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Credit Controller |
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£18000 - £20000/annum |
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South West London, London |
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101333706 |
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01/02/2012 (16:55) |
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Forties People |
Description
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Our client is looking for a Credit Controller temp to perm working out of the Head Office based in South West London. You will need to have previous experience to join a committed and successful Sales Ledger team. The ideal person will be well organised with high attention to detail and a willingness to work with the sales ledger team and wider company. Sage line 200 would be a plus but good knowledge of another accounting package as well as Word and Excel are a must.
Hours 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday
Duties
To ensure the integrity of sales ledger records and transactions at all times
To successfully resolve on a timely basis, sales ledger queries in a professional and polite manner
Reconciliation of accounts on the accounting system and production of reports as required
Liaise with operational staff in Area Offices, to resolve billing/credit control queries
Allocation of receipts, daily receipting when required
Key Skills
Maintaining the Sales Ledger ensuring accurate and up to date information at all times
Responsibility for specific accounts on the Sales Ledger
Excellent attention to detail
Excellent communication and organisational skills
Flexible working attitude
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word and Excel
Proven sales ledger experience
Experience of SAGE accounting systems preferable
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EA to the Chair of the Council (6 month contract) |
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£27000/annum Pro Rata |
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London |
| Job Number |
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126233845 |
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31/01/2012 (11:49) |
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Forties People |
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Our client, a Membership Organisation based in the City is looking for an EA to the Chair of the Council this is a 6 month contract. You will provide high level personal, administrative and secretarial support to the Chair of UK Council.
This is a busy role dealing with 20/30 meetings a week, emails and 50 calls a day.
Main Duties
To organise the Chair’s programme of meetings, including high profile meetings and summits, responding speedily and effectively to meeting requests from key external contacts
To liaise effectively with the Policy and Public Affairs Team to lead on the strategy and policy for contact with opinion formers, including partliamentarians
To ensure that the Chair is fully briefed when attending meetings through daily liaison with the Public Affairs Officer in the Policy team and other relevant staff members, taking responsibility for producing briefings where necessary
To ensure that the Chair is appropriately prepared to attend meetings both internal and externally through playing a leading part in the Officers’ weekly diary meetings and liaising with colleagues to ensure that the chair is briefed appropriately at all times
To build and maintain an up to date database of key external contacts
To take responsibility for drafting all correspondence and reports often of a complex and highly sensitive nature on behalf of the Chair
To liaise with members and colleagues to take responsibility for ensuring that all reports being prepared in the name of the Chair are submitted in a timely fashion
To actively liaise with officers and staff and with external organisations as required to ensure they are properly informed of the Chair’s activities and to promote team working
To manage a busy office, including maintaining filing systems, dealing with telephone calls and emails, maintaining an electronic diary, making travel arrangements, organising meetings, social functions and refreshments to provide smooth and efficient back up to the Chair
To undertake accurate audio and copy word processing of correspondence including letters, memors and reports in a timely manner
To prepare draft agendas and supporting documentation for officers’ meetings, both internally and externally, and to minute meetings as required ensuring they are well organised and run smoothly and confidentiality maintained where necessary
To prepare high quality PowerPoint presentations for use at prestigious external meetings and conferences
To carry out detailed background research in support of the Chair’s activities
To ensure that the Chairman is appropriately prepared to attend meetings
To assist with the completion and administration of special initiatives as required
Education
Educated to degree standard
Qualification in secretarial skills or office administration, e.g. Minimum RSA Stage II or equivalent
Desirable AMSPAR Medical Certificate or diploma in Medical Terminology
Experience
Solid experience of providing high-level support to one or more executives including
minute taking, committee administration, and diary management
setting up and monitoring effective office systems
dealing with complex and confidential issues
Experience of carrying out research and assimilating complex information to draft reports and provide briefings to the Chair
Experience of organising events to a high standard
Ability to demonstrate experience of setting up and monitoring effective office systems
Knowledge / Skills / Attributes
Diplomacy and well honed influencing skills
Political acumen
Ability to draft reports
A political awareness of primary health care,
Advanced practical knowledge of Microsoft packages: Word (including mail merge), Excel, PowerPoint, and databases (Access)
Excellent audio-typing skills
An understanding of medical terminology (e.g. through AMPSPAR diploma)
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n/a |
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Office Manager/Bookkeeper |
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£35000 - £40000/annum Plus Bonus |
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London |
| Job Number |
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126233833 |
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31/01/2012 (11:19) |
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Forties People |
Description
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This is an exciting opportunity working for a boutique client who are involved in business research and are looking for an experienced Office Manager/Bookkeeper.
You will need to have excellent man management skills, be well presented, and have a great personality. You must also be able to multi task. Have strong Microsoft Office skills and experience of using an accounting package ideally Sage.
Client & Office Management:
Being the first point of contact
Initially ‘selling’ the value of meeting a director
Managing the client process from enquiry to engagement and sale
Meeting and greeting clients
Managing the database
General office management
Financial Management (Book keeping)
Day to day financial control
Invoicing
Debt chasing
Credit card control
Prep of monthly accounts
Budget management
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Membership Development Executive |
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£25400/annum OTE £35,000 to £50,000 |
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London |
| Job Number |
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118434174 |
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26/01/2012 (11:37) |
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Forties People |
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Our client, a membership organisation is looking for a Membership Development Executive to work in a team of 12, dealing with sales and retention of this membership organisation.
The primary focus of this role is to sell the benefits of membership over the telephone.
To sell professionally and with integrity.
To ensure that targets and standards are achieved.
To sell the benefits of membership face-to-face as required (see Main Responsibilities)
Primary focus - Telemarketing
To achieve targets in relation to new applications, re-activated memberships and revenue.
