Administration

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CARA Personnel has a variety of vacancies in Accounts, Banking, Construction and Administration. All areas are updated on a regular basis however it is always advisable to ring us to discuss your requirements as our positions change daily.

Please scroll down for our list of vacancies.

If you are interested in applying for any of the positions or have any further queries please contact Julie or Paula on 020 8427 7473

Office hours 9:00am – 6:30pm or later by appointment.

CVS please to vacancies@carapersonnel.co.uk

VACANCY OF THIS WEEK.

Personal Banking & Mortgage Official

Hampstead, £24-26,000

The successful applicant will have the primary responsibility within the team for credit management of the staff business portfolio. In addition, they will also be a mortgage sales official with responsibility for the product management and implementation of mortgage regulation, sales and support within the team.

The key responsibilities of this role are:-

· To have/develop a detailed knowledge of mortgage regulation and how it impacts the mortgage business.

· Provide support to the team manager in relation to all aspects of mortgage sales, regulation and supervision and to personally maintain and demonstrate competence as a regulated mortgage official.

· Day to day relationship and credit management responsibilities for an assigned portfolio including competent and efficient monitoring and control.

· Demonstrate a high level of credit skills and judgement with a proven commitment to professionalism in credit management.

· Ability to prepare and submit credit applications via naps/ mortgage applications for credit approval and to complete the process through to draw down of funds.

· To conduct telephone based mortgage interviews in accordance with a regulated sales process.

· To deal with regulated mortgage enquiries from the branch network and where necessary complete conversions and amendments to existing mortgage facilities.

· Commitment to maintaining a strong relationship with clients through the provision of quality customer service.

· Ability to manage and resolve daily issues that evolve in a busy business environment.

ADMINISTRATION

Administration Assistant NW London

An opportunity has arisen for an Administrative assistant to join a publishing firm.

Summary of Role:

· Website updating and data entry

· Third party liaison

· Ad hoc office duties, with strong telephone manors and ability to respond to emails in a professional way

· Managing and maintaining an efficient filing system

· Designing flyers, booking venues and appointments for any programmes or meetings

· Diary and stock management

Key skills;

· Strong Microsoft Office Skills

· Desirable- HTML, basic PHP and Graphic Design- training will be provided if required

· Self- motivated, enthusiastic and works with minimum supervision.

· High integrity and ethics to manage role confidentiality

· Strong organisational, interpersonal and multi-tasking skills.

· Accuracy and attention to detail.

· Efficiency, strong work ethic and professionalism at all times.

35 hours per week

Secretary/Administrator

Harrow £22-23,000

Your duties will be varied and include:

· Typing and presenting of reports, tenders, and health & safety documents

· All secretarial and administration duties for Health & Safety manager and for senior engineer

· Liaising with sites throughout the Greater London area

· Keeping all office administration up to date

· Knowledge of excel essential, Powerpoint an advantage

· Occasionally organising events including golf days and charity fund raisers.

Ideal candidate will have up to the minute IT skills, excellent written and spoken English

Executive Secretary
NW London £30,000

Main purpose of the role:

· Provide administrative and communications support to two Main Board Directors

· Assist the Organisation Development consultant.

· Ensure documentation is produced within the company’s procedures.

· Contribute to the smooth running of the department.

· Operate as a key contact between all departments, functions and business units.

· Seek continuous improvement and proactively drive change within the department.

· Deliver a professional and credible service on behalf of the department.

The successful candidate will have previous experience in an administrative/ secretarial role, excellent MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel skills and the ability to discretely handle sensitive and confidential material.

Qualifications required; At least 5 GCSE Grade Cs including English & Maths (or equivalent)

Administrator required for the Plant Department of a large construction company.

Salary dependent upon experience.

37.5 hour week.

The successful candidate will report directly to the Plant General Manager and provide day to day administration assistance to the Plant team.

Duties include:

Ensure all car renewals are in line with Departmental requirements

Diarise and chase all renewal decisions from drivers.

Enter all cars onto the company system.

Processing of all mileage returns in an effective and timely manner.

Complete monthly board report data for Plant Director

Coding of all short- term hire invoices and passing for payment.

Provide the Accounts Department with lease car/ fuel card status report on a monthly basis

Ensure cost of vehicles are allocated to the jobs

Open new supplier accounts as required

Tachomaster data retrieval and analisation

Processing of all penalty charges and speeding offences

Ensure cost of vehicles are allocated to the relevant jobs

Key requirements;

· Previous experience working in a Plant/ Plant Hire office is beneficial

· Experience using Microsoft Office

· Must be able to work well under pressure

· Excellent organisational skills

BANKING

We have a regular requirement for bank cashiers and back office banking administrators

Personal Banking & Mortgage Official

Hampstead, £24-26,000

The successful applicant will have the primary responsibility within the team for credit management of the staff business portfolio. In addition, they will also be a mortgage sales official with responsibility for the product management and implementation of mortgage regulation, sales and support within the team.

