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

CVS please to vacancies@carapersonnel.co.uk

We have a regular requirement for Experienced Bank Cashiers and Accounts Clerks

VACANCY OF THIS WEEK Wembley

Assistant administrator to deal with over flow of work from Managing Director’s PA

Your duties will be varied and interesting and include diaries, booking overseas travel, finding hotels, restaurants and booking meetings and conferences. You will need lots of common sense, loads of personality and a sensible approach to your work. This is a trainee position, experience acquired will be of huge benefit to you long-term Wembley £17,000 + free parking and subsidised canteen

ACCOUNTS

Credit Controller - £21,000 based in North West London

Your duties will be varied and include;

Ø Meeting debt recovery targets through efficient analysis and investigation of the aged debt reports.

Ø Chasing payments by telephone and mail.

Ø Managing a large number of accounts with responsibility for setting credit limits and liasing with the customer service departments as necessary.

Experience of dealing with distressed accounts essential

ADMINISTRATION

Assistant administrator to deal with over flow of work from Managing Director’s PA

Your duties will be varied and interesting and include diaries, booking overseas travel, finding hotels, restaurants and booking meetings and conferences. You will need lots of common sense, loads of personality and a sensible approach to your work. This is a trainee position, experience acquired will be of huge benefit to you long-term Wembley £17,000 + free parking and subsidised canteen

Insurance Co-ordinator £20,000 Rickmansworth

Large company in Rickmansworth require an insurance co-ordinator

Ø Your duties will include ensuring that required insurance policies are in place and continue to be appropriate to the activities undertaken by your employer.

Ø To provide effective administration and coordination of claims received

Ø To communicate insurance procedures and developments to all personnel.

Ø Handling and recording all claims on the company in house insurance system

Ø Dealing with renewals for the various policies

Ø Liaising with contractors and third party injury claims

Ø Co-ordinating claims on hired in plant, haulage vehicles

BANKING

We have a regular requirement for Bank Cashiers and standing order clerks.

Deputy Customer Service Team Leader, £26,000 Mayfair

Deputy Customer Service Team Leader required for position within our clients Mayfair Branch.

Your duties will include managing all aspects of the collection of the branch’s point of sale charges whilst representing the Customer service function at both Branch & Area level.

Responsibilities include:

Ø Oversee all aspects of the Book of Controls

Ø Ensure satisfactory ratings are achieved in relation to Group Internal Audit, Compliance audits and testing undertaken by the Area Office.

Ø Ensure best practices are communicated and shared with direct reports and colleagues.

Ø Help drive the Compliance agenda in the branch through regular communication to the wider team.

Ø Comply with the bank's HR policy & Procedures and ensure that these are consistently implemented.

This position is for a 6 Month Fixed Term Contact. There is a possibility in this position to become permanent.

In order to apply for this job you must have relevant banking experience.

Specialised Lending Services Manager £40,000 - £60,000 per annum

Specialised Lending Services Manager who has the ability to perform across all key management areas and is able to clearly influence and communicate direction in order to build a successful team is required for large business bank. Positions available in both the North and South of England.

Responsibilities include:

Ø Responsibility and accountability for intensive management of allocated complex portfolio of vulnerable and impaired borrower connections.

Ø Management of Direct Reports to include objective setting; performance management; agreement of individual targets (monetary); training and coaching; such management to be undertaken in a professional caring and consistent manner, to the highest Human Resource management Standards.

Ø Ensuing that successful recovery/loss minimization strategies and action plans are set for all customer connections in your portfolio, seeking our innovative solutions where applicable. Ensuring effective monitoring and control of all such action plans.

Ø Meet all clients/ key advisers and visit subject security in all cases.

Ø Undertake a thorough review of delegated case files ensuring both good account knowledge and that they are well ordered for Credit Review/ Internal Audit purposes.

Ø Ensure timely preparation of quarterly discounted cash flows to identify extent of provision for loss needed, on a case by case basis in accordance with International Accounting Standards requirements.

Ø Ensure preparation and presentation of Credit Impairment Provision papers to Deputy Head of SLS, Head of credit Unit/ Chief Credit officer.

Ø Daily monitoring and proactive management to minimize client account excesses and obtain relevant approval of there where necessary. 

Payments Official - SWIFTS CITY BANK £25-27,000

Ø Distribute or file swifts according to each job post

Ø Record all incoming SEPA payment statistics twice daily.

Ø Repair all payments in the repair queue

Ø All inward received payments are processed/repaired on value date

Ø Process all cheque remittances generated by the branch network ensuring all remittances are signed by an authorised official, cheques are endorsed and correct rates have been applied.

