booking work, deliveries & monitoring deadlines and manage sample orders & stock control for all activity
• Write staff briefs to internal staff & set-up schedules on system
• Generate staff appointment details and call prior to activity going live
• Book hotel accommodation • Participate in internal brainstorm activities
• Manage small ad hoc projects
• Collate & file daily activity evaluation forms & produce client reports to evaluate the success of activity (Excel and Powerpoint format)

Internal Communication
• To provide continuous feedback at all stages of projects and produce daily/weekly status reports as required
• To support team on any presentation required & meeting preparation required

Client contact
• To attend client meetings with team
• Present evaluations at team meetings (ad hoc basis)

Financial
• Produce cost estimates for ad hoc projects
• Raise purchase orders
• Monitor supplier costs and update spreadsheets for budget control 
• Deal with supplier invoice queries
Required experience
• At least 1 year experience in office or agency environment (ideally FMCG). Experience of working in a successful team environment and genuine interest in the marketing & sales promotion mix

Education
• Graduate with marketing related education preferred.

This will be a 6 month contract initially to give both parties the opportunity to work together before a longer term committment.

Resourcer

This is an excellent opportunity to work in a growth area of the recruitment market for a highly successful well established organisation.

Working as part of the Resource delivery team you will receive full training to maximise the successful search, selection and placement of suitable, qualified and quality candidates for every IT / Pharmaceutical vacancy.

Key roles and responsibilities

Researching for suitably qualified candidates utilising
o Company in-house database.
o On-line web-based advertising job-boards
o Referrals
o Networking

Identification and profiling of potential candidates for submission to consultants.
Preparation and submission of job advertisements.
Arranging interviews
Client / candidate liaison

Personal Profile

Sales oriented
Excellent telephone manner – lots of time spent on the phone
People person
Articulate and numerate
Bright and outgoing personality
Highly ambitious, motivated and driven
Relevant degree qualified (Life Science / Technology) - Preferable
Quick and eager learner

We are looking for a recent graduate / maybe 2nd jobber who lives within a 10 mile radius of St Albans and is ambitious, looking to move into a sales role within 12-18 months.