The key responsibilities of this role are:-

· To have/develop a detailed knowledge of mortgage regulation and how it impacts the mortgage business.

· Provide support to the team manager in relation to all aspects of mortgage sales, regulation and supervision and to personally maintain and demonstrate competence as a regulated mortgage official.

· Day to day relationship and credit management responsibilities for an assigned portfolio including competent and efficient monitoring and control.

· Demonstrate a high level of credit skills and judgement with a proven commitment to professionalism in credit management.

· Ability to prepare and submit credit applications via naps/ mortgage applications for credit approval and to complete the process through to draw down of funds.

· To conduct telephone based mortgage interviews in accordance with a regulated sales process.

· To deal with regulated mortgage enquiries from the branch network and where necessary complete conversions and amendments to existing mortgage facilities.

· Commitment to maintaining a strong relationship with clients through the provision of quality customer service.

· Ability to manage and resolve daily issues that evolve in a busy business environment.

Retail Business Relationship Manager

Hampstead, £24- 26,000

The successful candidate will play an active role in the Relationship team by assisting the unit in achieving it's agreed objectives on revenue growth, income/profit margin and credit management. Managing and developing a portfolio of accounts to maximise opportunities in line with Unit and Bank policy.

Key Responsibilities;

· To manage your portfolio ensuring that you adhere to RBU procedures at all times.

· Ensure credit management policies & best practices are adhered to for achievement of a successful credit review.

· Ensure that the Banks 'open for business' agenda is implemented to maximise income and cross sales opportunities.

· Management of personal discretion, if applicable, and ensure appropriate sign off is adhered to.

· That SLA between RBU procedures at all times.

· Ensure that you utilise client-view to its full potential & that NAPS is used appropriately.

· Ensure reviews are completed before 12 month anniversary and arrears management procedures are adhered to at all times.

*The successful candidate will have experience in a similar role.

Commercial lending, Customer Care
City of London £22,000

The successful candidate will be dealing with clients who are lodging complaints in relation to mis-selling of Interest Rate Hedging Products. This role is to handle these complaints in a professional and fair manner in accordance with the Bank’s complaint handling process & time-scales.

Tasks:

• Communicating with clients by phone, letter, meetings
• Gathering information from various units within the Bank who manage the client relationship and would have been involved in providing the client with the hedging product.
• Assessing the information and forming a balanced and fair judgment in relation to the client’s complaint.
• Discussing this judgment with the relevant relationship manager and the bank’s treasury division and agreeing a final outcome.
• Communicating the final decision to the client in writing.
• Throughout the process adhering to regulatory time-scales and the bank’s complaint handling process.

Experience & Attributes Needed:

· 5-10 years lending experience in a commercial banking environment.

· Knowledge of derivatives

· Strong relationship management experience.

· Working knowledge of Interest Rate Hedging Products.

· Good interpersonal skills.

· Strong analytical ability.

· Self-driven with the ability to prioritise own workload and operate to tight deadlines.

Accounts

Purchase Ledger Clerk

North West London- £25,000

Purchase Ledger clerk required for the accounts department of large company.

Position will include;

· Checking of delivery notes

· Checking of invoices

· Passing for payment

· Organising payment runs

· General accounts and administration duties

This position is based in a large secure established company

CONSTRUCTION

Builder’s Merchants Assistant
North West London - £17,000

Your duties will be varied and include;

· Serving customers on the hardware counter

· Explaining best products for clients to use and guiding clients towards purchase

· Taking cash and credit payments

This is a large builders merchants with branches throughout North London

Utilities Planner Scheduler Administrator .
North West London - £25,000

Dealing with all the administration involved in the planning of work for gangs on sites.

Duties will include;

• Organisation, support and routine planning, emergency and relocation works to a number of sites across the region.
• Communication of maintenance activities.
• Ensuing correct Health and Safety procedures are in place.
• Answering inbound calls and making outbound calls to engineers.
• Attend meetings with manager regarding planning issues.
• Providing workload information via email and letters.
• Liaising with other departments, managing agents, clients and local authorities.
• Making follow up calls and chasing outstanding investigations.
• Using SAP software.
• Scheduling work gangs and managing work overload.
• Dealing with issues efficiently.

Civil Engineering Scheduler / Planner Administrator Brixton £20,000
Brixton £20,000

Successful candidate will be responsible for the day to day planning of works for a set number of teams (gangs) ensuring teams/gangs have enough work .

· Administer workload to assigned gangs and works area

· Check that teams (gangs) have taken all photographs as required

· Responsible for all administration duties relevant to your team

· Communicate with client to ensure that work is correctly prioritised

· Closing of completed jobs correctly

· Ensure jobs do not exceed the allocated time period

· Maintain records of all works done using prescribed templates

· Undertake additional duties from time to time as directed by line manager

· You will be expected to carry out all duties in accordance with health and safety guidelines

Temporary Administration Assistants
Brixton £8.00 per hour

Required to work for the planning department in large civil engineering company. Your duties will be varied and include dealing with utility companies and in house departments including surveying and construction.