Ø Processing of sterling waste for the sterling branch

Ø Ensuring all operational risk reports are completed in a timely manner

Ø The ideal candidate must have Payments experience in a banking background

Ø Good knowledge of SWIFT settlements system

Ø Excellent knowledge of word & excel

Ø Good personal organisational and communications skills

Senior Systems Business Analyst £60,000

Our client is a large supplier of global custody, foreign exchange, securities lending, and brokerage services for many of the world's most sophisticated mutual funds, investment managers, banks and insurance companies.

Your duties will be challenging and vary from day to day.

The ideal candidate must be a computer science graduate. You must have 2-4 years of programming experience and have 3-5 years of Systems analysis experience.

Ø Strong organisational analytical and design skills

Ø Excellent oral and written communication skills

Ø Systems process mapping/diagrams

Ø Coding & Unit testing. Programming language C++ JAVA/JEE, AML Integration tools, --- Databases/SQL or UNIX environments.

Ø Proven experience in data analysis, software development methodologies such as Case Analysis, ----Agile or Information Engineering

RESPONSIBILITIES

Ø Draw out, analyse, validate and manage requirements and deliverables for client projects

Ø Act as a 'go between' technical development and business users

Ø Perform analysis to determine and verify business requirements and functional design

Ø Develop detailed specifications for the creation of new or modified maps based on business requirements.

Ø Set and ensure project deliverable standards and documentation regarding requirements consistency and –completeness

Ø Manage requirements traceability and track requirement status throughout the project life cycle expectations Manage/prepare test plans

Experienced bank clerk – London West End - £22,500

Award-winning bank seeks candidate with some banking experience to join its West-End team. Successful candidate will have experience of dealing with cash, some knowledge of banking accounting issues and the ability to deal with clients face to face and resolve queries as they arise.

Banking Business Support Administrator – North London - £24-£25

Working as a chief administrator for the Business Support Team your duties will be varied and demanding.

Ø Ensuring issue of all 30 days termination letters

Ø Completing review letters from lenders to arrange necessary review date

Ø Completing account opening documentation and ensuring it meets Bank Policy

Ø Preparing limit paperwork for keying in

Ø Responsibility for the extension of expired limits in agreement with Corporate & Commercial Banking

Ø Ensuring that a good level of expertise is maintained on all bank products

Ø Completing all electronic product application forms

Bank Cashiers with experience required for branches throughout London, Salary £20,000 +

Marketing

Media Relations & Internal Communications

Our client an award winning business bank are looking for an experienced candidate with 2-3 years’ experience in a Media Relations & Internal Communications (or similar) role to join their marketing team.

 The purpose of this role is to implement the Bank’s external communications programmer, specifically in relation to national regional, local and sectorial activities including advertising, media relations and reputation management.

 To support the implementation of the internal communications strategy for UK including developing, writing and issuing the new internal communications programme in relation to the new business strategy. Event management, both internal and external, will be a key element of the role.

Main Responsibilities:

· Media Relations - To develop and implement our Clients PR programme, and manage external relationships with press/media agencies and journalists.

· Advertising

· Internal Communications - To contribute to the development of the internal communications plan and deliver/ implement the plan which currently includes written updates, staff telephone conference calls.

· Event Management

· Regulatory & Operational Risk - Provide backup to permanent role in relation to Operations Risk returns and quarterly SART review returns. 

Marketing Communications – Online

Our client an Awarding winning Finance house is seeking an experienced candidate to join their Marketing management team. 

Duties include:

Website Management, Content Management System, Graphic Design, Search Engine Marketing, Competitor Website Audit, Website Management and Reporting.

Job Purpose.

To manage website content, maintenance, development and tracking ensuring it is up to date, accurate, compliant and meets business objectives and customer requirements. 

 Manage and implement Search Engine Marketing strategies, including Search Engine Optimisation and Pay Per click campaigns in order to achieve objectives in terms of customer acquisition in particular. 

 Work closely with internal stakeholders and third party agencies in relation to Search Engine Marketing and Optimisation, including Online Retailing, Online Banking, channels, information security, Compliance and Legal and Operations & Technology.

To provide back up to the wider marketing team as necessary form time to time throughout the year to ensure that the department delivers on the responsibilities and priorities as set out in the Marketing Plan.

To be a key member of the Management team- be an active and committed member of the Marketing Management Team, fulfilling duties and objectives to ensure the necessary business, customer and people focus is maintained in line with the GB Marketing Plan.

CONSTRUCTION

Civil Engineers currently required please call us on +44 (0208) 427 7473

Trade Counter staff for Builder's Merchants Willesden NW10

Salary £18,000 Monday ...Friday alternative Saturdays

Ø Experience of working in a hardware store, DIY store or on the parts counter of a construction company or builder's merchants essential.

Ø Being familiar with trade terminology will be an added advantage.

Ø Your duties will include serving the trades-plumbers electricians’ carpenters painters and decorators.