Administrative Assistant

Responsible to: Business Services Assistant Manager
Responsible for: No direct reports, Within this role, your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Filing documents


• Managing incoming telephone calls and emails, providing accurate information and a great service


• Welcoming visitors to the office


• Overseeing team/firm calendars and scheduling meetings and booking rooms


• Overseeing the preparation and clear down of meeting rooms


• Maintaining employee data


• Reception cover over the lunch period


• Handling mail and managing office supplies


• Assist with fire alarm test


• Letter production, data entry, scanning documents and assisting with all other administrative tasks required by the Finance team
  
  You'll have proven work experience in a similar role (desirable)


• You understand how to organise and maintain a work planning system that keeps you on track to deliver the expected administration outcomes of several projects at once.


• You are computer literate with knowledge and experience in the usual MS Office applications.



• You'll thrive in a busy environment and be able to cope with peak demands and changing priorities while working well within a team.


• You'll require a high level of discretion when dealing with confidential manners


• Excellent communication skills and a confident, friendly, and quietly outgoing personality both over the phone and in-person.
  
  EQ Accountants is an accounting, taxation, audit, and business advisory practice with offices based across Scotland and offering the full spectrum of solutions to meet our clients' financial needs. Our specialisms include Agriculture, Engineering and Manufacturing, Healthcare, Leisure, Professions, Property and Construction, Technology and Charities. All of our employees are committed to utilising their financial and business expertise to inspire, support and encourage clients to realise their ambitions.


We have been supporting our clients since the early 1990s, but there has never been a more interesting or important time to join us. Joining the EQ team at this juncture is an exciting opportunity propelled by the recent investment from Sumer Group. With an ambitious plan to triple turnover within the next five years, EQ stands as a frontrunner in Scotland's accountancy sector.

Bolstered by Sumer's backing, EQ gains access to a vast network of over 1,000 colleagues across 40 offices while retaining the localised expertise of its core team. Led by a dynamic leadership team and fuelled by strategic acquisitions, EQ is poised for growth. As part of this journey, EQ fosters a culture of development and empowerment, exemplified by employee-focused initiatives.

Join EQ and be part of a transformative endeavour reshaping the landscape of UK accountancy., EQ are offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced individual to join our fast-growing team on either a full or part-time basis.

Due to recent expansion, we are looking for an Administrative Assistant to join our team based in our Kelso office.

We offer an inclusive culture that values difference, pride in the service we provide to our clients, belonging, employee welfare and continuous improvement as critical aspects of our organisational performance. As well as ongoing learning and development opportunities and a career development programme, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package (subject to conditions) which includes:

• Life cover.


• Income protection.


• Financial planning consultation.


• Pension contribution scheme.


• Flexible working.


• Approved professional subscriptions.


• Enhanced annual leave.