To exceed minimum level requirements in relation to activity and results.
Other aspects of the role – Face to Face
To man the Membership Sales Desk on a rota basis, or as and when requested. This involves being on-call to provide tours of the premises and be on hand to answer questions about the benefits and encourage visitors to join or promote membership to their colleagues and associates.
To represent the organisation and proactively promote the benefits of membership at exhibitions, conferences, seminars etc, as required.
To promote the benefits of membership and help to facilitate networking at the Members Evening which is attended by new and existing members 10-12 evenings per year.
Other aspects of the role – Regional
Each sales executive is usually given a geographical region to manage in regards to their sales lists. These lists are allocated on a basis of availability and may change throughout the period of employment if required by the needs of the business.
Build and maintain a good relationship with Regional and Branch contacts (Chairmen, Administrators, Membership Officers, etc)
Provide regular and accurate feedback in an agreed format of any contact with your branches including leads provided by them and your conversion of those leads.
Attend local events in your region if required, or if the business will benefit sufficiently in regards to sales resulting from your attendance.
Other aspects of the role - Administration
Monitor own performance and ensure personal performance records are maintained to a high standard and in an agreed format.
Ensure all correspondence, both written and verbal, is of the highest standard, professional, relevant and complies with department guidelines.
General Responsibilities
Maintain an up-to-date and in-depth knowledge of all activities, products and services.
Assist the Head of Membership Development with ad hoc tasks and projects when required.
Qualifications/ Experience
A minimum of 5 years, recent B2B telesales experience, ideally selling to senior decision makers (managers/directors)
Degree qualified, ideally in a business related degree
Excellent communication and inter-personal skills, with same level of written and spoken English.
Personal appearance should be well presented in smart business attire appropriate to a professional organisation.
Good organisational skills and the ability to multi task.
Ability to work on own initiative and have positive outlook, especially when under pressure.
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Qualification Manager |
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£30000 - £40000/annum |
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London |
| Job Number |
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111274521 |
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26/01/2012 (11:34) |
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Forties People |
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Our client a not-for-profit membership organisation. It supports members through the provision of continuing education, careers support, events, and advocacy. The organisation has a vacancy for an experienced Qualification Manager.
The organisation uses a computer-based examination delivered in partnership with an established provider with input from a range of subject matter experts and academic advisors. The Qualification Manager has overall responsibility for the successful delivery of the Programme. The Qualification Manager ensures that testing is quality assured, secure, meets Ofqual regulatory requirements and is well regarded by candidates and employers. The Qualification Manager role involves supervising the work of others to ensure the success of the programme as well as hands-on administration of many aspects.
The role will suit an experienced qualification manager seeking to take full responsibility for one qualification and supervise all aspects of its management to ensure its ongoing success.
1. Question bank management: ensuring a sufficient supply of reliable questions are written and edited (by subject matter experts) and correctly banked.
2. Test publication: working with the IT manager and Computer company to ensure multiple versions of the tests are published, on time and error-free, throughout the year.
3. Qualification Panel management: arranging 8 Panel meetings of volunteer subject matter experts, setting up the agenda and minuting the actions.
4. Academic Advisor supervision: liaising with 2 Academic Advisors to ensure questions are written and edited and candidate queries are responded to promptly.
5. Computer liaison: managing the day-to-day relationship with Computer Company in relation to scheduling, test centre performance and resolving candidate issues. Responding to the recommendations of the company’s psychometric advisors.
6. Ofqual compliance: ensuring the qualification and the organisation remain Ofqual compliant in all processes and procedures and supplying Ofqual with relevant data on request; maintaining a positive relationship with the regulator.
7. Annual Training Manual publication: supervising the work of an external editing company to ensure the timely publication of the Official Training Manual in line with the annual syllabus review and to acceptable quality standards.
8. External queries: handling queries from candidates, employers and training providers in relation to the qualification and resolving issues.
9. Marketing and communication: managing the content relating to the qualification on the website, supervising candidate email campaigns and providing guidance and input to the Marketing team in relation to the Qualification
10. Line management: 1 Education Assistant (who carries out many administrative tasks in relation to the Qualification).
The Qualification Manager will work closely with the IT manager, the Panel Chair, Academic Advisors and outside staff who all support this role in different ways.
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Field Sales Executive |
| Salary/rate |
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£25000/annum Plus commission and company car |
| Location |
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North London, London |
| Job Number |
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118434173 |
| Posted |
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26/01/2012 (11:34) |
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Forties People |
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Our client is looking for an experience Field Sales Executive to promote its established range of lighting products to Local Authorities, Electrical Contractors, Civil Engineering Companies. There is broadly a 50/50 split between relationship management and development of new sales. A large proportion of the sales function is ‘specification’ work. Very little ‘cold calling’ as both their market and customers are very clearly defined.
This post will suit a self-motivated individual with a sound background in sales. The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a proven track record of reaching and exceeding targets. Experience in the industry would be beneficial.
The office is based in Wiltshire and the patch covers the following area, North London, Northern Home Counties, and East Anglia . Ideally you will live on the patch, and happy to commute to the office on a weekly/bi- weekly basis.
The successful candidate will be expected to be in the office one day a week completing reports and making appointments for the following week therefore 4 days a week on the road visiting customers.
Salary of £25,000 plus bonus of up to 18% salary. Company Car, Laptop, Mobile phone.
You will need to have the following skills.
Good interpersonal skills
Quick learner
Ability to negotiate and sell at all levels
An understanding of the Local Authority market (preferable)
Technical (electrical) knowledge / background helpful
Good sales background
Diligent
Honest / trust worthy
Reliable
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